About this role
Job summary
Lead Cancer Nurse
37.5 hours per week
Permanent
Salary: £57,528 - £64,750 per annum pro rata
Closing Date: Thursday 25th June 2026
Interview Date: TBC
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In partnership with the Head of Cancer and core Cancer Team, the post holder will facilitate and develop Cancer Services at George Eliot Hospital as part of the West Midlands Cancer Alliance. The post holder will lead all cancer nursing services, acting as an ambassador for cancer nursing care, both within George Eliot Hospital and across organisational and professional boundaries, cultivating a diverse range of services to establish an integrated approach to patient care and delivering quality outcomes in Cancer, Palliative and End of Life Care.
The Lead Cancer Nurse will facilitate the translation of national policy into local delivery and will provide an expert nursing perspective in relation to the planning and delivery of cancer services across the cancer pathway.
Main duties of the job
Use local, regional and national networks as a focus for professional and service development. Exercise leadership in the development of cancer care, to ensure it promotes health and empowers patients, clients and carers by offering appropriate health education information and advice which is culturally sensitive to their needs. Effect constant change in the best interests of the patients, staff and wider organisation preventing potential fragmentation and duplication across the developing models of care. Demonstrate effective leadership skills in developing patient centred clinical practice [which is patient centred and] irrelevant of the care setting to streamline the patient's experience.The empowerment of patients and carers will be the focus of service development. Maintain an overview of the effectiveness of care and services delivered and advise George Eliot Hospital Nursing and Cancer nursing networks where improvements are required and how these might be managed. Lead a Cancer Nurse Forum to achieve agreed local, regional and national targets. Act as an Ambassador, ensuring standards for better health and infection control. Act as an expert resource person in the development of nursing practice regarding integrated models of care sharing expertise providing ad hoc support advice to teams as required; additionally promote the organisational developments locally.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
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Job description Job responsibilities
To work with both clinical and operational leads to support the development and provision of excellence in care for cancer patients within George Eliot Hospital. To lead on the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey and ensure feedback to the CBU Operational Managers and Senior Nursing Teams. To develop action plans and facilitate appropriate interventions where necessary to improve the Patient Pathway. Provide professional leadership for other Clinical Nurse Specialists and Matrons at George Eliot Hospital regarding cancer related issues. To ensure a formalised structure for clinical supervision for cancer CNSs. In collaboration with key stakeholders identify and liaise with medical and nursing education across primary and secondary care settings to support the delivery of the Trust Cancer Strategy. Working in partnership with the Head of Cancer to facilitate the development of a cancer services strategy for George Eliot Hospital. Working in partnership with the Head of Cancer, MDT Leads and Clinical Nurse Specialists; and the CBU Operational Managers to facilitate the development of Site Specific Patient Pathways. Promote research into cancer care to ensure that practices in the Trust meet established best practices. Promote collaborative working across boundaries, integrating multidisciplinary team working practices, in order to prevent duplication and promote seamless care focused around patients needs. For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Educated to masters level or equivalent experience
Experience Essential
Significant management and leadership experience at Band 8a within cancer or palliative care services
Desirable
Specialist nurse experience
Knowledge Essential
Extensive experience of nursing cancer patients or palliative care nursing
Skills Essential
Demonstrates an understanding of team dynamics, senior leadership skills and is a team player
Skills Essential
Highly developed influencing and negotiating skills
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 George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Address George Eliot Hospital
College Street
Nuneaton
CV10 7DJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://www.geh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)