Chemotherapy Registered Nurse - Lister Macmillan Cancer Centre

ROH; Stevenage; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is recruiting a Chemotherapy Registered Nurse for the Lister Macmillan Cancer Centre in Stevenage. You will be involved in administering systemic anti-cancer therapies and providing compassionate patient care within a multidisciplinary team.

The role requires current NMC registration, a degree in nursing or related subject, and oncology/chemo training. Flexible hours and training opportunities are available within a supportive NHS environment.

Qualifications

• Active, current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration.
• Educated to degree level in adult nursing or health-related subject.
• Willingness to undertake formal university-based chemotherapy course.
• Post-registration qualifications in oncology and/or chemotherapy.
• Advanced communication course.

Responsibilities

• Administer cytotoxic chemotherapy and monoclonal antibodies safely.
• Maintain high standard nursing care in line with policies and unit philosophy.
• Provide high-quality care to patients and support to carers; promote learning environment.
• Support the Senior Nurse for Chemotherapy Services and the team; training provided as needed.

Skills

Oncology nursing

Chemotherapy administration

Central venous access

Advanced communication

Education

Nursing degree (adult) or health-related subject

Tools

Chemocare

Job description

Main area Lister Macmillan Cancer Centre Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (3 x 08:00-18:00, 1 x 08:00-17:30) Job ref 361-CAN-8278784

Employer East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Lister Hospital Town Stevenage Salary £32,073 - £39,043 Per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 09/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 20/11/2026

Chemotherapy Registered Nurse - Lister Macmillan Cancer Centre

NHS AfC: Band 5

Here at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Our mission is:

Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities

Our vision to 2030 is:

To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service

Our values

- We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do. Our values are:

Include

We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.

Respect

We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.

Improve

We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Chemotherapy Registered Nurse - Lister Macmillan Cancer Centre who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

We specialise in the administration of systemic anti-cancer therapies such as cytotoxic chemotherapy, targeted therapies and immunotherapy agents. We also administer supportive treatments.

We treat patients with a variety of cancer types in both the curative and palliative setting.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

The Chemotherapy Registered Nurse will undertake and assist in the safe administration of cytotoxic chemotherapy, monoclonal anti-bodies within the Oncology-Haematology client group, whilst also providing on-going support to patients and their carers.

You will ensure that nursing care within the chemotherapy unit is a high standard and in accordance with hospital polices, procedures and standards and adheres to the Units philosophy.

The post holder will provide a high quality service of care to patients and significant others and to promote a good learning environment. To support the Senior Nurse for Chemotherapy Services in all aspects of that role, as well as the other members of the team.

The successful candidate would ideally have some experience of working within oncology and delivery of systemic anti cancer treatment, however full training will be provided to the right person.

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation, and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Active, current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Educated to degree level in adult nursing or a health-related subject
• Willingness to undertake formal university-based chemotherapy course
• Post-registration qualifications in the field of oncology and / or chemotherapy
• Advanced communication course

Experience

• At least 1 year post-registration experience as a registered nurse in an acute setting.
• Experience working with cancer patients in a medical setting.
• Experience communicating sensitively with people who are distressed or in need of emotional support.
• Previous exposure to central venous access devices.
• Experience in the administration of cytotoxic chemotherapy.
• Familiarity with the Chemocare prescription management system.

Skills

• Recognition and escalation of deteriorating patients
• Venipuncture
• Cannulation
• IV administration of medications
• Chemotherapy administration

Knowledge

• Keeps up to date with developments in health and nursing.
• Awareness of different cancer types and treatment modalities.

Other Requirements

• Role model our Trust values every day
• Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion

Secondments/Fixed term

Where a vacancy is advertised as a temporary position, the duration will be specified in the advert. If the vacancy becomes permanent towards the end of the specified duration, the successful applicant may not be required to re-apply and can be slotted into the role on a permanent basis if appropriate.

If you are an internal applicant applying for a temporary working arrangement, please see the attached notes on secondments.

Committed to our Community

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.

We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing [e-mail]

We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.

We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.