Are you ready to embark on an exciting journey as a Lead SACT Nurse at our state-of-the-art cancer care centre located in Oxford? Join our dedicated team at GenesisCare UK and be part of something extraordinary.
The Role
As a Lead SACT Nurse with us, you'll play a pivotal role in providing specialist nursing leadership and effective management of resources whilst ensuring a high standard of nursing care is delivered to all patients accessing the service. You will also ensure appropriate support is given to patients, their families and other healthcare professionals following diagnosis and through all stages of disease trajectory. This is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact and develop your career.
What You'll Do
Your key responsibilities:
* Ensure continuity of a high standard of evidence based, nursing care for patients undergoing chemotherapy, assessing health, health related and nursing needs of patients, their families and other carers by identifying and initiating appropriate steps for effective care. This will include:
* Managing a patient caseload
* Close liaison with consultants and pharmacist
* Ordering diagnostic tests within agreed parameters
* Co-ordinating nurse led clinics
* Facilitate the professional development of staff within the Centre through effective communication and the sharing of best practice. Ensure staff meet all their training requirements and competencies ensuring all training requirements are completed.
* Produce and review relevant operational policies and protocols in line with clinical governance policies and in line with health and safety legislation to ensure compliance with CQC standards.
* Participate in any service reviews or benchmarking activities to drive service development forward.
* Rotate into the 24-hour on call team to provide out of hours support and triage to patients
* Ensure all staff receive an annual appraisal and opportunities to access further training and development through agreed objectives.
* Deliver immediate life support in order to facilitate rapid stabilisation and the appropriate ongoing management of patients who develop acute treatment complications
* Ensure good communication with peers, patients and those referring in to the service
* Ensure all care is given in accordance with agreed protocols
* Work in line with and contribute to local delivery of national care standards
* Comply with measures to actively manage and reduce risk to patients. Ensuring the formal reporting and recording of adverse incidents
* Maintain contemporaneous and accurate treatment records, submitting relevant statistics, reports and activity data as requested. Ensure that confidentiality of information is adhered to and NMC standards for 'Record Keeping' are met
* Ensure all patients are fully informed of the risks and benefits of proposed procedures/ treatments, contributing to the process of securing informed consent
* Provide all patients with relevant and accessible up to date written information regarding their treatment
* Promote and facilitate evidence based, practice and clinical audit within the chemotherapy service
* Maintain your own continuing personal and professional development in accordance with revalidation requirements, GenesisCare expectations and business objectives
* Adhere to the NMC code of professional conduct working within and accepting responsibility for maintaining agreed levels of competence
* Be aware of the close working relationship with partnership hospitals and third parties and the requirement to comply with their company local rules and policies all times
* Adhere to company standards in respect of appearance, behaviour and demeanour
What You'll Have
Experience and skills:
* Registered Nurse minimum 5 years' experience
* Experience of working in a private patient setting
* An advanced practitioner either through formal qualification (as above) and/or extensive clinical experience within oncology and chemotherapy administration
* Experience in clinical leadership
* Experience in budgetary management
* Ability to impart complex information to patients, relatives and carers, with different levels of understanding
* Ability to build up a rapport with patients, staff and external providers
* Have proven experience of service development
* Experience of running research and audit programmes
* Experience of working with the private health sector
Qualifications And Knowledge
* Accredited chemotherapy course
* NMC Level 1 or Level 15 Registered Nurse
* Degree (Bsc) or equivalent in a health-related subject
* Relevant post-registration qualification in oncology/chemotherapy administration
* Ideally holding an ALS level with the Resuscitation Council or be willing to be trained to that level of competency
* Understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment
* Clear understanding of safeguarding procedures
Why Choose GenesisCare
Discover what's in store for you when you join the GenesisCare UK team:
* Shape your work-life balance with 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays, and the option to buy more or sell back annual leave.
* Prioritise your well-being with complimentary private medical and dental coverage, access to Employee Assistance Program, and Income Protection.
* Access our world-class radiotherapy - free to you and your immediate family, if required.
* Secure your future with a competitive Company Contributory Pension Scheme.
* Nurture your mental health and well-being through our well-being community, with access to Babylon Health and Headspace Wellbeing.
* Enjoy hassle-free commutes with free parking at most of our centres.
* Treat yourself with exclusive retail discounts.
Who We Are
GenesisCare UK is the leading provider of private oncology services in the UK, pioneering a transformation in cancer care. Through innovative, personalised treatments, we are enhancing patient quality of life, life expectancy, and overall survival rates.
We are a team of over 600 highly trained physicians, healthcare professionals and support staff operating 14 specialist outpatient cancer centres across the UK. Our aim is to provide world-class care, offering the latest proven treatments including advanced diagnostics, medical oncology, radiotherapy, and Theranostics.
We take an integrated approach to cancer care, focusing on treating the whole patient, not just the cancer. Our personalised treatment programmes include wellbeing services in partnership with Penny Brohn UK and exercise medicine, proven to enhance patient outcomes.
Collaborating with universities and leading clinicians globally, we're dedicated to researching and developing improved cancer treatments. Our UK clinical trials programme aims to broaden access to new therapies.
We're passionate about innovation and working together to make great things happen. We make significant investments in our employees to provide opportunities for growth, learning, and development within their roles.
Join GenesisCare UK and shape your future, while shaping the future of cancer care
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