Lead Cancer Nurse

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Cottingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Cottingham is looking for a Lead Cancer Nurse to provide professional leadership for cancer specialist nurses. The role involves supporting cancer services and achieving performance targets. Candidates should be registered nurses with extensive experience in cancer care and strong managerial skills. The position offers significant responsibilities in a collaborative healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive clinical and managerial experience at charge nurse or equivalent level.
• Experience of leading and implementing change in cancer care.
• Registered with NMC and current registration.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership for cancer specialist nurses.
• Achieve key performance indicators for cancer services.
• Support the delivery of cancer services and pathways.

Skills

Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills

Demonstrable leadership and management skills

Ability to manage complexity and unpredictability

Financially astute and business-aware

Education

Registered Nurse and/or Registered Midwife

First level degree or equivalent level of experience

Post-graduate qualification within a leadership programme

Job description

Go back Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Lead Cancer Nurse

The closing date is 18 December 2025

An opportunity has arisen for a Lead cancer nurse to support the delivery of cancer services and pathways across the newly formed group structure.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will provide professional leadership for cancer specialist nurses and guidance for the achievement of key performance indicators for cancer set by the national cancer agenda and local aspirations for patient care.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.

Person Specification

Education

• Registered Nurse and/or Registered Midwife
• Current registration with NMC
• First level degree or equivalent level of experience
• Teaching experience
• Highly developed specialist knowledge acquired through formal qualification, courses and training and occupational experience
• Diploma in Health Service Management or equivalent
• Post-graduate qualification within a leadership programme/study or evidence of practical application of expertise at this level

Knowledge and experience

• Extensive clinical and managerial credibility and experience gained at charge nurse or equivalent level.
• Highly developed Interpersonal and communication skills, providing information to senior managers, reassurance to staff and patients/carers.
• Evidence of effective working relationships.
• Demonstrable leadership and management skills.
• Financially astute/business- aware.Competent with basic IT skills (word processing, spreadsheets, etc).Good verbal and reportwriting skills.Skilled negotiator.Demonstrable broad clinical experience relevant to this post.Experience at Sister/Charge Nurse or equivalent level.Track record of achievement of objectives.Evidence of robust financial and other resource management.Experience of embedding robust clinical and corporate systems at local level.Experience of leading and implementing change.Extensive experience in cancer care.Business planning and development.

  skills and attributes

  • Ability to manage with complexity and unpredictability, to make difficult decisions and to solve problems.
  • Ability to manage resources effectively (esp. financial and human).
  • Ability to work collaboratively and strategically.
  • Broad understanding of operational/NHS issues.
  • Track record of achievement and personal/professional development.
  • Systematic and analytical.
  • Personal Integrity and Credibility.
  • Approachable and adaptable.
  • Hard working and committed to the principles of public sector values.

  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.

  Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust