Oncology Support Nurse

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Luton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an Oncology Support Nurse to deliver compassionate, evidence-based care to patients with cancer. In this role, you will coordinate care plans, support patients and their families, and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates will have a nursing degree and experience in oncology. This position offers opportunities for professional development within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Access to high-quality training

Commitment to staff wellbeing

Qualifications

• Compassionate nurse with a strong clinical background and commitment to excellence.
• Experience within oncology and acute hospital settings.
• Demonstrate advanced communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic, patient-focused support throughout the cancer journey.
• Coordinate individual care plans as a primary point of contact for patients.
• Assist in the assessment of holistic needs of patients and families.

Skills

Compassionate care

Communication skills

Patient advocacy

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in nursing or related specialty

Job description

Oncology Support Nurse

The closing date is 28 October 2025

Are you passionate about delivering compassionate, evidence-based care to patients with cancer? We are seeking a dedicated and skilled Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our team, providing holistic, patient-focused support throughout the cancer journey--from diagnosis through treatment and ongoing care.

In this vital role, you will act as a key worker and patient advocate within the multidisciplinary team, coordinating individual care plans and promoting continuity across treatment modalities. You will be a primary point of contact for patients and their families, offering expert information, advice, and emotional support.

Working closely with the Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist and the wider team, you will help shape and monitor service provision in line with national guidance and best practice.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients and contribute to the ongoing development of a high-quality cancer care service.

If you are a compassionate nurse with a strong clinical background and a commitment to excellence, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity exists to join the Cancer CNS Team as Band 6 - Support Nurse. We are seeking an enthusiastic, forward thinking and motivated nurse to join this busy service. The nurse will have the opportunity to gain experience and knowledge of cancer management in secondary care and develop key CNS skills in an environment supported by an experienced nursing team.

You will work across the Trust and be supported by the CNS team to deliver an exceptional standard of nursing care throughout the cancer patient pathway. You will develop skills enabling you to practice at an advanced clinical level, both in your own clinical practice and as a role model to others as a cancer Key Worker.

Working with the cancer CNS team, you will support Service development and improve patient experience based on emerging and best practice models of care which is responsive to patient feedback and audit findings.

About us

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

Job responsibilities

Ensure that a high personal profile is maintained with staff and patients and contribute personally to the delivery of direct patient care.

Assist in the assessment of the holistic needs assessment of patients and their families and provide the appropriate level of intervention either as direct or indirect care in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.

Assess peoples information needs and provide relevant information as appropriate to meet those needs.

Work effectively as part of the multi-disciplinary cancer services team to ensure seamless services are provided for patients and their families/ carers.

To attend and be a core member MDT meeting in accordance the national guidance.

Assist with patient and carer communication issues, and coordinate the patient pathway for cancer patients referred to the team.

To manage own workload in collaboration with the Clinical Nurse Specialist across a wide range of specialist activities which includes planning throughout the patient pathway, and directly liaising with other healthcare professionals and agencies.

To provide psychological and emotional support, advice, counselling, information and education to all cancer patients, their partners and families during diagnosis treatment and surveillance periods.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• request has been made to reallocate cancer alliance funding to provide 0.8 towards this post we are still awaiting confirmation of approval
• Demonstrate Degree in related speciality or working towards Advanced communication skills IRMER Qualified having research in practice

Experience

• Substantial clinical experience within acute hospital setting Experience of working collaboratively across professions, organisations and services Experience of teaching staff/ patients/relatives within the working environment Experience within the speciality of XXXX and/or oncology
• Demonstrate Degree in related speciality or working towards Participation in service development and implementation Experience of managing a patient caseload. Advanced communication skills IRMER Qualified having research in practice

Knowledge

• Participation in service development and implementation Experience of managing a patient caseload.
• Demonso Demonstrate having research in practice. treat Degree in related speciality or working towards Participation in service development and implementation Experience of managing a patient caseload. Advanced communication skills IRMER Qualified having research in practice

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.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust