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Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse - Inpatient haematology

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Medical Protection — indemnity for locally employed doctors from £79
Location
Poole, England
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 pa/ pro rata
Profession
Nurse (adult and children)
Grade
Band 6
Deadline
25 May 2026
Contract Type
Permanent: 1 permeant role
Posted Date
12 May 2026

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen on our Haematology Inpatient Ward for an experienced and motivated Chemotherapy/SACT trained cancer nurse. The Haematology inpatient ward is part of the Cancer Care Directorate.

This individual will be able to assist the ward sister in leading the multi-disciplinary team to provide high quality care to patients with a variety of cancers and haematological disorders.

The deputy sister/charge nurse post will support the ward sister to lead the existing proactive and highly skilled team, which prides itself on high quality patient focused care.

All applicants must have experience of shift coordination, leadership skills, specialist knowledge and skills in the care and treatment of oncology and Haematology patients. They will need to have current experience of administering chemotherapy/SACT and demonstrate extended scope of practice and skills to support the development of the Ward. The applicant will demonstrate an energy and true enthusiasm for the speciality and service development.

The successful candidate will provide expert knowledge, high quality care and psychological support to patients and their families requiring treatment and will assist the ward sister in the development of the ward acting as resource for education and compliance with national and local initiatives.

This role required NMC Registration

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Interview Date: Wednesday, 3rd June 2026

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.