Unit manager, Chartwell Day and Haematology Day Units

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Orpington; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London is seeking an experienced Unit Manager to provide visible clinical and operational leadership for the Chartwell Chemotherapy Day Unit and Haematology Day Unit at PRUH and South Sites, ensuring safe, evidence-based delivery of SACT and related therapies.

You will lead nursing and support teams, drive workforce development, governance and quality improvement, and collaborate with oncology, haematology, pharmacy and site operations to support

Qualifications

• Experience leading oncology/haematology units.
• Track record in clinical governance and safety.
• Ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams in a complex setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible clinical leadership for the Chemotherapy Day Unit and Haematology Day Unit.
• Ensure safe, evidence-based delivery of SACT and related therapies.
• Lead workforce development, governance, risk management and quality improvement.
• Collaborate across oncology, haematology, pharmacy, and site operations to meet standards.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Staff management

Communication

Job description

The Unit Manager will provide visible operational, professional and clinical leadership for the Chartwell Chemotherapy Day Unit and Haematology Day Unit at PRUH and South Sites. The post holder will be
responsible for ensuring the safe, effective, evidence-based and patient-centred delivery of Systemic Anti Cancer Therapy (SACT), supportive treatments, blood products, haematology therapies and associated
clinical procedures.
The post holder will provide day-to-day leadership to nursing, healthcare support workers and administrative teams, ensuring safe staffing, effective patient flow, appropriate capacity utilisation, high quality care, regulatory compliance and achievement of service objectives.
The role includes responsibility for workforce development, clinical governance oversight, risk management, patient experience, quality improvement, and service performance.
Working collaboratively with oncology, haematology, pharmacy, Acute Oncology Service, CNS, ACP, site management and operational teams, the Unit Manager will support the delivery of national cancer standards, Trust priorities, UKONS/SACT standards, financial sustainability and continuous service improvement across PRUH and South Sites.
Clinical Practice

• Provide visible clinical leadership and act as an expert resource for staff, patients and the multidisciplinary team within the Chemotherapy Day Unit and Haematology Day Unit.
• Ensure the safe delivery of SACT and supportive treatments in accordance with Trust policies, UKONS guidance, network-agreed pathways and relevant national standards. Provide visible, compassionate and inclusive leadership to nursing, healthcare support workers and administrative teams across both units.
• Work collaboratively with Practice Development Nurses, Haematology Practice Development teams and clinical educators to ensure staff receive appropriate induction, education, supervision and competency assessment.
• Support delivery and maintenance of UKONS SACT Passport requirements and relevant haematology and AOS competency frameworks.

Lead the development, implementation and monitoring of audit, service evaluation and quality improvement programmes across the Chemotherapy Day Unit and Haematology Day Unit. network recommendations and emerging best practice within SACT and Haematology services. Lead, coach and manage the performance of the team in line with good people management practices. Ensuring excellence is recognised and underperformance is addressed.
The post holder has an important responsibility for and contribution to make to infection control and must be familiar with the infection control and hygiene requirements of this role.
The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. In June 2026, we launched our new strategy for 2026-31. Our vision is to transform healthcare, and we have agreed six strategic ambitions to help us improve care for patients, and the working lives of our staff.
Our six strategic ambitions are delivering high-quality patient care; creating a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability.
We have also agreed four new organisational values – Caring, Collaborative, Inclusive, Innovative – and these underpin everything we do, and how our teams interact with the patients under our care.
We are at a pivotal point in our history, and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Bianca Mukwa Job title: Chemotherapy Nurse Consultant Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 02032997982
Orla Stewart Lead Nurse for Haematology
Lisa Barrott Head Of Nursing for cancer and Haematology