The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT

Senior Chemotherapy Staff Nurse

The closing date is 30 March 2026

Job summary

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Senior Chemotherapy Staff Nurse, Clatterbridge in the Community - Aintree site

Full Time, Permanent Post

Working Pattern: 4 Days a week, 37.5 hours, Monday - Friday

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading providers of non-surgical cancer treatment, caring for a population of 2.4 million people across Cheshire & Merseyside, North Wales, the Isle of Man and parts of Lancashire.

Our flagship specialist cancer hospital in Liverpool opened in June 2020, supported by our hospital on the Clatterbridge Health Park in Wirral providing outpatient cancer treatment and supportive care, and our radiotherapy treatment centre on the Aintree Hospital site.Together, working across three sites and operating specialist chemotherapy clinics in four of Merseyside's district hospitals, we are able to deliver a comprehensive range of inpatient care, advanced radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other systemic anti-cancer therapies including gene therapies and immunotherapies. We also deliver a pioneering Treatment at Home and Work service; are the only facility in the UK providing low-energy proton beam therapy to treat rare eye cancers and host the region's Teenage and Young Adult Unit.

Main duties of the job

Working with leading experts from The University of Liverpool and the Cancer Research UK Liverpool Cancer Trials Unit we strive to stay at the forefront of novel treatments and techniques to deliver more effective and personalised treatments than ever before.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 6 SACT trained nurse to work at our CCC - Aintree Clatterbridge in the community. The candidate should have experience within Clatterbridge in the community. They will embark on a programme of dual training for both Oncology and Haematology systemic anticancer treatments. They must be highly motivated and willing to undergo training in the Haematology and chemotherapy fields.

As we deliver treatments in sector hubs and clinicsacross the Wirral and Liverpool, there will an element of cross cover required during training and once training has been completed. This will include travelling to all of our peripheral sites:

  • CCC Liverpool
  • CCC Aintree
  • CCC Southport
  • CCC Wirral
  • CCC Chester
  • CCC Halton
  • CCC Private Unit Wirral
  • CCC Private Unit Liverpool
  • Clatterbridge in the Community

If you are interested in joining our Team and support the Trust with our vision to provide the best cancer care, please apply online.

The successful applicant will support the team in a leadership role. They are required to be fully SACT trained with relevant SACT experience. They will support and educate junior staff and participate with educating and assessing.

About us

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.

Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.

Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.

We are -

  • Kind
  • Empowered
  • Responsible
  • Inclusive

Details

Date posted

16 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

158-25-410-CIC

Job locations

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Aintree

Lower Lane

Liverpool

L9 7AL


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Competent in the delivery of all SACT
  • Competent in Cannulation/Phlebotomy/CVAD
  • Previous experience in Solid Tumour and or Haemato-oncology.

Desirable

  • Leadership and management experience
  • Experience of audit and research

Qualifications

Essential

  • 1st level registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
  • Degree in healthcare related subject
  • UKONS SACT Passport or NM6 995
  • Chemotherapy Administrations and Care
  • Post-basic qualification in cancer/palliative care ILS
  • Recognised teaching qualification
  • Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

  • NM6 999 Foundations in Cancer Care.
  • NM6 998 Cancer Treatments and Care.
  • NM6 996 Chemotherapy Principles and Care.
  • Advanced Communications skills training
  • MSc clinical Examination MSc Clinical Diagnostics

Knowledge

Essential

  • Previous cancer nursing experience
  • Knowledge of various drugs and their interactions and side effects
  • Knowledge of NMC code of conduct
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Competent in the delivery of all SACT
  • Competent in Cannulation/Phlebotomy/CVAD
  • Previous experience in Solid Tumour and or Haemato-oncology.

Desirable

  • Leadership and management experience
  • Experience of audit and research

Qualifications

Essential

  • 1st level registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
  • Degree in healthcare related subject
  • UKONS SACT Passport or NM6 995
  • Chemotherapy Administrations and Care
  • Post-basic qualification in cancer/palliative care ILS
  • Recognised teaching qualification
  • Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

  • NM6 999 Foundations in Cancer Care.
  • NM6 998 Cancer Treatments and Care.
  • NM6 996 Chemotherapy Principles and Care.
  • Advanced Communications skills training
  • MSc clinical Examination MSc Clinical Diagnostics

Knowledge

Essential

  • Previous cancer nursing experience
  • Knowledge of various drugs and their interactions and side effects
  • Knowledge of NMC code of conduct

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT

Address

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Aintree

Lower Lane

Liverpool

L9 7AL


Employer's website

https://www.clatterbridgecc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT

Address

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Aintree

Lower Lane

Liverpool

L9 7AL


Employer's website

https://www.clatterbridgecc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Service Manager

Aimee Telford

aimee.telford@nhs.net

01515565951

Details

Date posted

16 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

158-25-410-CIC

Job locations

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Aintree

Lower Lane

Liverpool

L9 7AL


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