Senior Staff Nurse – Oncology

Guildford | Permanent | Full Time | Up to £51,000 DOE

37.5 hours per week | 4 long days or 5 days per week

Are you an experienced Registered Nurse with an oncology background looking for your next step within a supportive private hospital environment?

We’re working with a leading independent healthcare provider in Guildford to recruit a Senior Staff Nurse to join their Oncology team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced nurse who enjoys combining hands‑on patient care with supporting and developing junior colleagues. You’ll be joining a friendly, collaborative team within a well‑established hospital offering a broad range of complex surgical and specialist services.

As Senior Staff Nurse, you’ll play an important role in delivering high-quality, patient‑centred care while providing day‑to‑day support and supervision to junior members of the nursing team.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Delivering safe, effective and compassionate care to patients
• Providing clinical supervision and support to junior nurses and students
• Mentoring and developing colleagues within the team
• Using your clinical experience and autonomy to make appropriate decisions around patient care
• Supporting rotas and scheduling
• Contributing to recruitment and induction of new team members
• Supporting performance reviews, training and development
• Leading by example and helping maintain high clinical standards across the service

You’ll be an NMC Registered Nurse with relevant post‑registration experience and a strong commitment to delivering excellent patient care.

Previous oncology experience is important for this position, alongside experience supporting or mentoring junior colleagues. Qualifications or experience in teaching, assessment or management would be advantageous.

This is a permanent, full‑time position working 37.5 hours per week
, with some weekend working required.

There is flexibility around how the hours are structured, with the option to work either:

Salary up to £51,000 per annum
, depending on experience.

You’ll also have access to a comprehensive benefits package including private healthcare, wellbeing support, gym membership and financial wellbeing support
, alongside opportunities for continued professional development and career progression.