Acute Oncology Specialist Support Nurse | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust; Colchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare trust in Colchester is seeking a full-time role within its Acute Oncology Service. The position involves conducting patient assessments and managing a dedicated caseload as part of a multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates will have experience in triaging oncology patients and possess excellent communication skills. This opportunity offers training, development, and a generous benefits package including 27 days annual leave and NHS discounts.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata)

Access to NHS discounts

Health and Wellbeing programme

Responsibilities

• Carry out over the phone assessments and inpatient rounds reviewing patients.
• Manage a dedicated patient caseload as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Experience of triaging unwell medical and/or oncology/haematology patients

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to work well within a multidisciplinary team

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a growing and dynamic Acute Oncology Service (AOS) within the East Suffolk & North Essex Foundation Trust. We have a permanent full time post available in Colchester Hospital.

Based within the Acute Oncology Service you will have the ability to develop and consolidate your existing skills in medical/oncological triage and the assessment of acutely unwell oncology patients within the organisation.

You will be pivotal in the co-ordination and further expansion of the role within the Acute Oncology Service across both sites within the trust.

Responsibilities

• Carry out over the phone assessments and inpatient rounds reviewing patients who have presented to the AOS unwell through a complication of malignancy or side effect of systemic anti‑cancer treatments.
• Manage a dedicated patient caseload as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Experience of triaging unwell medical and/or oncology/haematology patients.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work well within a multidisciplinary team.

About the Trust

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes. We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff and offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments where applicable, 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

This advert closes on Monday 27 Oct 2025