Chemotherapy Staff Nurse

Staff Nurse- Oncology

Guildford Hospital Oncology Permanent Full time

Up to 40000 per annum depending on experience

37.5 hours per week

Nuffield Health is the UKs largest Healthcare Charity. From our innovative healthcare and leisure facilities to our community access programmes were committed to building a healthier nation. Inside our award-winning hospitals this starts with commitment to quality and the highest standards of patient care. It starts with you.

Our Oncology Day Unit team in our Guildford Hospital currently has an opportunity for a university accredited Chemotherapy/SACT trained nurse. We are looking for a dynamic individual who is productive patient-focused and committed to treating our patients with the best possible care.

As an Oncology Nurse at Guildford Hospital youll be attentive focused detail-oriented and registered with the appropriate governing body and you bring the qualifications and experience relevant to your registration including NMC. With post-registration experience youre a team player with a passion for exceptional patient care.

About the Role

This post will support the Oncology patients through their cancer journey. Our Macmillan adopted unit accommodates around 19 patients at one time.

The unit treats a variety of cancers including Breast Cervical Ovarian Skin Pancreatic GI cancers and Prostate. You will work within a team of skilled chemotherapy nurses as well as part of a Multi-disciplinary team ensuring that our patients are treated with the best possible care. You will also assist with outpatient clinics offering you an exciting opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge within Cancer Care.

As an Oncology Nurse you will:

• Be a valued addition to the team in our consultant and nurse-led service

• Work with patients receiving chemotherapy or new treatments such as immunotherapy

• Fully assess each patients needs providing tailored treatment plans and care

• Assist consultants during clinics

• Monitor and assess patient conditions

What you will bring with you:

• Registered General Nurse with valid NMC pin ideally with a SACT passport or willingness to complete the SACT passport

• Significant post registration experience within haematology or oncology setting

• Experience/competence in administering SACT undertaking venepuncture cannulation and managing of a variety Central Vascular Access Devices is desirable but not essential as training can be given.

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work feeling healthy happy and valued. Thats why weve developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here you can choose from a range of fitness lifestyle health and fitness wellbeing rewards such as free gym membership health assessments retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health we take care of whats important to you.

Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital

Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital provides high-quality healthcare working with leading Consultants to offer a range of services and treatments for preventing diagnosing and treating a wide array of medical conditions and offer a wide range of complex surgery and services. We are proud to have received a good rating from the health care regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our facilities include 49 en-suite patient bedrooms 4 operating theatres acute dependency and oncology units. Weve been awarded the Macmillan Quality Environment Mark for cancer care and our Endoscopy service has achieved JAG accreditation. Our site is shared with an NHS Trust hospital giving us access to their facilities. The working atmosphere is highly professional and stimulating yet friendly and collaborative like that of a large family unit.

The hospital is easily accessible from the A3 or M25 and we are located about 1.5 miles from Guildford town centre.

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If you like what you see why not start your application now We consider applications as wereceive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So its a good idea to apply right away to ensure youre considered for this role.

It starts with you.

Applications will be considered as they are received and interviews will be arranged accordingly. We reserve the right to close adverts early for example where we have received an unprecedented high volume of apply early to ensure you are considered for the post.