Acute Oncology and MUO/CUP Clinical Nurse Specialist

Integrated Care System; Harlow; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust is looking for an Acute Oncology and MUO/CUP Clinical Nurse Specialist. The successful candidate will ensure high-quality patient care in oncology settings, collaborate effectively with a multidisciplinary team, and lead educational efforts within the Trust. Key qualifications include a Level 1 Registered Nurse and relevant advanced degrees. Salary ranges from £46,148 to £52,809 per year.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered nurse on the NMC register.
• Master's degree or equivalent study at level 7 required.
• Experience at Band 6 in Oncology/Haemato-oncology.

Responsibilities

• Work autonomously within Emergency Department, Outpatients and Inpatient wards.
• Provide specialist advice in all aspects of Acute Oncology.
• Act as an educational resource for training and development.

Skills

Negotiating skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Leadership skills

Teaching skills

Assessment skills

Presentation skills

Education

Level 1 Registered Nurse (Adult Branch)

Master's Degree

Degree Level Study (level 6)

Qualification in cancer/palliative care

Teaching qualification/experience of student supervision

Advanced Communications skills training

Physical Assessment/Advanced Physical assessment course

Non-Medical Prescribing Course

Job description

Go back The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Acute Oncology and MUO/CUP Clinical Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 23 July 2025

The post holder will join the Acute Oncology service, reporting to the Advanced Nurse Practitioner for Acute Oncology and work with support and direction of the Clinical Leads for both Acute Oncology and Cancer of Unknown Primary, to ensure seamless delivery of care for patients and their families referred to these services.

Main duties of the job

As a core member of the Acute Oncology service and MUO/CUP team, they will be expected to work autonomously within the Emergency Department (ED), Outpatients and Inpatient wards; ensuring equitable, standardised, high quality care, for patient who present to PAH with cancer treatment or disease related complications.

Working collaboratively with other healthcare professionals, providing specialist advice in all aspects of Acute Oncology, to support seamless delivery of care and integration of services.

The post holder will act as an educational resource and support provision of education to the wider Trust.

In addition, they will facilitate, innovative and evidence-based nursing practice through professional leadership; participating and leading on clinical audits undertaken in relation to Acute Oncology and CUP and, participate in on-going service development, with support from senior colleagues.

About us

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification for the full job details. This is available to download at any time.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Level 1 Registered Nurse (Adult Branch) on part 1 of the live NMC register
• Master's Degree (or evidence of study at level 7)
• Study to Degree Level (level 6)
• Qualification in cancer/palliative care or relevant subject
• Teaching qualification/experience of student supervision
• Advanced Communications skills training
• Physical Assessment and clinical Reasoning/ Advanced Physical assessment course
• Non-Medical Prescribing Course

Experience

• Experience at Band 6 in Oncology/Haemato-oncology
• Experience of Multi-professional working
• Experience in administration of chemotherapy
• Experience in venous access and with central venous devices
• Demonstrate achievements in improving patient care; being forward thinking and innovative
• Demonstrate understanding of all aspects of clinical governance and experience of participation in research and audit, quality issues and risk management

Skills and Knowledge

• Ability to influence and manage change ensuring positive outcomes; good negotiating skills, promoting evidenced based best practice
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, demonstrate use of variety of media/IT skills
• Demonstrate leadership skills within the nursing professions and within a multi-professional team
• Demonstrate ability to work autonomously
• Teaching, assessment and presentation skills
• Ability to carry out concurrent activities and prioritising workload

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.

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

£46,148 to £52,809 a yearPer annum plus 5% high cost area supplement