Oncology Nurse Manager – Oncology Day Unit

Oncology Nurse Manager – Oncology Day Unit

£60,000-£64,500 plus Free Parking, Private Medical Insurance, CPD, Season Ticket Loan & More

Full-Time, Permanent      

Days Only, Monday-Friday

Guildford, Surrey

The Company                

Compass Associates are proud to be working with an award-winning healthcare organisation, who are currently recruiting for a dedicated Oncology Nurse Manager to join their Oncology Day Unit, overseeing their cancer services. This hospital is renowned for its excellence in providing a wide range of services, including Cosmetics, ENT, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Oncology, General Surgery, Gynaecology, Urology and Endoscopy.

This hospital takes pride in delivering personalised, high-quality care, combining clinical expertise with compassion to ensure the best possible outcomes for every patient.

The Candidate                

We are seeking a dynamic and compassionate nurse leader who brings both clinical expertise in oncology and a genuine passion for advancing patient-centred care. You’ll play a key role in shaping the service, inspiring your team, and ensuring the highest standards across all aspects of cancer care — from diagnosis through to treatment and beyond.

Whether you are an experienced Nurse Manager seeking a new challenge or a Lead Nurse/Sister ready to take the next step into management, this is a wonderful opportunity to progress your career within a supportive and forward-thinking organisation.   

This is a full-time position consisting of 37.5 hours per week, which has a highly desirable shift pattern worked between Monday-Friday, with no weekends required. You will either work a 4 or 5 day working week dependent upon your preference.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the running of the Oncology Day Unit, ensuring smooth and effective operations
• Provide expert clinical oversight of oncology care, from diagnosis and treatment, to end of life support
• Inspire, mentor and develop the nursing team, fostering a culture of education, compassion and inclusion
• Drive service development, implementing policies and strategies to enhance patient experience and outcomes
• Build and maintain strong relationships with consultants, senior colleagues, the wider multidisciplinary team and patients

Requirements               

• Qualified Nurse with NMC registration   
• Right to Work in the UK    
• Strong clinical experience working within an Oncology setting
• SACT (Systematic Anti-Cancer Therapy) passport
• Experience in leading multidisciplinary teams and supervising clinical staff
• Solid understanding of clinical governance, audits, infection prevention and risk management
• Excellent communication, leadership and organisation skills
• Passion for high quality care     

Summary               

In return, there is a generous salary on offer up to £64,500 on offer dependent on experience. As well as having a competitive salary, they have a number of exceptional benefits including:     

• Free parking
• Excellent work-life balance
• Private Medical Insurance     
• Life assurance     
• Free gym membership with discounts for family members     
• Free access to GPs     
• Wellbeing hub     
• Extensive learning and development opportunities with over 200 courses available
• Wellness days     
• Season ticket loans     
• Health MOTs and more!          

Recommendations                                        

Compass Associates Ltd is acting as the sole recruitment consultancy for this permanent vacancy; we offer £200 John Lewis vouchers for each successful recommendation/referral.                      

Contact Details                                                                   

If you’re passionate about making a difference in patient care and want to be part of this innovative, forward-thinking organisation, we’d love to hear from you. Please contact Rachel Smith direct on 02392 002 799. Alternatively email an updated CV to [email protected]