Junior Sister - Oncology and Haematology Day Unit

The Oncology and Haematology Day Unit is based at Weston General Hospital.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate and experienced candidate to join our team as a Band 6 Junior Sister. We open 8am-5pm, Monday to Friday. This is an exciting opportunity to provide high-quality, patient-centred care to individuals receiving systemic anti-cancer treatments in a busy outpatient setting.

Main duties of the job

As a senior member of the nursing team you will be responsible for coordinating the day to day running of the unit, ensuring the safe delivery of SACT in line with national and local policies. You will act as a clinical role model, providing leadership, support and supervision to junior staff while promoting a culture of continuous learning, quality improvement and compassionate care. You will deliver complex patient care, manage unwell patients and treatment-related toxicities, provide patient education and support, and contribute to service expansion and development.

The successful candidate will be a registered nurse with post-registration experience in oncology/haematology chemotherapy services, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to delivering outstanding care. UK SACT competency and experience in mentoring or supervising staff are essential for this role.

About us

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.

Details

Date posted

15 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year

per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

387-SPS0521-GB

Job locations

Weston Oncology & Haematology Day Unit, Weston General Hospital

Grange Road

Weston-super-Mare

BS23 4TQ

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Current NMC Registration
• UK SACT competency

Desirable

• Qualification in Teaching, assessing and Mentoring
• Willingness or evidence to work to Master's level

Aptitudes

Essential

• Supportive
• Respectful
• Innovative
• Collaborative

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Appropriate post registration experience in nursing and speciality
• Appropriate leadership and management experience

Desirable

• Experience of undertaking research or audit projects
• Evidence of commitment to research based practice or evidence of project work undertaken
• Experience as preceptor / mentorship

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Good organisation and management skills
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Ability to problem solve and manage difficult situations
• Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service
• Ability to perform clinical activities specific to speciality
• Ability to lead a team
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Act as a role model/mentor/assessor
• Innovative and participates with practice and policy change
• Awareness of professional responsibilities to self and others
• Awareness of current national changes in nursing / NHS
• IT literate

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Current NMC Registration
• UK SACT competency

Desirable

• Qualification in Teaching, assessing and Mentoring
• Willingness or evidence to work to Master's level

Aptitudes

Essential

• Supportive
• Respectful
• Innovative
• Collaborative

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Appropriate post registration experience in nursing and speciality
• Appropriate leadership and management experience

Desirable

• Experience of undertaking research or audit projects
• Evidence of commitment to research based practice or evidence of project work undertaken
• Experience as preceptor / mentorship

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Good organisation and management skills
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Ability to problem solve and manage difficult situations
• Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service
• Ability to perform clinical activities specific to speciality
• Ability to lead a team
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Act as a role model/mentor/assessor
• Innovative and participates with practice and policy change
• Awareness of professional responsibilities to self and others
• Awareness of current national changes in nursing / NHS
• IT literate

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Weston Oncology & Haematology Day Unit, Weston General Hospital

Grange Road

Weston-super-Mare

BS23 4TQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Weston Oncology & Haematology Day Unit, Weston General Hospital

Grange Road

Weston-super-Mare

BS23 4TQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Current NMC Registration
• UK SACT competency

Desirable

• Qualification in Teaching, assessing and Mentoring
• Willingness or evidence to work to Master's level

Aptitudes

Essential

• Supportive
• Respectful
• Innovative
• Collaborative

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Appropriate post registration experience in nursing and speciality
• Appropriate leadership and management experience

Desirable

• Experience of undertaking research or audit projects
• Evidence of commitment to research based practice or evidence of project work undertaken
• Experience as preceptor / mentorship

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Good organisation and management skills
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Ability to problem solve and manage difficult situations
• Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service
• Ability to perform clinical activities specific to speciality
• Ability to lead a team
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Act as a role model/mentor/assessor
• Innovative and participates with practice and policy change
• Awareness of professional responsibilities to self and others
• Awareness of current national changes in nursing / NHS
• IT literate