Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Ward 36 NCCC - FH
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 317-2025-44-43-DR-VA1
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Freeman Hospital
- Town
- 317 01 Freeman Hospital
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/11/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 17/11/2025
Employer heading
Nurse Practitioner – Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT)
Band 6
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced SACT Nurse to progress into a role of a Nurse Practitioner - Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT). This role is a senior position working clinically within Ward 36 to support, educate and develop staff nurses within the role. The role will also include participation in a nurse led bone marrow biopsy service therefore experience in performing this clinical skill or willingness to train is essential.
You will be expected to lead on education and training within Ward 36, supporting new staff and existing staff to enhance their knowledge within the speciality of Oncology/Haematology and more specifically in SACT administration.
Ward 36 is a fast paced day unit for patients receiving chemotherapy, immunotherapy and supportive therapy treatments such as blood and platelet transfusions.
In addition to the elective day unit it also manages an acute emergency admissions area for patients on cancer treatment who are unwell and need reviewed and potentially admitted.
Ward 36’s operational hours are 08:00-19:00 7 days a week inclusive of Bank Holidays (excluding Christmas Day).
We also have a satellite unit in Cramlington running clinics every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday - where you will rotate to on a regular basis and be the nurse in charge of this unit whilst on shift.
Staff rotate between Ward 36 and Ward 36 emergencies at NCCC and the Cramlington Centre.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the role are to support and educate staff nurses within the ward through regular direct clinical supervision and hands on clinical working to develop their competence in all clinical skills and SACT administration. Additionally it is expected that you will lead on providing teaching and education sessions to the nursing team weekly.
Other aspects of the role include:
- Performing bone marrow biopsies in a nurse led clinic
- Teaching and liaising with external providers/representatives to develop training for staff
- Utilising clinical skills to assess patients
- Non-Medical Authorisation of blood product
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
- Significant experience in Oncology and/or Haematology
- UKONS SACT Passport
- significant experience administering SACT currently
- Practice Supervisor and Assessor/Mentorship
- IV Drug Competent
- Cannulation skills
- Venepuncture Skills
- CVC management skills
DESIRABLE CRITERIA:
- Accredited SACT course
- Teaching qualification/course
- Evidence of audit/service improvement
- Leadership qualification/experience
- Non-Medical Authorisation of blood products or willingness to undertake
- IRMER trained or willingness to undertake
- Clinical Skills Course or willingness to undertake
- Competent in bone marrow biopsies (aspirate and trephine) or willingness to undertake
We would welcome applications with current working experience in SACT.
Working for our organisation
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust define a nurse practitioner as a qualified nurse where the primary purpose of role is to perform a specific technological procedure/s e.g., endoscopy, ultrasound in a defined patient group and/or advanced patient assessment and clinical decision making in a broad patient group.
To work towards the role of an independent nurse practitioner, contributing towards the delivery of a quality service matching clinical need to available resources within the focus of specialist nursing practice:
- To ensure that the patient is the central focus of a streamlined patient journey ensuring optimal quality of care.
- Will provide a prompt response to calls from colleagues, prioritising importance and clinical need.
- Supports the clinical team to manage a defined caseload, activity to include assessment, investigation, diagnosis and treatment within defined protocols and training.
- Provide immediate care management of patient including communication of plan to patients and significant others.
- Review and refer to appropriate person, e.g., AHP, resident medical staff, specialist registrar or critical care outreach team.
- Liaises with Patient Services Coordinator.
- Communicate within multidisciplinary team, ward/departmental staff and/or out of hour’s team.
- Contributes to specialist education and training to ward departmental staff, nursing and medical students.
The shift pattern is 4 days a week working x2 Long Day shifts (08:00-19:00) and x2 Early shifts (08:00-17:00) with regular weekend working expected.
- Interview Date Monday 17 November 2025
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
- Current NMC registration
- Diploma plus specialist qualifications / experience within specialist area; prepared to take degree level study
- Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for student supervision and assessment (formally Mentorship) if relevant to role
- Recognised specialist qualification in SACT administration
Desirable criteria
- Degree in health-related subject
- Working towards or educated to Master’s level
- Clinical Skills Course or willingness to undertake
- Non-medical authoriser of blood products competence or willingness to undertake
- Non-Medical prescribing if relevant to role
- IRMER competence or willingness to undertake
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Some post registration experience within related specialist area of practice
- Extended clinical practice underpinned by training and assessment e.g., venepuncture, cannulation skills and intravenous drug administration
- Audit / research experience
- Evidence of on-going continuous professional development
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
- Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
Desirable criteria
- Research or audit experience
- Evidence of contribution to education programmes and / or training
- Evidence of developing and leading programmes of education and or training
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good IT skills
- Able to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
- Effective organisation and time management skills
- Current driving licence if relevant to role
Desirable criteria
- Change management skills and involvement in project work
- Evidence of practice development
- Competent in extended clinical skills (such as Bone Marrow Biopsy)
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
- Ashleigh Hughes
- Job title
- Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01912139389
- Additional information
Informal visits are encouraged.
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