Band 6
Main area
Oncology
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Fixed Term / Secondment
Hours
Full time hours per week (08:00 - 16:00 Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays))
Job ref
287-AMED-42-26
Department name
LUH - 1 General Staffing (AFC posts)
Site
Aintree Hospital LUHFT
Town
Fazakerley
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/03/2026 23:59
Job Overview
This post is a 6-month secondment / Fixed Term development opportunity for the successful applicant to further enhance their skills within cancer care as part of the Acute Oncology Team in LUHFT.
As the successful candidate you will learn to assess patients within the acute cancer setting and develop your knowledge of cancer patients with all types of solid tumours. You will be part of a proactive team in the continued development of the Acute Oncology team and will work alongside colleagues both inside and outside of LUHFT such as CCC, palliative care, ED, Acute Medicine, radiology and pathology ensuring the quality of patient care is maximised.
This post is a development opportunity for the candidate to learn additional skills and role responsibilities of an Acute Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist within the acute trust setting. The post holder will need to be flexible within the trust and able to learn their role across sites with all members of the AO Team within LUHFT.
The Acute Oncology Team core hours are Monday - Friday 8am until 4pm (excluding bank holidays).
Main duties of the job
Clinical Responsibilities
Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health care needs.
Perform advanced clinical skills in assessment &/or diagnosis &/or treatment were competent.
Collect, collate, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records.
Involve patients and carers/relatives in the planning and delivery of care and development of services.
Monitor investigation results, initiating further assessment/review of treatment pathway as required.
Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure patient needs are met, especially in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements.
Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers/relatives, and professionals across health and social services.
Working for our organisation
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
This is not an exhaustive list of duties, and the successful applicant will be expected to adhere to the Trust core Band 6 duties of a Clinical nurse Specialist and the Trust core Values and to be able to demonstrate these within their job role.
In Acute Areas Across The Trust
To provide support and advice for patients admitted acutely unwell with Cancer treatment related symptoms or complications from a previous cancer (if referred to AOT initially for advice will be re-referred to the original treating oncologist for further intervention as required).
Provide support with teaching and update sessions regarding oncology, chemotherapy and side effects. This will be undertaken by the Acute Oncology Team.
Provide a liaison service to ensure patients are referred as required to most appropriate area (Palliative Care, Oncology, Haematology and other Cancer Specific areas).
To assist in reducing inappropriate oncology admissions and reduce overall length of stay.
The service is intended to be an advice and liaison service for oncology patients. Patients will remain under the admitting team with support as required from the Acute Oncology Team.
Inpatient Areas Across The Trust
To provide support and advice for clinical teams for patients admitted acutely unwell with toxicities of Cancer related treatment, progression of cancer or newly diagnosed Cancers. (MUO/ CUP inpatients will receive advice from a Band 7 CNS.)
Provide support with teaching and update sessions regarding oncology, chemotherapy and side effects.
Ensuring your own skills and knowledge of cancer care is up to date and continued during your professional development.
Provide a liaison service to support teams to ensure patients are referred as required to most appropriate area for example Palliative Care, Oncology, Haematology and other Cancer Site Specific areas.
To assist in reducing inappropriate oncology admissions and reduce overall length of stay across the trust.
The service is here as an advice and liaison service for oncology patients. Patients will remain under the admitting team whilst an inpatient with support as required from the Acute Oncology Team.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Registered Nurse / Midwife
Post-basic specialist Qualification relevant to speciality
Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable criteria
Recordable specialist qualification
Independent Nurse Prescribing
ECDL
Experience
Essential criteria
Post registration experience
Extensive clinical experience
Involvement in audit
Desirable criteria
Participation in research
Evidence of leading and facilitating change
Knowledge
Desirable criteria
In depth specialist knowledge
Skills
Essential criteria
Teaching / assessment skills Organisation and negotiation skills
Effective communicator
Root Cause Analysis
Leadership & motivation skills
Ability to motivate self and others
Evidence of audit and change management ability
Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
Posts advertised to 'internal staff' are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.
Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
Candidates applying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months' of their 18^th birthday.
The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.
The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.
Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £26.50 (standard disclosure) or £54.50 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment.
From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years.
Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the website -
This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.
Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.
All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.
As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.
If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.
Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Application numbers
This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.
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