Acute Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist

Main area Acute Oncology Grade NHS AfC:
Band 6 Contract Permanent: 22.5 hour position Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Working days will be Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.) Job
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Employer Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Chesterfield Royal Hospital Town Chesterfield Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 06/04/2026 23:59

Chesterfield Royal Hospital is offering a rare and exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, confident, and dynamic nurse to join our Acute Oncology Service. This is a part-time 22.5 hour position working Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8am-4pm.

The successful candidate will ensure patients with cancer, who are admitted non-electively, receive seamless, expert care for disease complications or treatment toxicity. You'll coordinate streamlined pathways and drive clinically optimal decisions.

You'll work independently and collaboratively within the MDT - including parent oncologists, site-specific CNSs, acute physicians, ED, and ward teams. You'll deliver expert clinical care, advice, and leadership to maintain service excellence.

Key responsibilities:

• Triaging auto-generated alerts for new oncology admissions
• Assessing patients with acute oncology conditions
• Diagnosing and guiding management of oncology conditions and emergencies
• Supporting referrals across specialties
• Delivering education and training to healthcare professionals
• Contributing to service development and audit

Our Vision is to be a first-class provider of sustainable healthcare services, delivering the best possible care for our patients; and being a great place to work for our people. Our Proud to CARE philosophy supports this vision - and we all play a part in achieving it, by living up to the values we promise to our patients and each other.

As members of staff we will always:

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Show COMPASSION – treating our patients and colleagues with consideration, kindness and respect

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Aim for high ACHIEVEMENT – providing excellent care, safe services, high standards and a positive experience every time

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Foster RELATIONSHIPS – being socially responsible, working openly and honestly with our patients, staff, partners and communities to improve what we do

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Create the right ENVIRONMENT – providing the tools and equipment that support a modern, eco-friendly, clean and safe environment

We're seeking a compassionate, highly motivated nurse with excellent communication skills, resilience, flexibility, and adaptability in this rewarding, evolving specialty.

You’ll demonstrate commitment to continuous professional development and stay current with regional/national acute oncology advances. Audit and service improvement participation is essential, alongside familiarity with acute oncology guidelines to deliver safe, evidence-based care.

Above all, we’re seeking a nurse with the passion, drive, and commitment to enhance acute oncology pathways at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.

• 1st Level degree or equivalent experience
• Speciality oncology related course at degree level
• Advanced Communication Course

• Significant, relevant (post registration) experience with two years or more in speciality area
• Facilitate and support learning
• Management and leadership experience
• Evidence of leading a change project

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Audit experience and subsequent quality improvement
• Sound IT skills

• Able to use own initiative and work autonomously
• Able to manage and organise own workload with conflicting priorities
• Work effectively with MDT

Flexible Working

If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and…