Band 5 Staff Nurse - Cancer Centre
Posted 5 days 3 hours ago by NHS
The closing date is 11 March 2026.
We are delighted to offer the opportunity to join our friendly team at the QEHB. We are looking for highly motivated and oncology experienced band 5 staff nurse who enjoy a fast-paced environment and delivering excellence in care.
As a band 5 nurse in the cancer centre at the Queen Elizabeth hospital Birmingham you will be delivering complex injections, participating in brachytherapy and any acute nursing needs that arise. You will also be expected to help with phlebotomy and PICC line care as the need arises.
Candidates will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team who need to be organised and hardworking individuals. You will need to be an excellent communicator, team player, problem solver and be willing to deal with difficult situations and competing demands.
In return we offer family friendly hours and no weekends.
If successful, you would be supported to develop relevant clinical skills and other learning opportunities via the Clinical Education Team.
Main duties of the jobThe ideal candidate will be delivering complex injections, liaising with pharmacy and medical staff. You will also be involved with brachytherapy, admitting, and caring for patients as they arise.
You will be expected to do peripheral cannulation, phlebotomy and PICC line care as the needs of the service demands.
The band 5 staff nurse will also be expected to do a late shift from time to time staying past 6pm if a patient needs admitting to hospital or waiting for hospital transport. You will also be expected to communicate to the wider team including CNS nurses, consultants, AOS and pharmacy.
They will work as part of a team but also use their own initiative. They will follow the duties of a safe registered nurse as per job description and the NMC code of conduct.
About usUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job responsibilitiesPlease note: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description.
Person Specification Qualifications- Evidence of professional and clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree/diploma level leading to professional registration on the appropriate part of the NMC register i.e. (Adult / Child / Learning Disability or Mental Health)
- Evidence of undergraduate education for newly qualified nurses / or post graduate registered nurses who have post
- Previous / recent experience or working in an acute secondary health and care setting (can include undergraduate student placements within the last 12 months)
- Willingness to become a practice supervisor / assessor to or meet Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment
- Demonstrable understanding and knowledge of the NMC code of conduct and the proficiencies and standards for registered nurses can apply this to undergraduate training or post graduate practice
- Being an accountable professional
- Promoting health and preventing ill health
- Assessing needs and planning care
- Providing and evaluating care
- Leading and managing nursing care and working in teams including prioritisation and delegation skills
- Coordinating care and responding to deteriorating health
- Improving safety and quality of care
- Awareness of current relevant clinical and professional issues and NHS policy
- Understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding and Mental Capacity
- Awareness of Health and Safety issues.
- Experience in working in an Acute NHS practice setting as an undergraduate student nurse or post graduate registered nurse.
- Professional appearance
- Displays genuine interest in the post applied for
- Positive and enthusiastic attitude
- Caring and approachable
- Ability to work a varied shift pattern hours where required
- The applicant can describe why the Trust may deploy him /her to a different practice setting for a span of duty.
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.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust