Paediatric Oncology Nurse

NHS; Harlow; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust is seeking a Paediatric Oncology Nurse to provide high-quality care to young patients with cancer. This role involves collaboration with consultants and community nursing teams to support families throughout the treatment journey and ensure seamless care. Ideal candidates will have specialized oncology training, educational experience, and a commitment to patient-centered care.

Qualifications

• 1 year experience in relevant Oncology/haematology Paediatric nursing.
• Bolus Chemotherapy accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing advice and support for patients and families.
• Act as a point of contact for families of children with cancer.
• Develop and implement care plans in conjunction with multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Teaching

Presentation skills

Education

Oncology course or equivalent

Job description

Go back The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Paediatric Oncology Nurse

The closing date is 01 July 2025

As the oncology/haematology deputy nurse specialist, provide paediatric haematology and oncology nursing advice to support and facilitate the delivery of high quality, innovative and individualised care to patients and their carers/relatives in collaboration with the multi professional team.

To work with the consultant paediatrician (oncology lead), lead oncology nurses and members of the multi professional team to provide education and support to the child and family from the time of diagnosis.

To liaise with health care professionals in the trust and at the primary treatment centres to provide a comprehensive patient focused service.

To provide teaching and support for medical and nursing colleagues.

Main duties of the job

To act as an effective role model and mentor to staff, demonstrating leadership, expert knowledge and high standards if clinical practice.

To assess and identify each child's/ young person's and their families' need for information, care and support through their cancer journey.

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care to provide a seamless service between hospital and home.

To participate in the development of protocols, working in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.

To be fully aware of the targets set out in the Cancer plan and the National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services and, in conjunction with others, utilise available resources to meet these targets.

To work closely with the Children's Community Nursing Teams in West Essex & East Herts to ensure a seamless service with effective communication.

Specific Responsibilities Clinical:

To provide information about investigations, treatment options and their implications, making referrals to other health care professionals and agencies as appropriate.

To act as a point of contact for the families of children and young people with cancer as well as for carers and other health care professionals involved in their care.

About us

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification. This is available to download at anytime.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Oncology course or equivelent
• Experience in teaching and presentation to others.

Experience

• 1yr Experience in relevant Oncology / haematology Paediatric nursing
• Bolus Chemotherapy accreditation

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.

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

£37,338 to £44,962 a yearPer Annum plus 5% high cost area supplement