Job overview
Are you an experienced Oncology Chemotherapy Nurse with excellent interpersonal and communication skills and looking for a new challenge?
An opportunity has arisen within our nurse-led systemic anti-cancer treatment (SACT) service for an experienced chemotherapy nurse to join us. This post is ideal for a nurse with experience in the administration of SACT who is keen to learn and explore a role as a SACT nurse practitioner.
The successful candidate will work alongside experienced SACT nurse practitioners to develop skills in assessing patients’ fitness for SACT.
We are looking for a committed professional to join our SACT nurse-led service team and contribute to the delivery of safe, compassionate, highest-quality care to patients on treatment.
Main duties of the job
1. As a SACT Nurse Practitioner, the post holder will be expected to provide clinical expert within Cancer / Chemotherapy / SACT Nursing.
2. Contribute to continually improving the patient experience by looking after a non-complex patient on SACT.
3. To work under the supervision of clinical practitioners, providing nursing assessments, care, and interventions to facilitate high-quality, individualised care to patients.
4. Contribute to developing an equitable, standardised, high-quality Chemotherapy / SACT service.
5. Provide specialist Cancer / Chemotherapy / SACT advice both within and outside.
6. Contribute to education programmes relating to Chemotherapy / SACT Nursing within and outside of the Trust.
7. Work within the Chemotherapy Day Care Unit, inpatient, and assessment units at Charing Cross Hospital
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential criteria
8. Registered nurse level 1
9. Relevant specialist course or equivalent experience in oncology nursing
10. SACT Course level 6/7 or equivalent
11. Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
Desirable criteria
12. Advanced communication skills course
13. Has attained or is willing to work towards Degree/Bsc in Nursing.
Experience
Essential criteria
14. Substantial post registration experience at band 6, experience in chemotherapy/ SACT
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria
15. Ability to work independently and demonstrate high-level decisionmaking skills in clinical practice
16. In depth knowledge of area of practice and demonstrates use of evidence-based practice
17. Able to demonstrate advanced communication and teaching/assessing skills
18. Ability to work effectively under pressure.
Desirable criteria
19. Ability to influence change
Right to work
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