Clinical Nurse Specialist - Trust Wide | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 16 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £54,320 - £60,981 per annum inc *Pay award pending* |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 July 2025 |
| Location: | London, EC1A 7BE |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7259156/259-7177705SBH-A |
Summary
Bart's Health NHS Trust is looking for an enthusiastic and talented band 7 specialist nurse to join the Acute Oncology and Cancer of Unknown Primary (AOS/CUP) Service for 12 months to cover maternity leave.
The post will be 1.0 WTE, based across Newham Hospital, Whipps Cross Hospital and Royal London Sites in order provide best possible care to patients who present to the Trust with acute complications of their known or suspected cancer or its treatment, ensuring that their care is managed safely and effectively. The post holder will provide training and guidance for A&E, acute on take and general medical teams when they are managing oncology patients.
We are seeking a nurse with excellent up to date specialist oncology knowledge and skills, the right candidate will help deliver high standards of specialist oncology patient care, training for nursing and medical colleagues and develop service innovations in line with NCAG guidance and NHS England Measures for Acute Oncology, Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression and Cancer of Unknown Primary. In addition to specialist oncology skills you will also require accomplished communication skills as you will need to: act as a key worker to oncology patients, liaise with multiple healthcare professionals and provide teaching to members of the MDT about AOS and management of oncological emergencies.
The post holder will act as an expert practitioner to provide direct specialist care to cancer patients across Barts Health NHS Trust, and to provide expert advice to non-oncology medical teams.
The aim is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of care provided to patients attending hospital with acute complications of a known or suspected cancer or its treatment and for those who have a malignancy without an identifiable primary site and are being treated and
cared for in non-specialist areas within the Trust.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment
This advert closes on Monday 7 Jul 2025