Senior Staff Nurse - Chemotherapy Day Unit (D502)

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Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Senior Staff Nurse - Chemotherapy Day Unit (D502)

The closing date is 23 September 2026

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Job summary

The main chemotherapy unit plus our teenage/young adult area are based within the Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre. We also offer a community based service at two satellite centres in Bristol - one in South Bristol Community Hospital in Hengrove, and the other in Concord Medical Centre in Bradley Stoke. Staff will be expected to work between the main unit at BHOC and at least one of the satellite units.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate and experienced candidate to join our team as a Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse. We open 8am-6pm, Monday to Friday across all of our sites. This is an exciting opportunity to provide high-quality, patient-centred care to individuals receiving systemic anti-cancer treatments in a busy outpatient setting.

Main duties of the job

As a senior member of the nursing team you will be responsible for coordinating the day to day running of the unit, ensuring the safe delivery of SACT in line with national and local policies. You will act as a clinical role model, providing leadership, support and supervision to junior staff while promoting a culture of continuous learning, quality improvement and compassionate care. You will deliver complex patient care, manage unwell patients and treatment-related toxicities, provide patient education and support, and contribute to service expansion and development.

The successful candidate will be a registered nurse with post-registration experience in oncology/haematology or chemotherapy services, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to delivering outstanding care. UK SACT competency and experience in mentoring or supervising staff are essential for this role.

If you are passionate about cancer nursing, enjoy working in a fast-paced and busy environment and are looking to develop your leadership skills within a supportive team, then we would love to hear from you.

About us

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Details

Date posted

09 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum, pro rata for part time roles

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

387-SPS9735-LGG

Job locations

Bristol Haematology Oncology Centre

22 Horfield Road

Bristol

BS2 8ED

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Current NMC Registration
• UK SACT competency

Desirable

• Qualification in Teaching, assessing and Mentoring
• Willingness or evidence to work to Master's level

Aptitudes

Essential

• Supportive
• Respectful
• Innovative
• Collaborative

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Appropriate post registration experience in nursing and speciality
• Appropriate leadership and management experience

Desirable

• Experience of undertaking research or audit projects
• Evidence of commitment to research based practice or evidence of project work undertaken
• Experience as preceptor / mentorship

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Good organisation and management skills
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Ability to problem solve and manage difficult situations
• Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service
• Ability to perform clinical activities specific to speciality
• Ability to lead a team
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Act as a role model/mentor/assessor
• Innovative and participates with practice and policy change
• Awareness of professional responsibilities to self and others
• Awareness of current national changes in nursing / NHS
• IT literate

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Current NMC Registration
• UK SACT competency

Desirable

• Qualification in Teaching, assessing and Mentoring
• Willingness or evidence to work to Master's level

Aptitudes

Essential

• Supportive
• Respectful
• Innovative
• Collaborative

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Appropriate post registration experience in nursing and speciality
• Appropriate leadership and management experience

Desirable

• Experience of undertaking research or audit projects
• Evidence of commitment to research based practice or evidence of project work undertaken
• Experience as preceptor / mentorship

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Good organisation and management skills
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Ability to problem solve and manage difficult situations
• Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service
• Ability to perform clinical activities specific to speciality
• Ability to lead a team
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Act as a role model/mentor/assessor
• Innovative and participates with practice and policy change
• Awareness of professional responsibilities to self and others
• Awareness of current national changes in nursing / NHS
• IT literate

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

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bristol Haematology Oncology Centre

22 Horfield Road

Bristol

BS2 8ED

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bristol Haematology Oncology Centre

22 Horfield Road

Bristol

BS2 8ED

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Day Unit Sister

Alice O'Reilly

alice.o'[email protected]

01173427526

Details

Date posted

09 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum, pro rata for part time roles

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

387-SPS9735-LGG

Job locations

Bristol Haematology Oncology Centre

22 Horfield Road

Bristol

BS2 8ED

United Kingdom

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