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Salary for this role£49,387 – £56,515 a year
Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year
Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)
NHS roles fall under the Health and Care Worker route. Salaries set by national pay scales (NHS bands) at or above the relevant band rate typically meet the occupation's requirement.
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Role description
Job summary
NHS Band 7 Salary:£49,387 - £56,515 pro rata, per annum
Hours Per Week:Full time 37.5 hours
Contract Type: Permanent
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and compassionate nurse to lead a dedicated Haematology and Oncology Day Unit team as a Band 7 Unit Manager. You will provide visible clinical and managerial leadership, supporting the team to deliver safe, effective and person-centred care while ensuring patients and their families have a positive experience.
Main duties of the job
The role offers the opportunity to shape nursing practice, lead service improvements and develop a supportive culture where colleagues can learn, grow and succeed. Working closely with the Matron and multidisciplinary team, you will oversee staffing, quality, clinical governance and resources, while acting as an expert clinician and positive professional role model.
About us
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Details
Date posted
27 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
REF2720Z
Job locations
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Southwick Hill Road
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO6 3LY
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Lead and co-ordinate the nursing team, taking continuing responsibility on a daily basis for the management and organization of the clinical area.
Through effective leadership ensure the clinical team delivers a safe, effective, responsive, caring and well-led service where compassion is embedded, and a positive patient experience is achieved.
Provide strong professional clinical and managerial leadership to nursing and act as a professional role model.
A highly skilled clinical expert with specialised knowledge in Haematology and oncology
Please refer to the attached Job description for further details
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
Significant demonstrable experience within specialty with evidence of professional development.
Evidence of team leadership and change management with relevant management/leadership course
Managing recourses and contributing to departmental budget
Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources
Qualifications
Essential
Current registration with NMC and any other relevant post registration qualifications.
BSc Degree in relevant field
Post Reg. qualifications for specialty area
Leadership development programme
Teaching qualification/experience and mentorship course
Evidence of team leadership and change management with relevant management/leadership course
Desirable
Masters degree and evidence of working towards
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
Clinical decision making skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Effective leadership and team building skills
Organisational skills and forward planning
Flexibility
Able to support development of others
Coaching and mentoring skills
Critical appraisal skills
Strong customer service skills.
IT literate
Understanding of the principles and application of effective budgetary management.
Understanding of the principles and application of effective staff / HR management
Understanding of the theory and application of Clinical Governance.
Demonstrable experience of effective management and supervision of staff and taking charge of ward /unit
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.
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.
