Band 7 CNS/Nurse Practitioner - Acute Oncology Services
The closing date is 05 September 2025
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and experienced nurse to join the Acute Oncology Service (AOS) at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospital NHS Trust (BHRUT). This is an exciting opportunity as a clinical nurse specialist (CNS) to be an integral part of the cancer and clinical support division. The post holder is expected use independent judgement to assess, investigate, provisionally diagnose, implement and evaluate the clinical care of oncology patients. Following a clinical review, you would be expected to work with patients and treating medics to optimise symptom control and manage any adverse effects from their oncological treatment. There is the opportunity to assess patients via the emergency triage line, face to face in the acute oncology day unit beds and through inpatient visits on the wards and Emergency Department at both hospital sites.As an Acute Oncology CNS you will play a key role in delivering high quality care to our cancer patients in line with NICE guidance, working as a core member of the Multidisciplinary team. The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in Acute Oncology plays a pivotal role in the delivery of expert care to patients presenting with acute complications of cancer or cancer treatment therefore experience and knowledge in Oncology is essential to help improve patient outcomes and reduce hospital admissions.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be an integral member of the Division, with clinical responsibilities and specialist knowledge to lead and coordinate the management of complications and oncological emergencies related to cancer and/or its treatment.
The post holder will play a key role within the Acute Oncology Service (AOS) team, working alongside colleagues in oncology and the wider MDT. They will provide specialist nursing care and expert clinical advice to patients with suspected or confirmed cancer presenting acutely unwell. This will include performing advanced assessment, history taking, physical examination and clinical decision making to support timely diagnosis and intervention in line with NICE guidance for acute oncology.
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We're no longer in special measures; we've opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, was named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal in 2024.We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.Our patients are benefitting from our Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.The majority of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
Details
Date posted
22 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£53,751 to £60,651 a year Per Annum Inclusive
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
162-7199-NC
Job locations
Queen's Hospital
Romford
RM7 0AG
Employer details
Employer name
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Queen's Hospital
Romford
RM7 0AG
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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