Older Adults Cancer Service Clinical Nurse Specialist | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 14 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £64,156 - £71,148 per annum inc |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 February 2026 |
| Location: | London, EC1A 7BE |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7734969/259-7734969SBH |
Summary
Along with the oncology consultant clinical lead, the post holder will lead the Older Adults Cancer Service (OACS), in partnership with multidisciplinary team (including physiotherapy, occupational therapist, dietician, speech and language therapist, pharmacist, consultant specialising in the care of the older adult and a secretary) in developing, implementing and evaluating a seamless specialist service ensuring patients receive the highest standard of care. The post holder will demonstrate a high level of expertise within the specialist service, providing specialist advice, education and support for health care professionals and patients. The post holder will actively undertake clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives and research within the specialist service. The post holder will take on additional responsibilities at the Senior Nurse / Associate Director of Cancer request to ensure that the service runs smoothly and meets all key performance indicators. The post holder will develop a dedicated service and pathways for the Older Adult Cancer Service.
Provisional Interview date 4th February TBC
To work as a clinical nurse specialist in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team within a new Older Adult Cancer service at the Bart’s cancer Centre.
To provide clinical leadership and expertise to the patients within the older adult cancer service, acting as a resource and expert to patients, staff and family.
To ensure all aspects of care are developed in a coordinated way.
To develop policies, processes and standard operating procedures (SOP) to develop the service throughout the Bart’s Cancer Centre.
To support ward teams in delivering quality care to the older adult patients within the cancer ward areas, lead the care of patient within the ward area.
To promote the new service and embed the clinical services provided within the Cancer Centre.
Responsibilities
Clinical: Patient care
Acting as role model and leading by example in all aspects of clinical care
Education and Development
Ensuring appropriate education and training of all members of the team and supporting professional development
Management and Leadership
Participate in selection recruitment, managing budgets, meeting key performance KPI participating in audit and QI projects.
Clinical Governance
Effective risk management, DATIX incidents and promote a culture of safe practice with openness and transparency.
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.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
This advert closes on Wednesday 28 Jan 2026