Staff Nurse - Cancer Assessment Unit | Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London seeks a dedicated professional to work in the Cancer Assessment Unit. You will lead a team in providing effective patient care, oversee the Chemotherapy Hotline service, and ensure high-quality service delivery. This role fosters an inclusive work environment with flexible working options. Closing date for applications is September 23, 2025.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe effective care to patients within the Cancer Assessment Unit.
• Lead a team of healthcare staff in the Cancer Assessment Unit.
• Oversee the Chemotherapy Hotline service and ensure adequate resources.

Job description

Overview

The post holder will work as part of a team of registered nurses, nursing associates, health care support workers and student nurses in delivering safe effective care to patients within the Cancer Assessment unit (CAU) working in collaboration with the medical and wider MDT teams, ensuring a high-quality service to patients.

The post holder will participate in roles within the unit relevant to role as competencies are developed, working in both the Cancer Assessment Unit and covering Chemotherapy Hotline Service.

The post holder will lead the team of registered nurses, nursing associates, health care support workers and student nurses in delivering safe effective care to patients within the Cancer Assessment unit (CAU) in collaboration with the medical and wider MDT teams, ensuring a high-quality service to patients. The post holder will have overall responsibility for the Chemotherapy Hotline service, ensuring it is adequately resourced, and audit of the service provided.

About Barts Health

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

WeCare and Inclusion

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required.

Flexible working and application details

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Advert closes on Tuesday 23 Sep 2025.