Clinical Nurse Specialist – Medical Oncology
Location: Waterford
Department: Oncology Day Unit
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Salary Scale: €61,249 – €76,158 per annum (based on a 37.5-hour week)
Excel Recruitment is proud to partner with a leading Oncology Service in Waterford to recruit an experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist- Medical Oncology. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a forward-thinking Oncology Day Unit, where you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care while contributing to service development and innovation.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and support the day-to-day coordination of care within the Oncology Day Unit
- Deliver specialist clinical expertise in Medical Oncology, supporting complex patient pathways
- Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to nursing staff
- Ensure safe, effective allocation of resources and appropriate skill mix
- Promote evidence-based practice and continuous quality improvement
- Collaborate closely with the multidisciplinary team to optimise patient outcomes
- Support service development, audit, and KPI achievement
- Maintain clear communication with senior nursing and management teams
- Participate in and lead quality improvement and change initiatives
Essential Criteria
- Registered with NMBI (General Division) or eligible
- Postgraduate qualification in Oncology (or equivalent)
- Minimum 4 years’ oncology experience
- Proven experience in a leadership/clinical specialist capacity
- Competent in IV/oral chemotherapy administration
- Experience with CVAD care, cannulation, and venepuncture
- Strong organisational, leadership, and communication skills
- IT proficiency (Microsoft Office) and awareness of clinical governance
- Management qualification (desirable)
- Advanced Life Support (ALS) certification (or willingness to undertake)
- Experience in service development, audit, or change management
Personal Competencies
- Strong clinical knowledge and professional leadership
- Commitment to evidence-based practice and patient-centred care
- Excellent organisational and time-management skills
- Ability to manage competing priorities effectively
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrates adaptability, initiative, and a collaborative approach
- Ability to lead and influence within a multidisciplinary environment
Benefits
- Competitive salary aligned with HSE scales
- Comprehensive pension and Death in Service benefit (x3 salary)
- Critical Illness cover up to age 66
- Relocation package available
- 27 days annual leave
- Fully paid maternity and paternity leave
- Commitment to work-life balance and employee wellbeing
- Opportunity to work within a progressive oncology service
Apply Now
If you are an experienced oncology nurse with leadership experience, we would love to hear from you.
EXCLCHAR
For more information about this exciting opportunity, please contact Charlene Cooke confidentially via email at or by phone on 089 9455139.
Clinical Nurse Specialist – Radiotherapy
Location: Waterford
Department: Radiotherapy
Contract: Full-Time, 11 Month Fixed Term Contract
Salary Scale: €71,044.65 – €80,117.62 per annum
If you thrive in a patient-centred environment where education, symptom management, and clinical leadership are central to improving outcomes for people undergoing radiotherapy treatment, I’d love to speak with you.
Excel Recruitment is proud to partner with a leading cancer centre in Waterford to recruit a Clinical Nurse Specialist – Radiotherapy for an 11 Month Fixed Term Contract. Due to ongoing expansion within the service, there is a strong likelihood that this role will become permanent.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a progressive frontline team where you will provide specialist advice and support to patients, families, and multidisciplinary colleagues, while contributing to service development, education, and continuous quality improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide specialist nursing expertise and advice to patients undergoing radiotherapy treatment
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for patients across radiotherapy pathways
- Educate patients, relatives, and carers on radiotherapy treatment, expected side effects, and self-management strategies
- Act as a clinical resource to nursing staff, radiation therapists, and the wider multidisciplinary team
- Support symptom management, treatment tolerance, and patient wellbeing throughout the radiotherapy journey
- Promote evidence-based practice, audit, and continuous quality improvement within the service
- Maintain clear communication structures and strong interdisciplinary collaboration
- Contribute to service development initiatives, policy review, and change management activities
- Ensure care delivery is aligned with national and international standards, infection prevention, and clinical governance requirements
Essential Criteria
- Registered with NMBI (General Division) or eligible
- Postgraduate qualification in Oncology, Radiotherapy, or a related discipline
- Minimum 4 years’ post-registration experience, with strong oncology and/or radiotherapy exposure
- Demonstrated experience in a clinical specialist, senior nursing, or leadership capacity
- Strong knowledge of patient assessment, care planning, and symptom management within cancer care
- Excellent communication, education, and interpersonal skills
- Proven ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary environment
- IT proficiency and awareness of clinical governance, audit, and quality standards
Desirable
- Previous experience within a radiotherapy setting
- Management or leadership qualification
- Experience in audit, research, education, or service development
Personal Competencies
- Strong clinical judgement and patient advocacy skills
- Commitment to evidence-based practice and high-quality patient-centred care
- Excellent organisational and time-management ability
- Confidence in educating, supporting, and reassuring patients and families
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Adaptable, proactive, and collaborative in approach
- Ability to influence practice and contribute positively within a specialist cancer service
Benefits
- Competitive salary aligned with experience and specialist level responsibilities
- Opportunity to join a respected cancer service in Waterford
- Work within a collaborative multidisciplinary environment
- Gain valuable experience within a specialist radiotherapy setting
- Contribute to service development, education, and quality improvement initiatives
Apply Now
If you are an experienced oncology nurse ready to progress into a specialist radiotherapy role, I would love to hear from you.
For more information about this exciting opportunity, please contact Charlene Cooke confidentially via email at or by phone on 089 9455139.
Clinical Nurse Specialist – Medical Oncology
Location: Waterford
Department: Oncology Day Unit
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Salary Scale: €61,249 – €76,158 per annum (based on a 37.5-hour week)
Excel Recruitment is proud to partner with a leading Oncology Service in Waterford to recruit a passionate and experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist – Medical Oncology. This is a standout opportunity to join a progressive Oncology Day Unit committed to clinical excellence, patient-centred care, and investing in its people
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and support the day-to-day coordination of care within the Oncology Day Unit
- Deliver specialist clinical expertise in Medical Oncology, supporting complex patient pathways
- Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to nursing staff
- Ensure safe, effective allocation of resources and appropriate skill mix
- Promote evidence-based practice and continuous quality improvement
- Collaborate closely with the multidisciplinary team to optimise patient outcomes
- Support service development, audit, and KPI achievement
- Maintain clear communication with senior nursing and management teams
- Participate in and lead quality improvement and change initiatives
Essential Criteria
- Registered with NMBI (General Division) or eligible
- Postgraduate qualification in Oncology (or equivalent)
- Minimum 4 years’ oncology experience
- Proven experience in a leadership/clinical specialist capacity
- Competent in IV/oral chemotherapy administration
- Experience with CVAD care, cannulation, and venepuncture
- Strong organisational, leadership, and communication skills
- IT proficiency (Microsoft Office) and awareness of clinical governance
- Management qualification (desirable)
- Advanced Life Support (ALS) certification (or willingness to undertake)
- Experience in service development, audit, or change management
Personal Competencies
- Strong clinical knowledge and professional leadership
- Commitment to evidence-based practice and patient-centred care
- Excellent organisational and time-management skills
- Ability to manage competing priorities effectively
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrates adaptability, initiative, and a collaborative approach
- Ability to lead and influence within a multidisciplinary environment
Benefits
- Competitive salary aligned with HSE scales
- Comprehensive pension and Death in Service benefit (x3 salary)
- Critical Illness cover up to age 66
- Relocation package available
- 27 days annual leave
- Fully paid maternity and paternity leave
- Commitment to work-life balance and employee wellbeing
- Opportunity to work within a progressive oncology service
Apply Now
If you are an experienced oncology nurse with leadership experience, we would love to hear from you.
EXCLCHAR
For more information about this exciting opportunity, please contact Charlene Cooke confidentially via email at or by phone on 089 9455139.
Clinical Nurse Specialist – Medical Oncology
Location: Waterford
Department: Oncology Day Unit
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Salary Scale: €61,249 – €76,158 per annum (based on a 37.5-hour week)
Excel Recruitment is proud to partner with a leading Oncology Service in Waterford to recruit an experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist- Medical Oncology. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a forward-thinking Oncology Day Unit, where you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care while contributing to service development and innovation.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and support the day-to-day coordination of care within the Oncology Day Unit
- Deliver specialist clinical expertise in Medical Oncology, supporting complex patient pathways
- Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to nursing staff
- Ensure safe, effective allocation of resources and appropriate skill mix
- Promote evidence-based practice and continuous quality improvement
- Collaborate closely with the multidisciplinary team to optimise patient outcomes
- Support service development, audit, and KPI achievement
- Maintain clear communication with senior nursing and management teams
- Participate in and lead quality improvement and change initiatives
Essential Criteria
- Registered with NMBI (General Division) or eligible
- Postgraduate qualification in Oncology (or equivalent)
- Minimum 4 years’ oncology experience
- Proven experience in a leadership/clinical specialist capacity
- Competent in IV/oral chemotherapy administration
- Experience with CVAD care, cannulation, and venepuncture
- Strong organisational, leadership, and communication skills
- IT proficiency (Microsoft Office) and awareness of clinical governance
- Management qualification (desirable)
- Advanced Life Support (ALS) certification (or willingness to undertake)
- Experience in service development, audit, or change management
Personal Competencies
- Strong clinical knowledge and professional leadership
- Commitment to evidence-based practice and patient-centred care
- Excellent organisational and time-management skills
- Ability to manage competing priorities effectively
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrates adaptability, initiative, and a collaborative approach
- Ability to lead and influence within a multidisciplinary environment
Benefits
- Competitive salary aligned with HSE scales
- Comprehensive pension and Death in Service benefit (x3 salary)
- Critical Illness cover up to age 66
- Relocation package available
- 27 days annual leave
- Fully paid maternity and paternity leave
- Commitment to work-life balance and employee wellbeing
- Opportunity to work within a progressive oncology service
Apply Now
If you are an experienced oncology nurse with leadership experience, we would love to hear from you.
EXCLCHAR
For more information about this exciting opportunity, please contact Charlene Cooke confidentially via email at or by phone on 089 9455139.
Clinical Nurse Specialist – Medical Oncology
Location: Waterford
Department: Oncology Day Unit
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Salary Scale: €61,249 – €76,158 per annum (based on a 37.5-hour week)
Excel Recruitment is proud to partner with a leading Oncology Service in Waterford to recruit an experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist- Medical Oncology. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a forward-thinking Oncology Day Unit, where you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care while contributing to service development and innovation.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and support the day-to-day coordination of care within the Oncology Day Unit
- Deliver specialist clinical expertise in Medical Oncology, supporting complex patient pathways
- Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to nursing staff
- Ensure safe, effective allocation of resources and appropriate skill mix
- Promote evidence-based practice and continuous quality improvement
- Collaborate closely with the multidisciplinary team to optimise patient outcomes
- Support service development, audit, and KPI achievement
- Maintain clear communication with senior nursing and management teams
- Participate in and lead quality improvement and change initiatives
Essential Criteria
- Registered with NMBI (General Division) or eligible
- Postgraduate qualification in Oncology (or equivalent)
- Minimum 4 years’ oncology experience
- Proven experience in a leadership/clinical specialist capacity
- Competent in IV/oral chemotherapy administration
- Experience with CVAD care, cannulation, and venepuncture
- Strong organisational, leadership, and communication skills
- IT proficiency (Microsoft Office) and awareness of clinical governance
- Management qualification (desirable)
- Advanced Life Support (ALS) certification (or willingness to undertake)
- Experience in service development, audit, or change management
Personal Competencies
- Strong clinical knowledge and professional leadership
- Commitment to evidence-based practice and patient-centred care
- Excellent organisational and time-management skills
- Ability to manage competing priorities effectively
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrates adaptability, initiative, and a collaborative approach
- Ability to lead and influence within a multidisciplinary environment
Benefits
- Competitive salary aligned with HSE scales
- Comprehensive pension and Death in Service benefit (x3 salary)
- Critical Illness cover up to age 66
- Relocation package available
- 27 days annual leave
- Fully paid maternity and paternity leave
- Commitment to work-life balance and employee wellbeing
- Opportunity to work within a progressive oncology service
Apply Now
If you are an experienced oncology nurse with leadership experience, we would love to hear from you.
For more information about this exciting opportunity, please contact Charlene Cooke confidentially via email at or by phone on 089 9455139.
