Specialist Nurse – Acute Oncology: Sponsorship Available

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We
are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Nurse Acute Oncology to join the AOS Team at the Trust.

AOS
plays a vital role in supporting
patients who present acutely with cancer-related complications or toxicities of
systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT). As an Acute Oncology CNS, you will be at
the forefront of delivering specialist care, providing expert assessment,
triage and management for patients presenting through Emergency Department, AMU
and inpatient wards.

Working
as part of a dynamic and supportive multidisciplinary team, you will operate as
an autonomous practitioner, undertaking advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis
and treatment within an agreed scope of practice. You will play a key role in
ensuring patients receive timely, safe and effective care, supporting early
intervention, improving patient outcomes and reducing avoidable hospital
admissions and length of stay.

This
is a highly rewarding role in a developing and forward-thinking service, where
you will have the opportunity to contribute to service improvement, support new
models of care and enhance the patient journey across acute oncology pathways.
In addition to delivering high-quality clinical care, you will provide
specialist advice and support to staff across the Trust and contribute to
education, audit and quality improvement initiatives.

You will be part of a team that is committed to
delivering responsive, patient-centred care in a fast-paced evolving
environment.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an experienced and motivated specialist practitioner to lead and develop a high-quality, patient-centred service within their area of expertise. Working autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will coordinate specialist care pathways, provide expert clinical advice, and deliver safe, effective and compassionate care for patients with complex needs.

You will play a key role in nurse-led clinics, supporting treatment optimisation, facilitating timely discharge and helping to prevent avoidable admissions. You will contribute to service improvement, education and training across the Trust, ensuring care is delivered in line with national standards, clinical governance requirements and best practice. The successful candidate will support colleagues through specialist knowledge and expertise while contributing to the ongoing development of the service at both local and national level.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered 1st Level Adult Nurse or Allied Health Professional
  • Degree in nursing studies or relevant clinical degree (UK equivalent)
  • Mentorship certificate/Practice Assessor training or demonstrable equivalent experience
  • Clinical skills accreditation
  • Non-medical prescribing or evidence of currently working towards
  • N59 / SACT or equivalent

Desirable

  • Leadership and Management course
  • Qualification in specialty

Physical Skills

Essential

  • Ability to assist patients to move as per Trust Moving and Handling Policy
  • Able to travel access sites

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Awareness of national health and social care policy
  • Knowledge of best practice in area of specialism
  • Thorough understanding of expanded roles/professional practice issues
  • Clinical teaching experience
  • Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic or reassurance skills are required
  • Able to work without supervision
  • Competent in the use of IT packages
  • Proven interpersonal skills
  • Evidence of competency in relation to clinical practices appropriate to the post
  • Venepuncture, cannulation, IV drug administration

Desirable

  • Project management skills
  • Research skills

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of care delivery
  • Experience of the specialism
  • Experience of leading a team/supporting junior staff
  • Evidence of innovation in practice
  • Experience of change management
  • Evidence of practice development
  • Experience of co-ordinating care for a caseload of patients

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 16 November 2026

To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk.