East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Nurse Team Leader - Chemotherapy Suite

The closing date is 31 July 2025

Job summary

We are recruiting for a Nurse Team Leader who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and driven individual to lead our team within the dynamic SACT day unit at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre. If you enjoy a challenge and are ready to take on a leadership role, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Our day unit, equipped with 20 treatment chairs, operates from 08:00 to 20:00, Monday to Friday, providing chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapies to adult patients.

In addition, you will receive a High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,552 and a maximum payment of £5,735 per annum pro rata.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

The Nurse Team Leader will be responsible for delivering a high standard of specialist nursing care to all patients within MVCC. Able to coordinate the overall management of the Unit.

The post holder will facilitate the education and support of qualified and unqualified staff and participating in the development of nursing practice in the clinical area.

You will be working independently/autonomously without direct supervision, accountable for own professional actions.

The successful candidate will also take an active role in deputising and supporting the Unit Sister.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

The Lister Hospital, Stevenage

New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City

Hertford County, Hertford

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Details

Date posted

17 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum plus 15% High Cost Area Supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-7289902

Job locations

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

Rickmansworth Road

Northwood

HA6 2RN


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RN1
  • In possession of Oncology or Haematology Care modules
  • SACT accredited course or competencies

Desirable

  • BSc / Msc
  • Counselling Skills
  • Mentorship or teaching course

Previous experience

Essential

  • Proven experience at Band 5 in Oncology / Haematology
  • Working with learners
  • Handling distressed patients and carers and other staff members

Desirable

  • Team nursing
  • Change management
  • Working with chemo care or electronic prescribing systems
  • CVADS
  • Audits

Skills required

Essential

  • Team player
  • Good communication skills
  • Proven leadership skills
  • Cytotoxic drug administration
  • Cannulation and Venepuncture
  • Ability to prioritise patient care

Desirable

  • Resource management
  • IT skills
  • Teaching skills
  • Manage ward/department in Sister's absence
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RN1
  • In possession of Oncology or Haematology Care modules
  • SACT accredited course or competencies

Desirable

  • BSc / Msc
  • Counselling Skills
  • Mentorship or teaching course

Previous experience

Essential

  • Proven experience at Band 5 in Oncology / Haematology
  • Working with learners
  • Handling distressed patients and carers and other staff members

Desirable

  • Team nursing
  • Change management
  • Working with chemo care or electronic prescribing systems
  • CVADS
  • Audits

Skills required

Essential

  • Team player
  • Good communication skills
  • Proven leadership skills
  • Cytotoxic drug administration
  • Cannulation and Venepuncture
  • Ability to prioritise patient care

Desirable

  • Resource management
  • IT skills
  • Teaching skills
  • Manage ward/department in Sister's absence

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.

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.

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

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

Rickmansworth Road

Northwood

HA6 2RN


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

Rickmansworth Road

Northwood

HA6 2RN


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Nurse Team Manager

Modupe Esther Ojo

modupeojo@nhs.net

02038262237

Details

Date posted

17 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum plus 15% High Cost Area Supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-7289902

Job locations

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

Rickmansworth Road

Northwood

HA6 2RN


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