Oncology Nurse Practitioner

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust seeks an Oncology Nurse Practitioner to support patients on systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) across the treatment pathway.

The role requires expert cancer care, advanced assessment, and the ability to manage toxicities with strong leadership and education responsibilities within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with cancer care expertise.
• Experience in advanced assessment and management of treatment-related toxicities.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist support and care for patients receiving systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) throughout their treatment pathway.
• Assess, monitor, and manage treatment-related toxicities and oncology emergencies, escalating concerns appropriately.
• Act as a key worker and expert resource for patients, carers, and healthcare professionals.
• Deliver patient education, counselling, and support to promote informed decision-making and self-management.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to coordinate and optimise patient care.
• Contribute to nurse-led services, clinics, and service development initiatives.
• Support the education, training, and development of nursing and wider healthcare staff.
• Participate in audit, quality improvement, clinical governance, and research activities to enhance cancer services.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and ensure care is delivered in line with local and national standards.
• Provide professional leadership and contribute to the ongoing development of oncology and SACT services.

Skills

Cancer care

Advanced assessment

Leadership

Education/teaching

Job description

This role is a Oncology nurse practitioner role within the Humber Health Partnership, focused on supporting patients receiving systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT). The post requires a highly skilled and experienced registered nurse with expertise in cancer care, advanced assessment, and the management of treatment-related complications. The role works across multidisciplinary teams to deliver patient-centred care, improve patient experience, and contribute to the ongoing development of oncology services. It also requires strong leadership, communication, and organisational skills, alongside a commitment to education, clinical governance, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice. The post holder is expected to work autonomously, act as a specialist resource for patients and colleagues, and help shape and enhance cancer services across the organisation.

• Provide specialist support and care for patients receiving systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) throughout their treatment pathway.
• Assess, monitor, and manage treatment-related toxicities and oncology emergencies, escalating concerns appropriately.
• Act as a key worker and expert resource for patients, carers, and healthcare professionals.
• Deliver patient education, counselling, and support to promote informed decision-making and self-management.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to coordinate and optimise patient care.
• Contribute to nurse-led services, clinics, and service development initiatives.
• Support the education, training, and development of nursing and wider healthcare staff.
• Participate in audit, quality improvement, clinical governance, and research activities to enhance cancer services.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and ensure care is delivered in line with local and national standards.
• Provide professional leadership and contribute to the ongoing development of oncology and SACT services.

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.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Samantha Pickering

Job title: Lead SACT Matron

Email address: [e-mail]

Telephone number: 01482 468922