Sister/Charge Nurse - Oncology Ward

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start

For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 31 March 2026

Interviews are due to be held on 8 April 2026

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Qualifications

Essential

• Current registration with NMC
• Chemotherapy competent
• Practice Assessor/Supervisor
• Preceptor
• Evidence of continuous professional development with application

Desirable

• Degree
• Teaching/ Assessing qualifications
• Course relevant to clinical speciality

Experience

Essential

• Relevant post registration experience in oncology
• Demonstrate expert nursing skills
• Experience with complex discharge planning
• Experience in mentoring and teaching junior staff
• Accepts personal accountability for own practice

Desirable

• Deputising for Senior Sister/ Senior Charge Nurse in their absence
• Experience of shift/ward management in the absence of senior colleagues

Knowledge

Essential

• NMC Code of Conduct and guidelines for professional practice
• Sound theoretical and practical knowledge of nursing care within the clinical area (oncology)
• Knowledge of cancer patient care
• Awareness of need to demonstrate a professional appearance and behaviours
• An understanding of the professional nursing agenda.

Desirable

• Awareness of broader issues affecting healthcare provision
• Knowledge of Risk management processes
• Health and safety awareness
• Quality issues and clinical governance awareness

Skills

Essential

• Competent in chemotherapy and management of haematology patients
• Ability to manage acutely ill/deteriorating patients
• Ability to provide leadership in order to influence patient care standards
• Ability to transfer skills to other wards and areas in order to fulfil the directorate bleep holder role.
• Ability to remain calm and focused under pressure in order to maximise positive outcomes
• Ability to provide effective role modelling to other team members
• Effective time management
• Motivated to work effectively as part of the multi-disciplinary team
• Willingness to adapt to change as the organisation develops
• Ability to process and organise complex discharges

Desirable

• Counselling skills
• Able to safely and effectively hold the directorate's bleep
• Good understanding of triage or acute care

Additional Requirements

Essential

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
• Ability to understand specific challenges faced by patients living with cancer

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).