Oncology Staff Nurse: Sponsorship Available

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Staff Nurse to join the Oncology Day Unit at Wansbeck General Hospital.

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who has an interest in the Oncology speciality. The successful applicants will be working within a highly motivated, friendly team who will be delivering high quality standards of care.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

This post will be working to supporting the existing team in the safe delivery of holistic care to a wide range of cancer patients undergoing day patients treatments.

Under the direction of the unit manager and senior staff, provide high standards of evidence based, quality, holistic, nurse-led care to a wide variety of cancer patients and their carers.

With appropriate training and support safely administer a wide range of cytotoxic chemotherapy drugs and supportive care to patients.

To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which:-(a) engages, enables and empowers others(b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and(c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 1st level registration
  • Diploma/degree in nursing.
  • Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period.
  • Willingness to expand knowledge and scope of practice to encompass phlebotomy, cannulation, Vascular access devices CVC care, and the administration of Systematic Anti-Cancer Treatments (SACT) cytotoxic chemotherapy.
  • Willing to undertake accredited SACT course and complete SACT competence passport (Completion within 12 months of commencement).

Desirable

  • PP126/7- Practice Assessor and Academic Assessor course.
  • D32/33 – Assessor Course.
  • Post Registration qualification in specialty.

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: 22 November 2026

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