Job summary
- Main area
- Oncology
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Secondment: 7 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 318-26-T0002
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cheltenham General Hospital
- Town
- Cheltenham
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 (pa pro rata if part-time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse- Oncology, Band 5 (Secondment)
Band 5
At Gloucestershire Hospitals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the county’s largest employer, we are proud to provide high-quality acute, elective, and specialist services to more than 650,000 people across our county. Our care is delivered across Gloucestershire Royal, Cheltenham General and Stroud Maternity Hospital.
With over 9,000 employees representing more than 95 nationalities, bringing together a mix of cultures and experiences to the care that we deliver. Whether you’re beginning your NHS journey or looking to take the next step in your career, this is an exciting time to join us. We’re investing heavily in innovation, research, and transformation, with more than 100 active clinical studies and major developments underway across our hospitals.
We take pride in working as one team, driven by a shared ambition to grow, develop, and continually improve. Every contribution is valued and by combining our collective strengths, we support not only our diverse communities but one another. You can expect a warm, supportive culture and colleagues who are passionate about teamwork, professional development and delivering exceptional care. We offer structured development programmes, mentoring and leadership opportunities to help you progress in your career.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from a comprehensive package that includes flexible working opportunities, generous annual leave, the NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, local discounts, access to on-site nurseries, reduced public transport costs, reward and recognition schemes and a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
Be part of Gloucestershire Hospitals, explore your future with us today.
Job overview
This secondment is an opportunity to work in an area of Oncology where we treat patients coming into the Department for all areas of Oncology treatments
The successful candidate will be trained by our bespoke Practice Development team to enable you to administer supportive SACT treatments for our patients, or Chemotherapy/ Immunotherapies' if you are skilled to do so
This is a very varied role, and offering a wide level of learning
Main duties of the job
In line with the Trust Vision to provide the “Best Care for Everyone…” Professional values
− conduct oneself in a professional manner and be a role model
− act with professionalism and integrity, and work within agreed professional, ethical and legal frameworks and processes to maintain and improve standards;
Communication and interpersonal skills
− work in partnership with other health and social care professionals and agencies, service users, carers and families ensuring that decisions about care are shared
Nursing practice and decision making
− assess, plan, deliver and evaluate the nursing care of patients in accordance with UK law, the NMC code of conduct and the Trust values
− deliver high quality essential care to all persons in their care;
− deliver complex care to service users in their field of practice;
− act to protect the public, and be responsible and accountable for safe, person-centred, evidence- based nursing practice;
− practice in a compassionate, respectful way, maintaining dignity and wellbeing and communicating effectively;
− act on their understanding of how people’s lifestyles, environments and where care is delivered influence their health and wellbeing;
− seek out every opportunity to promote health and prevent illness;
Working for our organisation
Working within our organisation, would enable you to work with a dynamic team of Nurses in a busy environment but yet in an environment with a calm approach.
We offer extremely good support for our staff to enable the candidate to gain all the experience and knowledge required
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will require appropriate general experience as a trained Nurse
Preferred SACT trained but non SACT trained considered
Cannulation
Phlebotomy
Administration of Chemotherapy/ Immunotherapies
Scalp cooling
SACT injections
Person specification
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Appropriate general Nursing experience
- Good Communication skills
- Registration as a RGN
- Good communication skills
- Team worker
Desirable criteria
- Cannulation
- Phlebotomy
- SACT trained
- Oncology knowledge/ Experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Julie Mcnally
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 422 3668
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