The demand for cancer care is growing due to the increasing incidence of cancer and the improved effectiveness of cancer treatments. According to the estimates from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the number of new cancer cases is projected to increase from 14.1 million in 2012-21. 4 million in 2030 (IARC, 2016). [1] This growing demand has presented a challenge for nursing services in relation to workload, work force issues, and most importantly, the need to provide innovative and cost-effective nursing care. Cancer nurses play an important and unique role in responding to the needs of people affected by cancer throughout the continuum of care, from prevention to end-of-life care and bereavement support. It is important that cancer nurses are aware of the expectations imposed upon their specialty while also contributing to improvements in patient outcomes.The objective of this paper is to describe a case report of a collaborative model that creates capacity for research and evidence-based practice excellence in cancer nursing at the service/organisational level.