Nurse Consultant in Cancer

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BORDERS GENERAL HOSPITAL

Borders Macmillan Centre,

Nurse Consultant in Cancer

Permanent

Band 8a

NHS Borders is seeking an experienced, innovative nurse to provide advanced, autonomous leadership and care across Cancer Services within the Scottish Borders.

This is a pivotal senior role within the Borders Macmillan Centre, combining expert clinical practice, strategic service development, professional leadership, education, and research to improve outcomes and experiences for people affected by cancer. The Borders Macmillan Centre hosts a systemic anti-cancer day case facility, nurse specialist teams, acute oncology and a comprehensive cancer information and support service.

Working closely with the Senior Nurse Consultant in Cancer, you will influence and shape cancer services locally, regionally and nationally, ensuring safe, effective, personcentred care across the whole cancer pathway.

For more information about this post, how cancer services are provided from within the Borders Macmillan Centre or across the South East Scotland, or any other queries, please contact Lynda Taylor, Nurse Consultant and Lead Clinician for Cancer on 01896 826888 or via email: lynda.taylor@nhs.scot

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: .

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As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website.

For specific types of post, if yo

u do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form

***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections