Specialist Nurse - Cancer Services


Profession
Clinical nurse specialist
Deadline
07 Sep 2026
Posted Date
06 Aug 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

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Essential

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Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Qualifications

    You’ll be a confident and compassionate nurse who thrives in a specialist setting:

  • Qualifications

    Registered Nurse with relevant oncology experience

  • Qualifications

    Qualified in SACT administration (accredited)

  • Qualifications

    Competent in venepuncture, cannulation, and CVAD management

  • Qualifications

    Experience managing complex cancer patient caseloads

  • Qualifications

    Comfortable working independently within a nurse-led environment

  • Qualifications

    Strong clinical reasoning and decision-making skills

  • Qualifications

    Committed to continuous professional development

Desirable

Not listed in the available specification.

Specialist Nurse – Cancer Services | Spire Leicester Hospital | Oadby, Leicester | Full Time (37.5 hours)

£2,500 Joining Bonus Available

Spire Leicester Hospital is looking for a passionate and experienced Chemotherapy Specialist Nurse to join our growing Cancer Services team. This is an opportunity to work in a modern, well-equipped environment where patient care, clinical excellence, and continuous improvement are genuinely prioritised.

You’ll play a key role in delivering high-quality, compassionate care to patients throughout their cancer journey—supporting them when it matters most.

Why Join Us?

At Spire Leicester, you’ll be part of a long-established private hospital trusted by patients across the East Midlands and beyond. We invest in our people and our services, giving you the tools, support, and environment to deliver outstanding care—and to keep developing your own career.

We are also offering a £2,500 joining bonus for successful candidates

Your Role:

As a Specialist Chemotherapy Nurse, you will:

  • Act as a key worker, supporting patients through complex cancer pathways
  • Deliver safe, high-quality chemotherapy (SACT) and holistic patient care
  • Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to enhance service delivery
  • Assess, plan, and evaluate care across a dynamic and varied caseload
  • Communicate sensitive information with professionalism and empathy
  • Support and drive service development and quality improvement initiatives
  • Promote best practice in infection control, safety, and patient wellbeing

What We’re Looking For:

You’ll be a confident and compassionate nurse who thrives in a specialist setting:

  • Registered Nurse with relevant oncology experience
  • Qualified in SACT administration (accredited)
  • Competent in venepuncture, cannulation, and CVAD management
  • Experience managing complex cancer patient caseloads
  • Comfortable working independently within a nurse-led environment
  • Strong clinical reasoning and decision-making skills
  • Committed to continuous professional development

Benefits:

We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

  • 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
  • Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
  • ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
  • Free Bupa wellness screening
  • Private medical insurance
  • Life assurance

Our Values:

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

  • Driving clinical excellence
  • Doing the right thing
  • Caring is our passion.
  • Keeping it simple
  • Delivering on our promises
  • Succeeding and celebrating together

We commit to our employees’ well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it’s their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

“Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.”

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

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