Registered Nurse - Combined Day Unit (Chemotherapy)
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Burton upon Trent, DE13 0RBView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
4 October 2026
3 days leftJob description
We currently have a chemotherapy Band 5 nurse post available at the Queens Hospital Burton This year, our Cancer Business Unit has undergone significa...
You will be a compassionate and highly motivated Nurse with a drive to support the Nursing Team to improve the Outpatient experience and be part of the ever evolving and exciting speciality of cancer care.
The Combined Day Unit has gone through significant positive change with further exciting changes to come. This is a busy unit which delivers systemic anti-cancer treatments for Haematology and Oncology patients, supportive therapies and blood product administration.
We currently have an opportunity for a Band 5 Registered Nurse to join our innovative and forward thinking team. If you have the drive, enthusiasm and compassion to develop your skills and knowledge, then we could be exactly what you are looking for.
Experience within either speciality is preferable but not essential, as support and guidance will be provided.
Closing date of applications: 4 October2026
Interview date: 16 October 2026
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Education, training and qualifications CPD Requirements
Essential: - NMC registration & Revalidation requirements
Experience & Knowledge
Essential: - significant period of post registration experience required
Desirable: - Able to mentor, support and develop staff
Skills and ability
Essential: - Ability to prioritise own work activity.; - Able to work flexibly
Desirable: - Developed physical skills to ensure accuracy and dexterity required for clinical procedures
Communications and interpersonal skills
Essential
- Communicates condition related, sensitive information to patients, public, and staff.
- Understands and overcomes barriers to communication and acceptance
- Accurately maintains patient records, maintains contemporaneous records
- Adheres to information governance standards
Desirable: - Motivation, reassurance, facilitation and influencing skills; - Deal with distressing and emotional circumstances relating to patients, public and staff
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First seen
21 September 2026
Last checked
23 September 2026
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