# Senior Staff Nurse- Cancer Day Care > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-staff-nurse-cancer-day-care/87fd9e62-1ba4-4397-b189-96158ccde219 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-staff-nurse-cancer-day-care/87fd9e62-1ba4-4397-b189-96158ccde219.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-19T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-03T16:01:58.555Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/University_College_London_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Cancer_Support/Cancer_Support-v8132086 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8132086?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uclh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview These are exciting times for the progressive, rapidly expanding Haematology/Oncology Daycare at UCH. We provide highly specialised care for a wide variety of patient groups within haematology and oncology, between 8am and 8pm Monday to Saturday. Staff in this friendly and supportive team develop a range of advanced skills and knowledge by rotating between the 4 main areas of Daycare. Our Supportive care provides holistic care for haemoglobinopathy patients as well as follow-up and treatments for patients who have undergone high dose chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant. We have a busy and varied chemotherapy suite; and a highly respected Apheresis service which includes the peripheral blood stem cell harvest programme, and therapeutic plasma exchange. We have received a great deal of positive publicity for our Ambulatory Care project, where patients undergo high dose chemotherapy and bone marrow transplants as a day-case while staying in a nearby hotel. The Haematology/Oncology Unit as a whole is a sociable, fast moving and progressive area which actively supports nurse led activities and research and offers excellent opportunities for professional and personal development. ### Main duties of the job The candidate is required to have existing specialist haemato-oncology experience to meet the requirements of the position at entry (foundation) level with a minimum of 45 credits at Level 3 or equivalent (30 of which must be haematology / cancer nursing education), who is competent in chemotherapy administration and patient education.  They must possess knowledge and skills in all areas of IV administration (including blood products) and be competent in Cannulation and Venepuncture.  The successful candidate will be given the opportunity to further develop their competencies within Haemato-Oncology by working in the 4 main areas of our large cancer daycare unit ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* * UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row. UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working. To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH? ## Job Details These are exciting times for the progressive, rapidly expanding Haematology/Oncology Daycare at UCH. We provide highly specialised care for a wide variety of patient groups within haematology and oncology, between 8am and 8pm Monday to Saturday. Staff in this friendly and supportive team develop a range of advanced skills and knowledge by rotating between the 4 main areas of Daycare. Our Supportive care provides holistic care for haemoglobinopathy patients as well as follow-up and treatments for patients who have undergone high dose chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant. We have a busy and varied chemotherapy suite; and a highly respected Apheresis service which includes the peripheral blood stem cell harvest programme, and therapeutic plasma exchange. We have received a great deal of positive publicity for our Ambulatory Care project, where patients undergo high dose chemotherapy and bone marrow transplants as a day-case while staying in a nearby hotel. The Haematology/Oncology Unit as a whole is a sociable, fast moving and progressive area which actively supports nurse led activities and research and offers excellent opportunities for professional and personal development. ## Job Description The candidate is required to have existing specialist haemato-oncology experience to meet the requirements of the position at entry (foundation) level with a minimum of 45 credits at Level 3 or equivalent (30 of which must be haematology / cancer nursing education), who is competent in chemotherapy administration and patient education. They must possess knowledge and skills in all areas of IV administration (including blood products) and be competent in Cannulation and Venepuncture. The successful candidate will be given the opportunity to further develop their competencies within Haemato-Oncology by working in the 4 main areas of our large cancer daycare unit ## Responsibilities For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* * UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row. UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working. To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH? ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Proven clinical experience at Band 5 (or equivalent) with relevant haemato-oncology experience ### Patient Care **Essential** - Chemotherapy competent, advanced IV administration skills - Able to act as a patient educator ### Knowledge & Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse (Adult) - Minimum 45 credits at Level 3 or equivalent (30 of which must be haematology / cancer nursing education) or equivalent experience in the specialty - Teaching qualification or equivalent - Studying towards a degree or willing to undertake **Desirable** - Attained a Bachelor or Masters Degree ### Communication & Customer Care **Essential** - Able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing - Able to act as a patient advocate ### Information processing (IT skills) **Essential** - Computer literacy ### Personal & people development (KSF) **Essential** - Demonstrates evidence of professional development - Demonstrates evidence of being able to educate others within the specialty - Experience of facilitating practice and acting as a mentor ### Quality and service improvement (KSF) **Essential** - Develops commitment to research and evidence based practice - Demonstrates understanding of audit and quality issues - Demonstrates ability to participate in risk management - Demonstrates ability to innovate / change practice to maximise patient care (appropriate to grade) ## Documents - [uclh values (pdf, 860.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2685) - [job description (pdf, 488.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10429522) - [functional requirements (pdf, 262.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10429523) ## 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.