SACT Sister/Charge Nurse (VDU)
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The closing date is 02 November 2025
We are currently seeking a highly motivated Nurse to join our nurse led unit as SACT Band 6 Sister/Charge nurse at Viking day Unit QEQM hospital Margate
Whilst this is a challenging role and requires someone who is flexible and adaptable to changing environments it is very rewarding, and rare opportunity and offers great career progression.
No one day is the same and draws on and enables the post-holder to use a variety of skills and expertise. You must like working with people and want to support the unit manager in making a real difference to our patients and families lives as well as make a positive contribution to the team and our service, while supporting the nursing team as they adapt to the changes within systemic anti cancer therapy.
Main duties of the job
The posts offer:
* The opportunity to develop and maintain a professional portfolio
* The opportunity to help lead the nursing service across the SACT unit to ensure a unified approach to care and consistent standards of care
* The opportunity to work in the much specialised area of cancer services
* The ability to manage empathetically emotional issues relating to stages in the patient's journey
* The opportunity to be part of a team that works collaboratively with all care groups to develop a service for the care and management of patients with cancer.
* To gain the confidence to actively support Divisional initiatives and issues. The post holder is expected to carry out all relevant forms of care in which they are competent, without direct supervision, and may be required to supervise and support the training of both qualified and unqualified members of staff. These are just some of the reasons that make this a ‘great place to work’.
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is ‘great healthcare from great people’. Everything we do is guided by our values: ‘People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called ‘We care’. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Job responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.
If you have further queries please don't hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Completed SACT course
* One year post registration experience
Experience
* Chemotherapy competence
* Previous experience of electronic prescribing systems and oncology management systems
* Completed or commenced UKONS SACT passport
* Previous Band 6 experience
Skills
* Competent in 24 hours triage
* Competent in venesection
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
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