Highlights
Location: Icon Cancer Centre South Wales (Newport)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full & Part Time Opportunities Available (Mon-Fri)
Role Overview
This is an excellent opportunity for a registered nurse to take on a senior clinical role within a high-performing healthcare environment, supporting the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centred care. You will play a key role in leading shifts, providing clinical guidance to junior colleagues, and deputising for clinical leaders where required. We are looking for a SACT qualified nurse with the relevant professional registration, strong clinical competence, and experience within a specialist or acute care setting.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate excellent communication and leadership skills, the ability to manage complex patient needs, and a proactive approach to safety, governance, and continuous improvement. You will be a compassionate and resilient professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, brings strong organisational and teamwork skills, and is committed to delivering high-quality care while supporting the development of others.
Key responsibilities include:
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Provide advanced, evidence-based and patient-centred specialist nursing care for patients receiving Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT), including assessment, care coordination, symptom management and treatment evaluation for complex cancer care needs.
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Support the safe, efficient and effective delivery of oncology services through clinical leadership, professional
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Contribute to quality improvement, clinical governance, service development and a culture of excellence, while demonstrating organisational values, behaviours and professional standards.
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Develop specialist expertise in radiation oncology, building competence in the assessment, education, support and management of patients receiving radiation therapy.
For more information regarding the core responsibilities of this role, please see the attached job description and person specification
To learnmore about this role, or for an informal discussion, please contact the PeopleTeam via [email protected]
Please note that interviews for this vacancy will be held on 17th and 18th September 2026.
Benefits
Annual Leave: We offer 25 days + bank holidays (increasing to 27 days after 3 years' service)
Salary Sacrifice Pension: We offer an auto-enrolment pension from day 1 with a standard contribution of 5% employee, and 4% employer. You can also opt to enhance your contribution to 6%, to which the employer will also contribute 6%.
Life Assurance: We offer a life assurance scheme equivalent to 3 x your annual salary.
Wellbeing: The wellbeing of our people is extremely important to us, and we therefore offer an enhanced Employee Assistance Programme which offers holistic wellbeing support from fully accredited counsellors and psychotherapists, in the form of on-demand advice and counselling for our people and their immediate family. This service covers mental health concerns, financial worries and physical health anxieties.
Reward & Recognition: All staff have access to our 'Ignite' benefits platform where you will have instant access to savings, cashback and reloadable vouchers for hundreds of leading retailers and brands.
Location
Icon UK are proud to be opening a Cancer Centre in Newport, South Wales. The facility is custom-built and will provide state of the art oncology services to our patients. The centre will offer the following services:
- Radiotherapy
- Chemotherapy
- Diagnostic Services
The centre is based just outside of Newport, with convenient access from the M4.
Company Introduction
Icon is a leading integrated healthcare provider with global reach across Australia, New Zealand, ASEAN, the United Kingdom and Germany.
The Group is built on a strong but simple mission to deliver the best care possible, to as many people as possible, as close to home as possible.
We bring together all aspects of comprehensive cancer care, including medical oncology, radiation oncology, haematology, pharmacy, chemotherapy and sterile compounding, research and theranostics to deliver a true end-to-end seamless service for cancer patients internationally.
Icon Group was established in 2015 and the businesses that form Icon have been pillars of the Australian and ASEAN healthcare community for decades. In 2024, Icon expanded into the UK by bringing Pharmaxo Group into the Icon family, alongside a strategic partnership with Nuffield Health and its first cancer centre in Wimbledon, Icon Cancer Centre London. In 2025, we announced our strategic partnership with Evidia in Germany.
With our operations expanding across the globe, this role offers a valuable opportunity to join the team and make an impact.
At the heart of Icon, there is a clear set of values that guide how work, make decision and support one another every day. We are committed to creating an inclusive, respectful and collaborative environment where everyone can thrive and contribute their best. When you join our team, youll be a part of a culture that not only talks about its values, but brings them to life in a meaningful way.
To learn more about us, please visit: Cancer care careers UK | Join a growing team at Icon Cancer Centre UK
Next Steps
For more information about our recruitment process, please see the attached Candidate guidance.
