Band 5 Staff Nurse - Haematology Oncology Day Unit

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 5 Staff Nurse - Haematology Oncology Day Unit

The closing date is 23 February 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Registered Nurse to join the team on the Haematology & Oncology Day Unit at Good Hope Hospital. The post holder is responsible for the toxicity assessment, administration of systemic anti cancer treatments (SACT) and supportive treatments. The unit provides a specialist Oncology and Haematology nursing service to patients, families and carers by demonstrating advanced clinical knowledge and principles of the safe delivery of SACT and supportive products within the day unit setting. Experience in this area is desired, but not essential as specialist education and training will be provided. The unit at GHH is open Monday Friday 08 00 hours, closed bank holidays. Informal visits welcomed prior to application.

Main duties of the job

• Carry out clinical practice within designated clinical areas, ensuring that high quality current evidence based care underpins all actions and interactions with patients
• Be responsible for completing/ undertaking relevant nursing/ clinical procedures and practice underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical experience
• Use up to date knowledge and evidence to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate care, communicate findings, influence changes and promote health and best practice. The individual must make person centred, evidence based judgements in partnership with others involved in the care process to ensure high quality care
• Act as advocate for patients within the areas, to ensure a patient focused approach to the delivery of care
• Ensure patients receive high quality clinical care and a positive patient experience, having regard to their customs, beliefs and ethnicity
• Promote a clean and safe environment for staff, patients and visitors by ensuring compliance with legislation/policies and procedures, health care associated infection prevention, governance including risk management and incident reporting and act without delay in the reporting and escalating of any areas of concern
• Recognise and act to avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of patients
• Advise on the promotion of health and the prevention of illness

About us

University 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.

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 continuing professional development for registered nurses who have post registration experience

Experience

• 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 meets 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.

Additional Criteria

• Demonstrable communication and relationship management skills which include
• Listening - writing - reading - speaking in English with understanding of contemporaneous record keeping
• Good IT skills ability to record information electronically
• Competent in a range of clinical skills/ nursing procedures willingness to undertake expanded practices relevant to the scope of practice require
• Competent in managing the care of a group of patients / shift management (take charge of the practice setting in the absence of more senior staff) relevant to the practise setting.
• Professional appearance
• Displays genuine interest in the post applied for
• Positive and enthusiastic attitude
• Caring and approachable
• Ability to work a varied shift pattern including nights / weekends unsocial hours where required
• The applicant can describe why the Trust may deploy him /her to a different practice setting for a span of duty.

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust