Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 179-8394703-M
- Employer
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Bury St Edmunds
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum, Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/11/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Macmillan Unit
Band 6
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity in the Macmillan Unit at the West Suffolk Hospital within the Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Team.
We are seeking a Registered Nurse with experience and knowledge of working with, and treating, oncology patients. The postholder will have the passion to ensure patients receive the best care and support possible.
The advertised role would primarily be supporting the Breast Oncology CNS and breast cancer patients but you would also be expected to offer support for other tumour sites as required.
The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.
Main duties of the job
You would be expected to support patients through the entire oncology process , including curative and palliative pathways, You will see patients face to face and will be supporting them through their clinic experiences, working closely with the Oncology Consultants and being available to offer advise and support over the telephone.
You would be an essential point of contact for the patients and their family/carers, offering support and advise, acting as a patient advocate, signposting to appropriate services and offering education to patients, their families/carers and staff.
Working for our organisation
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To act as a supportive key worker and clinical team member, guiding patients through their breast cancer pathway under the supervision of senior nurses and the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT).
Key Tasks & Responsibilities:
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Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- 1st level NMC Registered Nurse
- Experience of working within a cancer setting or with cancer patients
- Evidence of educational development ideal within a cancer setting or site.
Desirable criteria
- ENB 998/equivalent
- ENB 237/A27 or Educated to degree level, or working towards
- Advanced communication skills qualification/course
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Post registration experience
- Experience within acute Oncology/Haematology
- Knowledge of change management process
- Ability to develop nursing excellence and clinical practice
- Initiation & evaluation of research-based practice
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of cancer policy and politics
- Managerial responsibility
- Standard setting & protocol development
- Clinical audit
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to record & deal with accurate facts, figures and information.
- Evidence of professional development & its relevant application
- Excellent written & verbal communication & presentation skills
- Ability to problem solve
- Ability to plan, organise, prioritise & coordinate work under pressure & using own initiative.
- Leadership skills
- Ability to establish effective working partnerships with members of the multi-professional team
- Ability to communicate effectively with key stakeholders within & outside the Trust
Desirable criteria
- Experience of developing, training & education in clinical practice
- Venepuncture & cannulation skills
- Intravenous drug administration skills
- Cytotoxic drug administration skills
- Ability to use complex medical/clinical equipment
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to remain calm & work effectively in stressful situations
- Ability to act independently and delegate appropriately
- Willingness to learn new skills
- Demonstrate commitment to quality service provision
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Katie Worby
- Job title
- Oncology CNS team lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01284 713212
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