Nurse Team Leader - Chemotherapy Suite

Enherts Tr; Northwood; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High Cost Area Supplement

Job summary

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is recruiting a Nurse Team Leader for the Chemotherapy Suite at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre in Northwood. The post leads a 20-chair day unit delivering chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapies to adults, with hours 08:00–20:00, Monday to Friday.

You will coordinate unit management, support staff development, and deputise for the Unit Sister while upholding our values of Include, Respect and Improve.

Qualifications

• RN1 qualification with oncology/haematology modules.
• SACT accredited course or competencies.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (BSc/MSc) in a related field.
• Counselling skills and mentorship/teaching course.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a high standard of specialist nursing care and coordinate overall unit management.
• Facilitate education and support for staff and contribute to nursing practice development.
• Deputise for the Unit Sister and support leadership within the unit.

Skills

RN1

Oncology modules

SACT course

BSc/MSc

Counselling skills

Mentorship/teaching

Education

BSc/MSc

Job description

Site Mount Vernon Cancer Centre Town Northwood Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum plus 15% High Cost Area Supplement Salary period Yearly Closing 29/10/2026 23:59

Here at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust Our mission is: Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities

Our vision to 2030 is: To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service

Our values - We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do. Our values are:

Include We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.

Respect We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.

Improve We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Nurse Team Leader - Chemotherapy Suite who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and driven individual to lead our team within the dynamic SACT day unit at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre. If you enjoy a challenge and are ready to take on a leadership role, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Our day unit, equipped with 20 treatment chairs, operates from 08:00 to 20:00, Monday to Friday, providing chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapies to adult patients.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

The Nurse Team Leader will be responsible for delivering a high standard of specialist nursing care to all patients within MVCC. Able to coordinate the overall management of the Unit.

The post holder will facilitate the education and support of qualified and unqualified staff and participating in the development of nursing practice in the clinical area.

You will be working independently/autonomously without direct supervision, accountable for own professional actions.

The successful candidate will also take an active role in deputising and supporting the Unit Sister.

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

ENHT is seeking to maintain and expand the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre staff as we move to an exciting new future.

We welcome applications from those who would relish the opportunity to be part of new and developing cancer service, building on the excellent reputation, research and patient experience the Cancer Centre already delivers.

In addition, you will receive a High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,552 and a maximum payment of £5,735 per annum pro rata.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

• RN1
• In possession of Oncology or Haematology Care modules
• SACT accredited course or competencies
• BSc / Msc
• Counselling Skills
• Mentorship or teaching course

Previous Experience

• Proven experience at Band 5 in Oncology / Haematology
• Working with learners
• Handling distressed patients and carers and other staff members
• Change management
• Working with chemo care or electronic prescribing systems
• CVADS
• Audits

Skills

• Team player
• Proven leadership skills
• Cytotoxic drug administration
• Cannulation and Ven