Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen to provide maternity leave cover for a band 6 Children's Oncology/ HaematologyCNS for a fixed term/secondment until 19/05/2026. The CNS will join an established team dedicated to managing cancer and haematology conditionsin children; we are a busy service with a caseload working across East Suffolk. You will provide specialist clinical advice and care to children and young people with cancer and haematology conditions. We are looking for a confident innovative and experienced children's nurse who will be required to work within a multidisciplinary team providing support to acute and community services. You will need to be a good team player and be able to develop collaborative working relationships with other healthcare professionals, services and agencies. Main duties of the job The post holder will provide a specialist nursing service to children with cancer and haematology conditions and their families, within the Paediatric Oncology Shared Care Unit (POSCU) agreement at Ipswich Hospital. Contributing to service delivery, the Clinical Nurse Specialist will work as part of a multi-professional team, ensuring children with cancer and haematology conditions and their families receive the highest standard of care and support. Working across acute and community boundaries, the post holder will provide early input of specialist care to children and their families, including rapid review, early intervention, rapid referral back to specialist team and early discharge of children. The post holder will give advice and implement patient care in an area which requires specific clinical knowledge, skills and experience which will include the development of clinical guidelines, specialist protocols and education programmes. About us We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients. Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?vGkPu7HphU8A Date posted 28 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata Contract Fixed term Duration 12 months Working pattern Part-time Reference number 432-HR2462-24 Job locations Ipswich Hospital Heath Road Ipswich IP4 5PD Job description Job responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. Job description Job responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. Person Specification Experience Essential oExperience caring for children with cancer (proven at Band 5) oExperience of working within a multi-disciplinary team oMentoring / supervision of other professionals Desirable oCommunity / Liaison experience oDemonstrable management experience Qualifications Essential Registered Sick Children's Nurse/ Registered Nurse (Child) Bsc Mentorship / teaching equivalent Desirable Masters degree Oncology related course /recognised qualification (eg. ENB 240 or equivalent, must have proven experience in speciality) Independent and Supplementary Prescribing course or willingness to undertake Post-registration chemotherapy qualification Advanced Communication Skills Training Person Specification Experience Essential oExperience caring for children with cancer (proven at Band 5) oExperience of working within a multi-disciplinary team oMentoring / supervision of other professionals Desirable oCommunity / Liaison experience oDemonstrable management experience Qualifications Essential Registered Sick Children's Nurse/ Registered Nurse (Child) Bsc Mentorship / teaching equivalent Desirable Masters degree Oncology related course /recognised qualification (eg. ENB 240 or equivalent, must have proven experience in speciality) Independent and Supplementary Prescribing course or willingness to undertake Post-registration chemotherapy qualification Advanced Communication Skills Training 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 East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Address Ipswich Hospital Heath Road Ipswich IP4 5PD Employer's website https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)