Specialist Oncology Nurse

NHS; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Sutton-in-Ashfield seeks an experienced Specialist Oncology Nurse to provide expert clinical support within a multidisciplinary team. You will play a key role in patient advocacy and care coordination, leading assessments and planning. Ideal candidates must hold a first level registered nurse qualification and have relevant cancer/palliative care experience. This full-time role offers a salary between £47,810 and £54,710 per annum, along with opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience in NHS hospital settings is required.
• NMC first level Registered Nurse qualification needed.
• Post-registration experience in cancer or palliative care at Band 6 or above.

Responsibilities

• Act as key worker for caseload of patients, ensuring coordinated care.
• Lead patient assessment and care planning for timely treatment.
• Advocate for patients, ensuring informed decision-making.

Skills

Experience in NHS Hospital Setting

Written and verbal skill

Ability to manage case load

Organisation and negotiation skills

Teaching & assessment skills

Flexible attitude to working

Education

NMC first level Registered Nurse

First level degree in related subject

Post-basic qualification in cancer/palliative care

Tools

Leadership and motivational skills

European Computer Driving Licence or equivalent

Job description

Specialist Oncology Nurse

The closing date is 10 February 2026

Are you a compassionate, driven nurse with a passion for oncology care? Join our team at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a Oncology Nurse Specialist and help us provide outstanding, patient-centred care across inpatient and outpatient settings.

We are seeking a Oncology Nurse Specialist to take a central role in our dynamic Oncology Multidisciplinary Team (MDT). This is a pivotal position that involves working closely with medical and nursing colleagues to provide expert clinical support, education, and holistic care to patients throughout their treatment journey.

You will have the opportunity to work across clinics and ward settings, helping to shape and enhance the oncology service we deliver to the local population.

Main duties of the job

• Act as a key worker for a caseload of patients, ensuring seamless, co-ordinated care.
• Lead on patient assessment, care planning, and the delivery of timely, safe treatment.
• Offer specialist advice and support to patients, carers, and healthcare professionals across the community.
• Support patients emotionally and practically during key moments, including diagnosis and bad news consultations.
• Advocate for patients, ensuring they are empowered and informed when making decisions about care and treatment.
• Contribute to continuous quality improvement and uphold the Trust's values in all areas of practice.

About us

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK

Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Experience in NHS Hospital Setting
• Ability to manage case load
• Written and verbal skill
• Audit methodologies
• Teaching & assessment skills
• Organisation and negotiation skills
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Flexible attitude to working
• European Computer Driving Licence or equivalent
• Leadership and motivational skills

Qualifications/Academic/Craft/Professional

• NMC first level Registered Nurse
• First level degree in related subject or undertaking a Degree Pathway
• Post-basic qualification in cancer/palliative care or relevant subject or working towards
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Independent and Supplementary Nurse Prescribing
• Research qualification
• Advanced Communications Skills Training or prepared to work towards
• Recognised teaching qualification or prepared to work towards
• Evidence of Masters level learning or prepared to work towards

Further Training

• ENB NO1 or equivalent counselling course
• Cannulation & Administration of chemotherapy via various routes i.e oral, intravenous
• Venepuncture
• Teaching in coping skills, camouflage advice and prosthetics

Experience

• Relevant post registration experience, at Band 6 or above, in cancer, palliative care or the speciality
• Experience of multi - professional working
• Experience of teaching
• Evidence of good communications skills
• Ability to support and influence change
• Publications
• Research experience

Contractual Requirements

• Flexibility in start and finish times
• Full UK driving licence

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.

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum pro rata