EAST MIDLANDS CYP AND TYA CANCER NETWORK LEAD NURSE | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Nottingham is seeking a Cancer Network Lead Nurse to enhance paediatric and young adult oncology services. Join a dynamic team dedicated to improving cancer care through innovative service improvements and strategic leadership. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in service management, working collaboratively with diverse teams across the region. This exciting role offers the chance to contribute to high-quality care and promote equity in access for young patients.

Benefits

Personal development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven track record in service improvement and change management.
• Extensive experience in paediatric and young adult oncology and haematology.
• Ability to work collaboratively across multiple providers.

Responsibilities

• Lead service improvements in cancer care for children and young adults.
• Work with various stakeholders to implement network work programmes.
• Provide professional leadership to multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Service improvement

Change management

Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams

Leadership in non-clinical roles

Job description

The East Midlands Children’s and Young Persons and Teenage and Young Adults Cancer Network (The Network) brings together multiple provider organisations in the East Midlands region who are commissioned to deliver cancer care to patients aged 0-25.

The Cancer Network Lead Nurse (0.6 WTE) will work alongside the Teenage and Young Adult (TYA) Lead Nurse, Network Manager, and Clinical Lead as a member of the East Midlands Children’s and Young Persons and Teenage and Young Adults Cancer Network Team.

This is an exciting and diverse role in paediatric, teenage, and young adult oncology and haematology, offering the opportunity to work with multidisciplinary teams from multiple providers to deliver service improvements, raise standards of care, and improve equity of access across the East Midlands.

Interviews will be held w/c 18th August, and secondment requests are welcomed.

The scope of the Cancer Network Lead Nurse covers all aspects of the current CYP and TYA cancer service specifications, relevant national targets, and quality measures. The role involves working collaboratively with PTC, CYPICS, TYAICS, POSCUs, DH’s, Community Nursing teams, and third sector partners to deliver the Network’s work programme, address areas of non-compliance, develop high-quality services, and improve equitable access to care for patients and families throughout the Network. This senior non-clinical role provides professional and strategic leadership to multi-professional teams to implement the Network’s work programmes.

With over 19,000 staff, NUH is one of the biggest employers in the city, supporting the health and wellbeing of the local population and playing a leading role in research, education, and innovation.

Join our team at NUH, where we value diversity and welcome new ideas to develop our team and deliver world-class healthcare. We offer numerous personal development opportunities, turning your job into a career.

We particularly encourage applications from individuals who identify as Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we strive for better representation at NUH.

This post is a secondment funded until the end of March 2026, with potential renewal depending on funding and network priorities. Applicants should have extensive experience and knowledge in this field, with a proven track record in service improvement, change management, and working across multiple providers.

This advert closes on Sunday, 10 August 2025.