Paediatric Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist Lead

Job summary

Paediatric Oncology Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist

Lead the future of paediatric cancer care in East Kent.

This is a unique opportunity to join East Kent Hospitals' new POSCU Enhanced Level A service as our Paediatric Oncology Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist. Working in partnership with community and regional colleagues, including Evelina Children's Hospital, you will help shape and deliver an innovative service that supports children and young people with cancer from diagnosis through treatment and into survivorship.

As a clinical leader, you will combine expert patient care with service development, education and workforce leadership, ensuring children and families receive outstanding, coordinated and compassionate care close to home. You'll work across hospital settings, influence the future direction of the service, and play a pivotal role in developing paediatric oncology services across East Kent.

We're looking for an experienced and motivated paediatric oncology nurse who is passionate about improving outcomes, leading change and inspiring others. In return, you'll join a supportive organisation committed to professional development, innovation and making a lasting difference to the lives of children, young people and their families.

Main duties of the job

As the Paediatric Oncology Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will lead and coordinate specialist cancer care for children and young people across East Kent, ensuring high-quality, compassionate and family-centred care from diagnosis through treatment and into survivorship. You will play a key role in developing East Kent's POSCU Enhanced Level A service.

You will manage a specialist caseload, provide expert advice and support to children, families and professionals, coordinate complex care pathways, and lead education, service improvement, audit and quality initiatives across the region.

We're looking for an experienced paediatric oncology nurse with the expertise, leadership skills and passion to help shape the future of paediatric cancer care in East Kent.

You will have significant paediatric oncology experience, strong clinical leadership skills, and the ability to build effective relationships with children, families and multidisciplinary teams. You will thrive in collaborative environments, be passionate about education and service improvement, and be able to work autonomously while managing complex situations. Above all, you will demonstrate compassion, resilience and a commitment to delivering outstanding care.

This is an exciting opportunity to influence the future of paediatric oncology services and make a lasting difference to children, young people and their families across East Kent.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates for a Skilled Worker Visa for roles that are eligible at the time of application.