# Paediatric Oncology and Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-oncology-and-haematology-clinical-nurse-specialist/11fb098b-e2ad-4eee-90c8-4f804a435a9c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-oncology-and-haematology-clinical-nurse-specialist/11fb098b-e2ad-4eee-90c8-4f804a435a9c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Addenbrooke's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 p.a. pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** 22.5 hours per week (Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered.) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-25T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-16T12:55:17.218Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cambridgeshire/Cambridge/Cambridge_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatrics/Paediatrics-v8353626 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8353626?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cuh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity to join the paediatric nursing team here at Cambridge University Hospital (CUH) as a Paediatric Oncology and Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS). You will be part of an established CNS team who provide specialist support, education, teaching and advice to patients, families and staff, both within the Primary Treatment Centre (PTC) here at CUH and throughout the East of England, including shared care hospitals. This role will also be part of a service that has expanded in order to offer a Bone Marrow Transplantation Service for Paediatrics here at CUH. Your role will act as a key worker, ensuring smooth co-ordination of the child’s cancer journey throughout the whole treatment trajectory and beyond. Your involvement with the child and all members of the team involved in the care pathway, will start at diagnosis and continue throughout the treatment period into follow up or transfer to other professional care teams if required. CUH is the PTC for children and young people with a diagnosis of cancer and is supported by dedicated Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Units as well as a critical care transport team. This role will support Children’s Services as we move into the future here at CUH with the development of Cambridge Children’s Hospital. Applicants are encouraged to make contact for further information regarding this role. ### Main duties of the job You need to have extensive knowledge and experience of working within the field of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, at a senior nursing level and can understand and interpret protocols required for the child’s treatment. Furthermore, you must be able to work independently and manage a defined caseload of patients. Excellent communication skills are essential, as you will need to be able to work collaboratively with many members of the multidisciplinary team. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities. This vacancy will close at midnight on 25th October 2026. Interviews are due to be held on 4th November 2026. All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback. As there is a 12-week probationary period, successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver. Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full-time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full-time permanent contract unless you have: - applied for a Graduate visa - or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment Benefits to you At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff. On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH. CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times. Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered. We welcome applications from the Armed Forces. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - - Excellent written and oral communication skills - - Skills of diplomacy and negotiation - - Well-developed organisational and planning ability, able to prioritise and delegate - - Maintain a flexible attitude to change - - Demonstrate an ability to work as part of a team and build good relationships - - Computer literate **Desirable** - - Experience of managing a caseload - - Experience of managing conflict - - Phlebotomy skills ### Knowledge **Essential** - - Demonstrate an understanding of the integral nature of research in paediatric oncology - - Demonstrate an understanding of how paediatric oncology research is set up nationally **Desirable** - - Experience in developing patient information ### Experience **Essential** - - Working with acute and chronically ill children and young people with a cancer diagnosis - - Evidence of having worked collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team - - Demonstrate a commitment to teaching colleagues / students and involvement in mentorship - - Experience in developing cross organisational relationships - - Experience of research and audit **Desirable** - - Evidence of publications in nursing journals - - Experience working in an outpatient setting ### Qualifications **Essential** - - RSCN/ RN Child - - First Degree (or equivalent level) in nursing or health-related subject - - Qualification in Paediatric Oncology - - Teaching and Assessing qualification - - Evidence of on-going CPD - - Advanced safeguarding training **Desirable** - - Post-graduate Diploma/Degree/Masters - - GCP training - - Advanced communication skills ### Additional Requirements **Essential** - - The ability to understand and behave at all time towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust vales of safe, kind and excellent - - Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of people at all levels within the organisation and external agencies - - Committed to providing a high standard of clinical care - - Able to motivate others - - To work flexibly as the role demands - - Car driver/ clean full UK driving Licence - - Current NMC registration ## Documents - [applicant information pack (pdf, 176.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10701845) - [completing your application - information for applicants (pdf, 222.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10695754) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.