Band 6 Junior Sister/ Charge Nurse Chemotherapy Unit | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a qualified Band 6 Chemotherapy Nurse for its Finchley Infusion Suite. The role involves mentoring staff, ensuring safe treatment delivery, and fostering teamwork in a supportive environment. The ideal candidate must have SACT/UKONS certification and previous supervisory experience. This position offers flexible hours and generous benefits, supporting ongoing training to advance your nursing career.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Generous benefits

Ongoing training opportunities

Qualifications

• Must hold a complete SACT/UKONS passport.
• Experience in a supervisory role is essential.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure.
• Demonstrate a professional approach to nursing.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and supervise student nurses and support workers.
• Liaise with multidisciplinary team members.
• Ensure safety in the delivery of patient treatments.
• Coordinate unit operations for efficient service.

Skills

SACT/UKONS certification

In-charge experience

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Positive role model

Initiative in service improvement

Job description

Overview

There is an opportunity for a Band 6 Chemotherapy Nurse role in Finchley Infusion Suite.

Essential skills required

• SACT/UKONS (passport must be complete).
• In-charge experience.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Be a positive role model with the ability to demonstrate a credible and professional approach.
• Take initiative in service improvement.
• Coordinate and prep for smooth running of the unit.
• Pride in keeping a well-run unit.

About the Infusion Suite and Team

The Infusion Suite is a nurse-led Satellite SACT unit with 17 treatment chairs that treats Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust patients. You will be working with experienced nurses, consultants and patients ensuring the safe delivery of treatments. The collaborative service is based in a purpose-built unit with staff from the Royal Free hospital site running a premier nursing-led unit.

Role responsibilities

You will be a role model and mentor promoting excellence through practice and taking responsibility for supervision and development of all staff including student nurses and support workers.

The successful candidate will be expected to liaise appropriately with all key members of the multi-disciplinary team and service users related to the specialty. They will be responsible for all aspects of patient care including the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation. They will act as a role model and mentor promoting excellence through practice and taking responsibility for supervision and development of all staff including student nurses and support workers, providing support, advice and training. We support ongoing training and development both in-house and with external courses/programmes. The successful candidate is required to be able to demonstrate the Trust values, the responsibilities of the job description and person specification.

About Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

How to apply

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

This advert closes on Tuesday 7 Oct 2025.