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Job summary

Main area
Cancer Services
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 8am-8pm and weekends and bank holidays 8am-6pm)
Job ref
361-7420675
Employer
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Mount Vernon Cancer Centre
Town
Northwood
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata plus 15% HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
19/09/2025 23:59
Interview date
08/10/2025

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East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust logo

Acute Oncology Nurse Specialist

NHS AfC: Band 6

Here at  East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust,

Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities

Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service

 

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Acute Oncology Nurse Specialist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Nurse Specialist to join our dynamic and expanding Acute Oncology Service (AOS) Nursing Team. 

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC) is a renowned Tertiary Hospital at the forefront of Cancer Care in the UK, with exciting plans for the future.

This post will enable the current team to develop the AOS at MVCC, by supporting the AOS Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) team in providing advice and support to patients who experience acute symptoms of their cancer and/or treatment.

They will be working collaboratively with the advanced clinical practitioners (ACP) and the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to ensure efficient patient pathways, positive patient experience and safe discharge.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced nurse to develop their skills and knowledge of AOS within a supportive and positive learning environment.

In addition, you will receive a High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,552 and a maximum payment of £5,735 per annum pro rata. 

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us. 

Main duties of the job

The Nurse Specialist will provide support to the AOS Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) team in providing advice and support to patients who experience acute symptoms of their cancer and/or treatment.

You will hold the 24-hr/7-day week telephone triage during day time shift and a being part of the 5-day week face-to-face AOS Assessment Unit.

The post holder will work collaboratively with the advanced clinical practitioners (ACP) and the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to ensure efficient patient pathways, positive patient experience and safe discharge, as well prioritise admissions to inpatient ward according to admission criteria.

You will also be required to be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and provide cover for any MVCC area specified, acting as professional role model, providing direct and indirect clinical care, teaching and research.

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now. 

We run the following hospitals: 

The Lister Hospital, Stevenage 

New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City 

Hertford County, Hertford 

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood 

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients.  We continue to undergo significant transformation, and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda. 

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees.  This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification from the application pack for further detailed information regarding this role.  

ENHT is seeking to maintain and expand the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre staff as we move to an exciting new future. 

We welcome applications from those who would relish the opportunity to be part of new and developing cancer service, building on the excellent reputation, research and patient experience the Cancer Centre already delivers. 

Person specification

Other requirements

Essential criteria
  • Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff
  • Role model our Trust values every day
  • Ability to travel to other locations as required
  • Ability to cover shift pattern including weekends and Bank Holidays (not including nights)

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of Oncology conditions and acute oncological emergencies
  • Up to date knowledge of professional practice issues
Desirable criteria
  • Relevant knowledge of local and national guidance and audits and the ability to implement recommendations
  • Ability to problem solve, evaluate risk and manage complex situations
  • Experience of understanding and contributing to clinical governance policy

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardNHS Employers Diversity and Inclusion PartnersVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyDisability confident employerStep into healthHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Marisa Costa
Job title
MVCC AOS Lead CNS
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02038262208
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