Cancer Lead Nurse | University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 05 Chwefror 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £64,455 - £74,896 per annum pro rata |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 07 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | kendal, LA9 7RG |
| Cwmni: | University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7517974/331-7517974-UHMB |
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Providing Trust wide professional nursing leadership, and strategic direction for
specialist cancer nursing in the Trust, ensuring compliance with national
guidance and the long-term cancer plan strategy.
Leading the Trusts submissions for QSIS –ensuring compliance for all cancer
services.
Lead the Trusts response and actions to the National cancer patients
experience survey
To be a highly visible, authoritative role model and act as a clinical advisor on issues and developments concerning specialist cancer nursing. The post holder will be a highly experience nurse within the field of cancer nursing and recognised as a credible practitioner.
Develop and communicate an overall vision which links to the Trust and wider Cancer alliance strategy, to provide clarity and direction for the specialist nurses working within cancer services.
Ensure compliance with national guidance and initiatives for specialist nursing and ensure active participation with achieving the cancer survivorship agenda and development of future care in the community.
Provide expert advice with respect to specialist cancer nursing to internal and external stakeholders.
As a member of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Lead Cancer Nurses Forums, the post holder will be responsible for ensuring that UHMBT cancer nurses remain at the forefront of excellent cancer care, providing care consistent with national and regional best practice and complying with national clinical governance measures.
Monitor and instigate adverse incidents and complaints within the area of responsibility, implementing action plans to mitigate re-occurrence wherever possible and sharing learning outcomes.
We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Lead the Trust’s bids against Nationally/Regionally available monies to develop/enhance the cancer workforce
Delegated responsibility for the management of core cancer budget and monies received via Macmillan and National transformational monies to ensure the appropriate use of resources to ensure financial balance.
Use and deploy resources to achieve optimum value for money and quality of care.
Responsible for submitting National financial bids to secure external sources of funding to support the Trust in delivery of cancer services
This advert closes on Thursday 19 Feb 2026