Acute Oncology Sister/Charge Nurse B6

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust; Guildford; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in Guildford seeks an Acute Oncology Sister/Charge Nurse. The role involves coordinating emergency care for oncology patients, triaging referrals, and collaborating with various departments to ensure high-quality care. Candidates should have experience in oncology nursing, strong assessment skills, and a commitment to service improvement. This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive environment focused on professional development.

Benefits

Comprehensive health and wellbeing program

Career development opportunities

Collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• Experience in oncology nursing and managing treatment complications.
• Strong assessment and triaging skills.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and service improvements.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the OSDEC Unit and triage referrals.
• Provide specialist oncology nursing care and manage patient complications.
• Ensure smooth patient flow through various hospital departments.

Job description

About the Role:

As an Acute Oncology Sister/Charge Nurse, you will play a pivotal role within the multidisciplinary Acute Oncology Team, working closely with healthcare colleagues to provide high-quality emergency care to cancer patients.

• Coordinating the Oncology Same Day Emergency Care (OSDEC) Unit, triaging referrals, admitting patients, and organising investigations.


• Assessing patients and providing specialist oncology nursing care, including managing treatment complications, administering medication and fluids, and performing nursing procedures.


• Triaging oncology and hematology patients through the Oncology Treatment Hotline, ensuring timely advice and intervention.


• Working closely with the Emergency Department, Chemotherapy Day Unit, Radiotherapy, St. Luke's Outpatient Clinic, and inpatient wards to ensure smooth patient flow and high-quality care.


• Leading service improvements, participating in audits, research, and education, and ensuring adherence to national guidelines and Cancer Alliance protocols.

The key function of the Acute Oncology Sister/Charge Nurse is to work alongside the Acute Oncology Team (AOT) to coordinate and deliver a comprehensive Acute Oncology Service (AOS) within the Trust. This role ensures the provision of high-quality, timely care to oncology patients while maintaining clear communication with multidisciplinary teams.

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.