Job summary
- Main area
- cancer lead nurse
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 331-7517974-UHMB
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Lancaster Infirmary or Furness General
- Town
- kendal
- Salary
- £64,455 - £74,896 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Cancer Lead Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 8b
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
Providing Trust wide professional nursing leadership, and strategic direction for
specialist cancer nursing in the Trust, ensuring compliance with national
guidance and the long-term cancer plan strategy.
Leading the Trusts submissions for QSIS –ensuring compliance for all cancer
services.
Lead the Trusts response and actions to the National cancer patients
experience survey
Main duties of the job
To be a highly visible, authoritative role model and act as a clinical advisor on issues and developments concerning specialist cancer nursing. The post holder will be a highly experience nurse within the field of cancer nursing and recognised as a credible practitioner.
Develop and communicate an overall vision which links to the Trust and wider Cancer alliance strategy, to provide clarity and direction for the specialist nurses working within cancer services.
Ensure compliance with national guidance and initiatives for specialist nursing and ensure active participation with achieving the cancer survivorship agenda and development of future care in the community.
Provide expert advice with respect to specialist cancer nursing to internal and external stakeholders.
As a member of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Lead Cancer Nurses Forums, the post holder will be responsible for ensuring that UHMBT cancer nurses remain at the forefront of excellent cancer care, providing care consistent with national and regional best practice and complying with national clinical governance measures.
Monitor and instigate adverse incidents and complaints within the area of responsibility, implementing action plans to mitigate re-occurrence wherever possible and sharing learning outcomes.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Lead the Trust’s bids against Nationally/Regionally available monies to develop/enhance the cancer workforce
Delegated responsibility for the management of core cancer budget and monies received via Macmillan and National transformational monies to ensure the appropriate use of resources to ensure financial balance.
Use and deploy resources to achieve optimum value for money and quality of care.
Responsible for submitting National financial bids to secure external sources of funding to support the Trust in delivery of cancer services
Person specification
Person Specification
Essential criteria
- First level RN
- Educated to MSc level or equivalent level of experience
- Significant experience in a senior nursing role
- Evidence of clinical leadership in a relevant clinical field
- Significant experience in NHS
- Knowledge of NHS targets definitions and service improvement methodology
Desirable criteria
- Management Qualification
- QSIR practitioner or equivalent quality improvement practitioner qualification
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kim Crabtree
- Job title
- Divisional Head of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07880 480203
- Additional information
Informal discussions very much welcomed
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Level 1
Fusion House
Evolution Park
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 2FD
- Telephone
- 03033 301 033
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