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Senior Staff Nurse - Chemotherapy Day Unit (D502)

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Bristol, BS2 8ED £39,959 – £48,117 a year Permanent Posted 9 September 2026 Apply by 23 September 2026

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Role description

Job summary

The main chemotherapy unit plus our teenage/young adult area are based within the Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre. We also offer a community based service at two satellite centres in Bristol - one in South Bristol Community Hospital in Hengrove, and the other in Concord Medical Centre in Bradley Stoke. Staff will be expected to work between the main unit at BHOC and at least one of the satellite units.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate and experienced candidate to join our team as a Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse. We open 8am-6pm, Monday to Friday across all of our sites. This is an exciting opportunity to provide high-quality, patient-centred care to individuals receiving systemic anti-cancer treatments in a busy outpatient setting.

Main duties of the job

As a senior member of the nursing team you will be responsible for coordinating the day to day running of the unit, ensuring the safe delivery of SACT in line with national and local policies. You will act as a clinical role model, providing leadership, support and supervision to junior staff while promoting a culture of continuous learning, quality improvement and compassionate care. You will deliver complex patient care, manage unwell patients and treatment-related toxicities, provide patient education and support, and contribute to service expansion and development.

The successful candidate will be a registered nurse with post-registration experience in oncology/haematology or chemotherapy services, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to delivering outstanding care. UK SACT competency and experience in mentoring or supervising staff are essential for this role.

If you are passionate about cancer nursing, enjoy working in a fast-paced and busy environment and are looking to develop your leadership skills within a supportive team, then we would love to hear from you.

About us

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Date posted

09 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum, pro rata for part time roles

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

387-SPS9735-LGG

Job locations

Bristol Haematology Oncology Centre

22 Horfield Road

Bristol

BS2 8ED

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

Current NMC Registration
UK SACT competency

Desirable

Qualification in Teaching, assessing and Mentoring
Willingness or evidence to work to Master's level

Aptitudes

Essential

Supportive
Respectful
Innovative
Collaborative

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Appropriate post registration experience in nursing and speciality
Appropriate leadership and management experience

Desirable

Experience of undertaking research or audit projects
Evidence of commitment to research based practice or evidence of project work undertaken
Experience as preceptor / mentorship

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Good organisation and management skills
Ability to work effectively under pressure
Ability to problem solve and manage difficult situations
Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service
Ability to perform clinical activities specific to speciality
Ability to lead a team
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Act as a role model/mentor/assessor
Innovative and participates with practice and policy change
Awareness of professional responsibilities to self and others
Awareness of current national changes in nursing / NHS
IT literate

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

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