# Staff Nurse - Oncology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-oncology/1f6d3095-b1d8-4ea1-9bbc-70bbb6fd6c96 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-oncology/1f6d3095-b1d8-4ea1-9bbc-70bbb6fd6c96.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Preston - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Salary:** £32073.00 to £39043.00 - **Contract type:** 8 months (This is a fixed term contract to cover maternity leave.) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (12 hour shifts 0700 - 1930 and 1900 - 0730. 7 day working.) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-31T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-24T10:36:59.447Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8090235 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8090235?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you caring and compassionate, wanting  to work in the innovative field of cancer nursing, providing excellent quality care for cancer patients during treatments, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy and also for those patients at end of life.   The 24 bedded Ribblesdale Ward provides inpatient care for cancer and haematology patients.   As a cancer nurse you will have access to training and education as well as the support of a fantastic, dedicated team. The opportunities for a cancer nurse are wide ranging and our career pathways branch out into many other areas setting you off on a rewarding career. We are looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic staff with excellent communication skills to join our already established teams but also to lead and develop new services and ways of working as our Oncology teams grasp this opportunity to influence, shape and develop the changing face of cancer care and service provision at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. This is a fixed term contract. The contract will end March 2027. ### Main duties of the job What we do: - Administer chemotherapy, immunotherapy and other related cancer treatments. - manage side effects of treatment and maintain quality of life - Palliative care including complex symptom management at end of life. Our staff are our greatest asset and we believe that supporting our workforce to grow, develop and innovate creates a great place to work, and enables us to provide excellent care with compassion for our patients. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to meet patients’  needs in accordance with agreed local and national standards  and evidence based guidelines. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of care,  through appropriate professional practice, delegation and  supervision of duties carried out by junior staff Communicate all relevant information to the multidisciplinary  team internally and with external organisations as required, to  ensure seamless care Act as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, team  and the organisation. Maintain accurate and complete records of all care activities, in  a timely manner, adhering to local and professional standards  for documentation. Promote equality in care and practice by recognising,  respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals. Ensures environment of care is safe, well equipped and  compliant with standards for hygiene and cleanliness. Maintain and develop own professional competence and seek  to extend the scope of personal knowledge and skills within  scope of role and professional practice. For more information about this vacancy please see attached the Job Description & Person Specification ## Person Specification ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Willing to expand clinical role eg IV additives, venepuncture and cannulation - Knowledge of Clinical Governance and the relevance to practice - Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures - Awareness of changes within Nursing practice - Demonstrates competency during internship **Desirable** - Knowledge of ethical issues - Evidence of clinical competence in area of speciality - oncology - Knowledge of Leadership and Management ### Qualifications and Education **Essential** - Appropriate NMC Registration - Diploma or Degree in Nursing - NMC recognised Mentorship qualification or willingness to work towards following 18 months commencement in post - Evidence of continuing education or development for more experienced Band 5 nurses **Desirable** - Degree ## Documents - [what we can offer you (pdf, 6.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2464) - [creating your best application (pdf, 6.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2433) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 296.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10383456) ## 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.