Lead SACT Nurse

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust; Poole; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust in Poole, England, seeks a Lead SACT Nurse to lead SACT services across UHD and partner sites. You will provide clinical and professional leadership, drive service development, governance and education, and work with cancer care teams to deliver safe, patient-centred care.

The role requires NMC registration and a track record in SACT administration and leadership, with opportunities for personal and professional development.

Qualifications

• Professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Qualified administration of SACT
• Advanced communication skills
• Masters degree in relevant topic
• Non-medical prescriber
• Advanced physical assessment and history taking skills

Responsibilities

• For a more detailed job description and person specification, please refer to the documents attached to this advert.

Skills

NMC registration

Non-medical prescriber

Advanced communication skills

Advanced physical assessment

Education

Masters degree in relevant topic

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Lead SACT Nurse

The closing date is 29 September 2026

An exciting opportunity for an experienced SACT Nurse to apply for a Lead SACT role within University Hospitals Dorset. The postholder will lead in developing, contributing to and influencing SACT services within UHD and within the remit of UHDs partners as well as nationally to enable partnership development across services.

The individual will join the cancer care team, working closely with the medical, allied health professional and other clinical and non-clinical staff, to provide a high quality, effective, efficient and person-centred service. Leadership for service development, evaluation and quality improvement, and contributing to education and research, are expected as part of the role.

The post holder will be actively involved in providing strategic direction, clinical expertise and professional leadership to support high-quality nursing care and patient experience. They will also provide professional role modelling to lead and inspire the professional development of nursing within SACT.

If you are a dynamic experienced SACT trained nurse with a passion for leadership we would welcome your application. There are opportunities within this role for personal, professional, and academic development.

This role requires NMC registration.

Base Locations: Cross site at Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital

Main duties of the job

We are seeking applications for a Lead SACT Nurse to provide expert clinical and professional leadership for SACT across University Hospitals Dorset. Working collaboratively with Cancer Care leadership, oncology and haematology clinicians, pharmacy and the wider multidisciplinary team, the post holder will ensure the delivery and continued development of safe, effective, evidence-based and patient-centred SACT services. As an expert practitioner, the post holder will provide specialist advice, leadership, education and clinical support, whilst leading service improvement, workforce development and robust governance across SACT services.

About us

UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.

If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

UHD has active networks including Women's, DEN, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.

AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and person specification, please refer to the documents attached to this advert.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Qualified administration of SACT
• Advanced communication skills
• Masters degree in relevant topic
• Non-medical prescriber
• Advanced physical assessment and history taking skills

Experience

• Extensive experience with administration of and governance of SACT
• Extensive experience of leadership and management of a SACT service
• Demonstrable theoretical and practical knowledge of cancer care common presentations
• Experience with change management and service development
• Experience with workforce planning
• Experience of working across organisational boundaries
• Publication/Conference Experience
• Application of enhanced clinical skills into practice, with SACT focus.

Knowledge and Technical Skills

• Demonstrable theoretical and practical knowledge of acute oncology common presentations relating to SACT
• Conversant in relevant specialty developments at national / local levels
• Trust policies / procedures
• Enhanced clinical skills, such as assessing patient's physical status requiring precision, accuracy, dexterity.

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.

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust