Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Acute Oncology team in cancer services, in the Macmillan Renton Unit. We are a satellite site for Cheltenham visiting Oncologists. We do not have Oncology inpatient bed base, therefore the Acute Oncology team are pivotal in ensuring a clear link between Oncology and WVT teams. The successful candidate will provide day to day leadership in the delivery of cancer services across the organisation, exercising advanced clinical skills, levels of judgement, discretion and decision-making. The acute oncology service is a seven day a week service, ensuring our cancer patients get the right care at the right time, in the right place. The role requires considerable tenacity and autonomous thinking to ensure that the right escalations, clinical actions and advice is made to ensure that the patient pathway to treatment is not subject to unnecessary delays. Main duties of the job To act as an autonomous practitioner, making critical clinical decisions The post holder will extend clinical practice and standards of care within the acute oncology service, including development of policies, protocols and guidelines and contribute to service improvement in collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues. To improve outcomes for patients by improving cancer services and quality of cancer care. Radiology may report incidental findings To act as a resource for junior doctors and registered nurses requiring specialist support. To act as a resource for patients requiring specialist support, particularly for patients who have no site specific nurse specialist. To act as an interface between medical practitioners, nursing staff, the multidisciplinary team, patients and carers To support medical staff in the management of patients with a known or suspected malignant diagnosis. About us Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye. We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends. More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire. We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential. Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential." Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right timeall the time. Date posted 28 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £46,148 to £52,809 a year pa pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time Reference number 229-CS-7101343 Job locations Wye Valley NHS Trust Union Walk Hereford HR1 2ER Job description Job responsibilities Please see job description and person specification for full details, available in documents. Thank you. Job description Job responsibilities Please see job description and person specification for full details, available in documents. Thank you. Person Specification Education & Qualifications Essential Evidence of completion of Degree level relevant to this post. NMC Registered First level Nurse SACT Qualification with proven experience of administering anti-cancer treatments or equivalent Specialist Oncology / Haematology course or evidence of relevant clinical experience. Desirable Teaching certificate or equivalent (or working towards) Experience Essential Experience with time management skills responding to and prioritising work as necessary Experience with service development / improvement Skills, Knowledge & Abilities Essential Extensive post registration experience in the NHS Advanced knowledge of anticancer treatments Advanced communication skills where the topics may be highly sensitive and complex in nature Knowledge and experience of developing, implementing and reviewing policy and guidance. Person Specification Education & Qualifications Essential Evidence of completion of Degree level relevant to this post. NMC Registered First level Nurse SACT Qualification with proven experience of administering anti-cancer treatments or equivalent Specialist Oncology / Haematology course or evidence of relevant clinical experience. Desirable Teaching certificate or equivalent (or working towards) Experience Essential Experience with time management skills responding to and prioritising work as necessary Experience with service development / improvement Skills, Knowledge & Abilities Essential Extensive post registration experience in the NHS Advanced knowledge of anticancer treatments Advanced communication skills where the topics may be highly sensitive and complex in nature Knowledge and experience of developing, implementing and reviewing policy and guidance. 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Wye Valley NHS Trust Address Wye Valley NHS Trust Union Walk Hereford HR1 2ER Employer's website https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)