Children’s Oncology Outreach Nurse
The closing date is 13 May 2026
Are you a compassionate, skilled nurse with a passion for supporting children and young people living with cancer?
We are looking for a dedicated Children's Oncology Outreach Nurse with excellent communication skills to join our specialist GWH team, providing treatment, monitoring and high‑quality care and support to children, young people, and their families throughout their cancer journey – from hospital to homes, schools, and local communities.
This is a 22.5 hour position working Monday, Tuesday and Thursday with a degree of flexibility to cover service need.
If you are keen to deliver holistic care to children and young people with cancer, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work alongside and support the Lead Children’s Oncology Outreach Nurse as part of the wider multi‑disciplinary team to provide an effective and supportive service to children and young people with cancer, their families and carers, in both hospital and community settings.
They will act as a key worker providing clinical guidance and expert knowledge in assessing, implementing and evaluating the needs of this patient group. They will provide specialist clinical skills, teaching, education, psychosocial support and leadership to enable families, carers and other professionals, in all settings, to manage the child's needs.
They will provide the support required to the Children’s Unit in order for high‑quality care to be delivered to children with cancer following local, regional and national guidelines.
About us
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group – a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17,600 colleagues, and a budget of 1.6 billion, the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people. We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description. This job description is not intended to be exhaustive and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances, in discussion with the post holder. This role profile is intended to provide a broad outline of the main responsibilities only. The post holder will need to be flexible in developing the role with initial and ongoing discussions with the designated manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Degree supplemented by training and/or combination of additional post registration/postgraduate specialist training, experience and/or short course, CPD or equivalent
* Extensive experience of working within a service providing care for children and young people with cancer
* Evidence of ongoing relevant professional development
* Post‑registration qualification in paediatric oncology (or working towards)
Experience
* Significant level of specialist knowledge and experience in children's oncology
* Teaching and mentoring staff
* Palliative care management
* Experience working in the community
* Caseload management
* Participation in audit
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.
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum pro rata
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