Nurse Team Leader - Lister Macmillan Cancer Centre

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Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a Nurse Team Leader for their oncology unit, specializing in chemotherapy administration. The successful candidate will join a dedicated team, ensuring high-quality care for cancer patients. This full-time position offers competitive salary and opportunities for professional development within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• Experience in administering cytotoxic chemotherapy.
• Post-registration experience in an acute setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in the administration of chemotherapy and support cancer patients.
• Work collaboratively with chemotherapy nurses and medical oncology consultants.
• Ensure safe and compassionate care in the outpatient facility.

Skills

Chemotherapy administration

Venepuncture

Cannulation

Communication

Education

Degree in adult nursing or health-related subject

Post-registration qualifications in oncology

Chemotherapy course (band 6)

Tools

Chemocare prescription management system

Job description

Main area Oncology Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (End date 31/05/2026) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 361-7000168

Employer East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Lister Hospital Town Stevenage Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 30/05/2025 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 6

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

Job overview

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

The Lister Macmillan Cancer Centre is an 18-bed outpatient facility where we specialise in the safe and compassionate administration of chemotherapy, biological therapies, immunotherapies and other anti-cancer treatments. We see a broad group of patients undergoing both curative and palliative treatments for a range of different cancer types

The successful applicant will need to be a registered nurse with an interest in oncology and the administration of systemic anti-cancer therapies to work in our friendly cancer day unit.

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

You would be joining an experienced and supportive team and have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of professionals including chemotherapy nurses, advanced nurse practitioners and medical oncology consultants.

Experience of chemotherapy administration, venepuncture and cannulation is essential for this Nurse Team Leader post.

Demonstrable chemotherapy experience essential.

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & 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

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; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & 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

Please see attached document for detailed job description and person specification, to guide you in your application.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

• Active, current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Educated to degree level in adult nursing or a health-related subject
• Some familiarity with different types of cancer treatments and their side effects
• Chemotherapy course completed (band 6) or (band 5) demonstrates willingness to undertake.
• Post-registration qualifications in the field of oncology and / or chemotherapy
• Advanced communication course
• Post-registration experience as a registered nurse in an acute setting.
• Experience working with cancer patients in a medical setting.
• Experience communicating sensitively with people who are distressed or in need of emotional support.
• Previous exposure to central venous access devices.
• Experience in the administration of cytotoxic chemotherapy. (essential for band 6)
• Familiarity with the Chemocare prescription management system (essential for band 6)

Knowledge

• Awareness of different cancer types and treatment modalities.
• Keeps up to date with developments in health and nursing.
• Understands the role of clinical audits and service improvement.

Other requirements

• Role models our Trust values every day
• Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion

Our values

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

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.

Committed to our Community

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.

We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing [e-mail]

We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.

We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.

When you apply...

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Secondments/Fixed term

Where a vacancy is advertised as a temporary position, the duration will be specified in the advert. If the vacancy becomes permanent towards the end of the specified duration, the successful applicant may not be required to re-apply and can be slotted into the role on a permanent basis if appropriate.

If you are an internal applicant applying for a temporary working arrangement, please see the attached notes on secondments.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Christopher Stiles Job title Nurse Team Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01438284955 Additional information

Informal meetings are encouraged, please contact Ward Manager Christopher Stiles for more information.