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Welcome to our dedicated cancer careers site. Whether your interest is in diagnosing, treatment, or research to beat cancer; there’s something here for you.

Explore the cancer roles available and find out more about the education level and qualifications you’ll need to enter that area of expertise.

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Health Care Assistant (HCA)

Are you caring and compassionate and great with people?

Administrator Care Coordinator

Are you organised and good with people?

Patient Pathway Coordinator

Do you enjoy helping people and working in admin?

Pathway Navigator

Do you have good communication skills and never miss a deadline?

Cancer Support Worker (CSW)

Do you want to support people and make a difference?

Cancer Care coordinator

Are you a great communicator? Do you want to work with patients?

MDT Facilitator/Coordinator

Highly organised with an interest in medicine?

Assistant Practitioner

Are you a good communicator and looking for a patient facing role?

Therapy Assistant in oncology

Do you like variety? Would supporting patients interest you?

Pharmacy Support Worker

Are you organised with good attention to detail? Do you work well in a team?

Pharmacy Technician

Do you have high accuracy and are you excellent at prioritisation?

Operational Manager

Are you good at solving problems? How about encouraging people to work together?

Business Intelligence Analyst

Are you good with computers? Do numbers and data interest you?

Staff nurse

Do you want to combine your love of science with the chance to help people?

Therapeutic Radiographer

Do you want to use your interest in science and technology to make a real difference?

Systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) nurse

Do you have good attention to detail? Are you interested in science?

Speech and Language Therapist

Are you a great communicator AND a great problem solver?

Occupational Therapist

Can you problem solve and help people maintain independence?

Oncology Dietitian

Do you love science? Can you problem solve?

Oncology Physiotherapist

Would you like to help patients maximise their function?

Do you want to make a difference to patients and families at the most difficult time?

Research nurse

Do you work in a methodical way? Perhaps science and research is your thing?

Is Physics your favourite science subject? Are you a critical thinker?

Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)

Can you look at the bigger picture to provide the best patient care?

Do you enjoy science? Would you like extra responsibilities?

Clinical Trials pharmacist

Are you interested in new treatments and research?

clinical practitioner

Is science your passion? Do you have leadership skills?

Do you enjoy science and technology? Could you use your passion to inspire others?

Specialist Oncology Pharmacist

Are you great at Chemistry and interested in medicines?

Lead Pharmacist Cancer Care

Want to trial new medicines? Interested in Science?

Consultant Radiographer

Can you use your natural leadership skills to push the boundaries of healthcare?

Mamographer

Do you have an interest in technology? Do you think you’d enjoy taking X-rays?

Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships are a great way to train and develop in your current role, you can also apply directly to apprenticeship jobs. Apprenticeships range from Level 2 (GCSE level) up to Level 7 (Masters level).

The newest apprenticeship for Cancer Care is the PMA Business Administration Apprenticeship – Cancer Care Contextualised. This bespoke apprenticeship is contextualised to the Patient Tracking List (PTL) and has been designed with roles similar to Pathway Navigators, MDT Coordinators and Cancer Pathway Trackers in mind.

You can find out more about apprenticeships using this Health Education England resource or by talking to your line manager or apprentice lead within your Trust.

I feel proud and privileged to be an oncology nurse
I know that what I am doing every day makes a difference to people’s lives
Your career should be something that you feel really passionate about
I really like the team I work with and we make every day as fun as work can be

FURTHER INFORMATION

Apprenticeships: Apprenticeships – Join Our Dorset

Introducing the 350 health careers for young people: Home – 350+ (hiow350careers.nhs.uk)

All NHS health careers: Health Careers |

NHS Job vacancies: NHS Jobs

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