Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Leave Cover)
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 162-7150-KI-A
- Employer
- Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Tropical Bay
- Town
- Romford
- Salary
- £53,751 - £60,651 Per annum inclusive pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Band 7 Children’s Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist (Mat cover)
Band 7
PEOPLE are at the HEART of everything we do
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Job overview
Main duties of the job
To provide effective clinical leadership, expertise and advice to support the delivery of high-quality nursing care to children and young people with oncology/oncology related illnesses.
To provide advanced clinical care through health assessment, initiation of treatment, formulation and alteration of treatment and monitoring of care programmes to children and young people within an agreed scope of practice.
To support the development of clinical protocols and care pathways for oncology patients.
To facilitate the development of evidence based clinical practice through improvement, research and audit.
Participate in the education of the multidisciplinary team.
To evaluate through quality assurance initiatives and assessment of clinical outcomes.
To be an expert clinical resource for other healthcare practitioners.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in special measures; we’ve opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, was named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal in 2024.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from our Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact KeKe Igere, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5208 Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Children's Nurse.
- Strong leadership experience/qualification.
Desirable criteria
- PILS/EPALS
Skills/ Abilities
Desirable criteria
- Excellent communication skills - written and verbal.
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience in children's oncology care.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in chemotherapy administration.
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emily bell
- Job title
- Head of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01708435000
- Additional information
Ext. 6558
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