Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job summary
We are looking for a compassionate, experienced, and motivated nurse to join our established Head and Neck Cancer Nursing Team.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to people affected by head and neck cancer, providing specialist advice, support, and advocacy from diagnosis through treatment, survivorship, and, where appropriate, palliative care.
You will act as a key worker, managing a caseload of patients, undertaking nurse-led clinics, coordinating care, and working closely with the multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, personalised care. You will also contribute to service development and improvement, helping shape the future of our specialist nursing service.
We are looking for a nurse with experience in cancer services and an understanding of head and neck oncology. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential, alongside the ability to provide compassionate support and communicate complex or sensitive information with empathy and clarity.
As a Band 7 practitioner, you will provide clinical leadership, act as a positive role model, and uphold the Trust’s CARE values. You will be autonomous, proactive, resilient, and committed to delivering excellent patient care and experience.
If you are passionate about specialist cancer nursing and want to make a meaningful difference to patients and their families, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Experience in NHS Hospital Setting
- Experience within Cancer care
- Excellent communicator
- Team player
- Ability to manage case load
- Written and verbal skill
- Audit methodologies
Desirable
- Experience within Head & Neck services
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Level One Registered Nurse
- Advanced Communication skills training or willing to undertake
- First Level Degree or equivalent experience/ knowledge
- Teaching & Assessing Qualification
- Evidence of Continuous professional development
- Level 2 Psychology training or willing to undertake
Desirable
- Post-Graduate Diploma or MSc in nursing or equivalent higher professional qualifications in Head & Neck or Cancer services
- Independent and Supplementary Nurse Prescribing
- Programme of study relevant to Head & Neck nursing practice
- Formal leadership / managerial experience
Further Training
Essential
- Hope course
Desirable
- Teaching in coping skills, camouflage advice and prosthetics
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience
- Experience in Head & Neck ENT ,Oncology or palliative care
- Clinical teaching practice
- MDT Working
- Caseload management
- Able to present and receive complex information within the multi professional team
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Demonstrate self awareness and understanding of personal accountability
- Ability to support colleagues, patients and relatives/carers in distressing circumstances
- Evidence of ability to manage change
- Evidence of effective time management
- Undertake audit and/or research in a relevant area
Desirable
- Publications
- Research experience
- IT Skills
- Membership of special interest and professional groups
- Clinical Nurse Specialist experience
- Management / leadership experience
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- 37.5 hours
- Flexible approach to work
- Ability to travel between sites / Trusts
Closing Date: 11 October 2026
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