Lead Cancer Nurse

NHS; Guildford; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join the Royal Surrey Cancer Centre as a Lead Cancer Nurse. This role involves providing clinical leadership in cancer services, strategic workforce planning, and ensuring high standards of care in alignment with national quality measures. Applicants must be experienced cancer nurses with leadership qualifications and excellent communication skills.

Benefits

Comprehensive health and wellbeing program

Investment in professional development

Outstanding Care Quality Commission rating

Qualifications

• Evidence of continual professional development.
• Experience in cancer nursing or AHP leadership.
• Recognized management qualification required.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership in developing cancer services.
• Lead strategic workforce planning for the Cancer Nursing Specialist workforce.
• Ensure patient safety and high standards of care.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Analytical Skills

Education

Registered Nurse

Master's degree

Postgraduate qualification in Health-related Subject

Management/Leadership qualification

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity of a Lead Cancer Nurse has arisen at the Royal Surrey Cancer Centre.

The Royal Surrey Cancer Centre is the specialist Cancer Centre based at the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Hospital. It is highly regarded for the excellent care it provides and for its work with the University of Surrey and major pharmaceutical companies in conducting vital research to support the development of new cancer treatments.

We are excited to offer this post to an enthusiastic individual who is an experienced cancer nurse. Someone who is able to work as part of the wider MDT and has great communication skills is essential. There will be much networking to ensure that patients receive gold standard care in all cancer care metrics.

Main duties of the job

o To inform, direct and provide clinical leadership in developing cancer services in all aspects of nursing care throughout the Trust and Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance, including to inform, direct and provide assessment of current service, promotion of evidence based practice, contribution to strategic decision-making, ensuring patient and public involvement

o Lead responsibility for strategic workforce planning and monitoring of the Cancer Nursing Specialist workforce to ensure delivery of national, Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance and local strategies to deliver the national cancer quality measures.

o Trust-wide professional leadership for cancer nursing teams, to advance the development and practice of evidence-based cancer nursing in the Trust, in line with national recommendations and standards where these are available.

o To have oversight of cancer waiting times against national targets and will provide expertise to the divisions ensuring patient safety and high standards of care.

o In collaboration with other senior members of the Trust Cancer Management team, take joint responsibility for the development of the Trust Cancer Strategy and within that, policy and service development.

o To be the lead nurse for the Trusts interface for nursing, AHP and supportive care related issues with the Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance and positively contribute to the future direction of cancer services.

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Details Date posted

17 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£64,337 to £74,415 a year per annum including High Cost Area Supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

384-SB-EMF18677-B8b

Job locations

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Guildford

GU2 7XX

Job description Job responsibilities

The Lead Cancer Nurse role, which will have a clear role in leading expert practice, shaping and developing the service, contributing strategically to reviews and service developments. The role will particularly focus on improving care for patients with cancer and in providing strong cancer nursing and AHP leadership. The post holder will lead quality improvement initiatives and service redesign within cancer care across the organisation. The role will be actively involved and provide leadership to the cancer education programme. The post holder will be a highly experienced specialist within the field of cancer nursing and a credible practitioner.

Job description Job responsibilities

The Lead Cancer Nurse role, which will have a clear role in leading expert practice, shaping and developing the service, contributing strategically to reviews and service developments. The role will particularly focus on improving care for patients with cancer and in providing strong cancer nursing and AHP leadership. The post holder will lead quality improvement initiatives and service redesign within cancer care across the organisation. The role will be actively involved and provide leadership to the cancer education programme. The post holder will be a highly experienced specialist within the field of cancer nursing and a credible practitioner.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Master's degree or equivalent educational or experience to meet this requirement
• Post graduate qualification (M) in Health-related Subject
• Recognised management and/or leadership qualification
• Evidence of continual professional development
• Evidence of project management experience

Desirable

• Experience and/or teaching qualification
• Published work in a clinical or health care area
• Mentoring/Coaching qualification
• Project management qualification

Knowledge Essential

• Highly developed leadership skills, including demonstrable transformational style
• Strong team player
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral
• Strong relationship development and management skills with senior management, peers and senior clinical colleagues
• Thorough understanding of current NHS policy
• Excellent analytical skills
• Ability to develop and manage staff
• Influencing and negotiating skills
• Conflict resolution skills
• Standard keyboard skills

Desirable

• Coaching/mentoring experience/skills

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Master's degree or equivalent educational or experience to meet this requirement
• Post graduate qualification (M) in Health-related Subject
• Recognised management and/or leadership qualification
• Evidence of continual professional development
• Evidence of project management experience

Desirable

• Experience and/or teaching qualification
• Published work in a clinical or health care area
• Mentoring/Coaching qualification
• Project management qualification

Knowledge Essential

• Highly developed leadership skills, including demonstrable transformational style
• Strong team player
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral
• Strong relationship development and management skills with senior management, peers and senior clinical colleagues
• Thorough understanding of current NHS policy
• Excellent analytical skills
• Ability to develop and manage staff
• Influencing and negotiating skills
• Conflict resolution skills
• Standard keyboard skills

Desirable

• Coaching/mentoring experience/skills

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Guildford

GU2 7XX

Employer's website

https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Guildford

GU2 7XX

Employer's website

https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)