Sister / Charge Nurse / Research Nurse - Oncology Day Unit/CCTC

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Sister / Charge Nurse / Research Nurse - Oncology Day Unit/CCTC

The closing date is 26 October 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a combined post with the Oncology Day Unit ( ODU) and the Cambridge Cancer Trials Centre ( CCTC)

We are looking for an experienced Nurse with Oncology and Chemotherapy experience to join our rapidly developing service. You will have the passion and drive to take charge of the Unit, lead the nursing team and continue to help develop the service. You will have excellent communication and clinical skills, and put patients at the heart of your work. You will also manage a portfolio of trials within the Cambridge Cancer Trials Centre (CCTC) Women's Team working with the research teams to deliver innovative clinical trials to this group of oncology patients. Your time will be split between the two units, with an emphasis on collaboration and integrating clinical research into practice.

This is a unique opportunity to develop and share expert skills.

Main duties of the job

To assist the Senior Sister in the overall management of the Oncology Day Unit and to provide safe, individualised, holistic and evidence based, patient focused care for Oncology patients within the service. Also to manage a portfolio of studies working closely with the multi‑professional healthcare teams helping to identify patients eligible for clinical trials; provide information and support for patients entering clinical trials; co‑ordinate trial patient treatment, assessment, follow up and data collection according to specific trial protocols.

About us

Come Nurse with us...

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high‑quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It's a great place to nurse, work and live.

You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health‑care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.

Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?

- Our values and reputation for outstanding care

- Opportunities to experience a range of specialities

- Career and development opportunities

- Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team

- Research experience and opportunities

- Lovely location and quality of life

- Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment. For secondments you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.

For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 26 October 2025

Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 10 November 2025

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on‑site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose‑created colleague‑only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work‑life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part‑time working, job‑share, term‑time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person Specification

Qualifications

- Registered Nurse

- Evidence of continual professional development

- ICH Good Clinical Practice & EU directives

- Advanced communication course

- Teaching Qualification

Experience

- Experience in caring for adults in an acute care environment

- Experience of working in a research environment or Significant experience in oncology/haematology

- Database design and query generation. Use of databases to abstract and present data

- Experience of working with external organisationsExperience of managing own workload

- Clinical research experience

Knowledge

- Evidence of research awareness

- Awareness of ICH GCP & research Governance

- An understanding of needs of patients with cancer

- Awareness of cancer policy & politics

- Familiar with medical terminology

Skills

- Effective organisational skills

- Ability to manage a complex workload

- Ability to prioritise workload & work to deadlines

- Teamwork

- Cannulation

- Systemic Anti‑Cancer Treatment (SACT) drug administration

- Data handling and use of databases (e.g.MS excel)

Additional Requirements

- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.

- Able to work within a multi‑professional team

- Ability to work autonomously

- Initiative

- Professional attitude to work Diplomatic and calm under pressure

- Willingness to learn new 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.

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