Registered Nurse | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 26 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £31,049 - £37,796 pro rata pa |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 28 March 2026 |
| Location: | Derby, DE22 3NE |
| Company: | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7786803/320-CDCS-3946 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Registered Nurse to join the experienced and friendly Acute Oncology team on Ward 303 at the Royal Derby Hospital.
Ward 303 comprises of 32 beds. We receive patients from Combined Triage Assessment Unit, Emergency department, Medical Assessment Unit and specialist’s clinics.
Applicants will need to be highly compassionate, caring, dynamic, motivated, reliable and flexible, preferably with some experience of Oncology but this is not essential. Excellent communication and organisational skills are key, as is a commitment to delivering quality care to our patients.
We have our own clinical educators in CDCS who provides an excellent ongoing training package for all further development needs with the specialist area of oncology.
The successful applicant will be working both as part of a friendly nursing team, assessing planning and implementing high quality nursing care to acutely unwell adults suffering with cancer. Applicants will work 12.5 hour shifts and rotating on days and nights. Weekends and bank holidays are also included.
Applicants should hold an NMC registration in Adult Nursing, alongside relevant experience. However, we will also consider applications from newly qualified nurses and relevant training and support will be given.
We will support you through a wide range of in-house study days and training, we work very closely with our clinical educators to enhance learning.
Main duties:
• Care planning
• Patient observations using NEWS
• Care of medical and Oncology Patients
• Medicine administration
• Risk assessing
• Safeguarding
• Family centred care
• Emotional support to Patients and Families
• End of Life care specialist Nursing care bespoke to oncology
Closing date of applications: 12 March 2026
Interview date: 26 March 2026
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
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Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).
This advert closes on Thursday 12 Mar 2026