Staff Nurse | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£32,073 - £39,043 pa
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Bournemouth, BH7 7DW
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	24 Jul 2026
Closing date:	23 Aug 2026

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Summary

An opportunity has arisen for a band 5 staff nurse to join our team in the Cancer Care SDEC. The Cancer SDEC is open 7 days a week 8am - 6pm and provides rapid assessment for patients who have acute complications of cancer or cancer treatments.

We are a well established and dedicated team, working in a new purpose built assessment unit. The unit is ACP led.

This role requires NMC Registration.

Base Locations: Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Interview date: Monday, 17th August 2026

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. *

Band 5 clinical role, providing direct patient care.

Providing assessment, taking bloods, cannulation, ECG recording

Please see full job description and person specification.

UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.

If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

UHD has active networks including Women’s, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.

AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.

Proving nursing care to patients who present unwell.

Undertaking initial assessment, including observations, bloods, cannulation, ECG.

Administration of medications and monitoring.

Working in a busy, fast paced unit.

This advert closes on Friday 7 Aug 2026

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