George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust in Nuneaton is recruiting an acute oncology clinical nurse specialist to coordinate specialist care for cancer patients who become unwell during treatment. The Band 7 post pays £49,387 to £56,515 a year, is full time at 37.5 hours a week on a 12-month fixed-term contract, and applications close on Tuesday 17 November 2026.

The vacancy, advertised on NHS Jobs and posted on 3 November, is open to secondment. The successful candidate will be based at George Eliot Hospital on College Street in Nuneaton, and will take a leading role in the Trust's acute oncology service, giving early specialist care to oncology patients so that complications are recognised quickly, treated promptly and, where possible, patients can go home sooner.

What the role involves

The postholder will coordinate the delivery of a comprehensive acute oncology service, providing early specialist care to patients with complications of chemotherapy and to patients with complications of their cancer. That includes faster and better care for people whose treatment causes problems, rapid referral back to the specialist oncology or palliative care teams where needed, and targeted investigations and triage for patients who may benefit from treatment for cancers of unknown primary.

Working alongside colleagues in oncology, palliative care, emergency medicine, acute medicine, radiology and pathology, the nurse will give advice and deliver patient care in an area that needs specific clinical knowledge and specialist skills. The role also includes developing clinical guidelines and education programmes, carrying out advanced nursing assessments, managing a caseload of patients referred for specialist intervention, and using holistic needs assessment to plan and evaluate individualised care.

The postholder will also take on non-medical prescribing duties, provide specialist education and training to staff within and beyond the service, take part in multi-professional meetings as a patient advocate, and contribute to research, clinical audit and benchmarking to improve the effectiveness of patient care.

Who can apply

Applicants must be a registered general nurse with a degree or relevant experience, post-registration training in a specialist area, a teaching and assessing qualification, advanced communication skills and health assessment skills. The Trust asks for five years of clinical experience in a speciality or cancer-related area and two years of management experience in a speciality or related area, along with experience of service development, teaching and assessing in the clinical area, and participation in change.

A non-medical prescribing qualification is desirable rather than essential. Candidates should be able to communicate sensitive or distressing information, analyse data and produce written reports, manage their work autonomously and work across professional boundaries with other teams and agencies.

About the hospital

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust provides hospital and community-based services to more than 300,000 people across Nuneaton and Bedworth, North Warwickshire, south-west Leicestershire and North Coventry. The Trust says its vision is to excel at patient care, and it offers benefits including an on-site nursery, a minimum of 27 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, a cycle to work scheme, in-house training and development, and subsidised on-site parking and restaurant facilities.

The Trust also welcomes applications from members of the Armed Forces community. The advert notes that the post may close early if a high number of applications is received, so anyone interested is advised to apply promptly rather than wait until the deadline. The interview date is to be confirmed.

How to apply

Applications are made online through NHS Jobs, quoting reference C9230-26-0335. The full advert, including the job description and person specification, is published on the NHS Jobs website. Applicants should read the full description and person specification before applying, as the requirements and the selection process are set out there in full.

The closing date is Tuesday 17 November 2026. All correspondence about the vacancy will be sent by email, so applicants should check their inbox and junk or spam folders regularly after applying.