East Midlands Children and Young Persons Cancer Services Lead Nurse

NHS; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Lead Nurse for the East Midlands Children and Young Persons Cancer Services. This role involves leading services to ensure high-quality evidence-based nursing practice, managing a multidisciplinary team, and promoting child-family-centered care. Candidates should hold relevant nursing qualifications, with experience in pediatric oncology, and a vision to contribute to innovative care delivery.

Benefits

Personal development opportunities

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Registered with the NMC as RN Child.
• Relevant experience in children and young people cancer services.
• Evidence of maintaining professional competence.

Responsibilities

• Lead collaborative services across the East Midlands.
• Ensure efficient management of cancer services.
• Provide strong clinical leadership and promote patient-centered care.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Analytical skills

Clinical governance

Education

Masters Degree in Nursing

NMC Registered - RN Child

Teaching qualification

Job description

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East Midlands Children and Young Persons Cancer Services Lead Nurse

The closing date is 29 June 2025

Cancer Services for children and young persons in the East Midlands are provided by an integrated cancer service which ensures equitable access to highly specialised care and expertise. This is a hub and spoke model with a central Principal Treatment Centre (PTC) providing complex treatments and Paediatric Oncology Shared Care Units (POSCUs) across the region providing local supportive care and minor treatments.

The Principal Treatment Centre for the East Midlands Region is run jointly as a collaborative partnership between University Hospitals Leicester (UHL) and Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH).

This post is for a Regional Lead Nurse to lead collaborative services across the East Midlands.

The Lead Nurse is accountable for the efficient and effective management of designated service areas, guaranteeing provision of high quality evidence based nursing practice. The Lead Nurse is part of a team implementing the agreed service for the East Midlands Children and Young People's Integrated Cancer Service (EMCYPICS) and ensuring this meets peer review standards.

As the Lead Nurse you will have a key role in the development and co-ordination of cancer services in the East Midlands and will lead the nursing contribution in the strategic development of these services.

Our vision is to be a national and international leader in children's health, offering expert services in a friendly and compassionate environment.

Main duties of the job

To provide strong clinical leadership skills, energising, inspiring and empowering all clinical staff in pursuit of a shared vision to ensure the effective management of all services within the area of responsibility. You will also provide focussed and professional leadership for nurses delivering care to children with cancer, and their families, promoting child and family centred care in the East Midlands.To work in collaboration with the Clinical Service Directors, EMCYPCS, Clinical Lead, Nottingham, Head of Nursing, Leicester and all nursing staff to promote a strong culture within nursing.

About us

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification documents for detailed description of responsibilities for this post

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• Registered with the NMC- RN Child
• Relevant experience of working with children and young people cancer services
• Evidence of maintaining professional competence through CPD specifically in relation to paediatric oncology and haematology
• Knowledge of relevant policies, guidelines and procedures
• Knowledge of standards in relation to speciality
• Masters Degree or relevant experience
• Teaching qualification

Experience

• Highly developed specialist knowledge in Paediatric Oncology and Haematology care delivery
• Evidence of post registration experience in Paediatric Oncology
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of leading and delivering programmes of change within an acute NHS setting
• Knowledge of budgets/financial control
• Evidence of patient partnership working
• Knowledge of complaints management
• Knowledge and involvement in Clinical Governance
• Involvement in service planning
• Audit reporting

Communication and Relationship Skills

• Able to communicate highly complex information
• Evidence of effective communication
• Able to utilise persuasion, negotiation and reassurance skills to ensure agreement and co-operation
• Able to influence nursing, therapy, medical, GP's and Commissioners
• Evidence of working collaboratively across Multi-Disciplinary Groups across the region

Analytical and Judgement Skills

• Ability to analyse, interpret and compare information both clinically and from published evidence
• Ability to assess and manage risk in relation to patient care and working environment
• Provide critical evaluation of service delivery and facilitate necessary change
• Evidence of involvement in research and audit

Planning and Organisational Skills

• Ability to act autonomously when required
• Ability to plan and prioritise own workload by using planning, organisational and time management

Physical Skills

• Ability to work clinically in relation to speciality
• IT skills and ability to write reports on complex information
• Ability to use computer systems using aids for teaching and training

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.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Nottingham Children's Hospital, Queens Medical Center

Nottingham Children's Hospital, Queens Medical Center