Band 5 Staff Nurse - Chemotherapy Day Unit

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Staff Nurse for the Chemotherapy Day Unit. You'll play a vital role in delivering outpatient treatment to patients with haematology disorders, requiring motivation and a commitment to compassionate care. This position offers a supportive environment for skill development, perfect for individuals ready to make a difference in patients' lives.

Qualifications

• Evidence of professional and clinical knowledge through training.
• Experience in an acute secondary health and care setting.
• Good IT skills and ability to record information electronically.

Responsibilities

• Administer Systemic Anti-Cancer therapies and supportive therapies.
• Ensure compliance with legislation and best practices.
• Provide high-quality clinical care and evaluate patient progress.

Skills

Communication

Relationship Management

Clinical Skills

Education

Professional registration on the NMC register

Undergraduate education or post-graduate continuing professional development

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 5 Staff Nurse - Chemotherapy Day Unit

The closing date is 29 June 2025

Would you like to join our dynamic team at the Centre for Clinical Haematology?

We deliver outpatient Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment (SACT), supportive therapy, and Autologous Stem Cell transplants to patients from all over the Midlands. We offer treatment and support to teenagers and adults with a wide range of haematology disorders.

We are constantly striving to give our patients the best care and require motivated and hardworking individuals to join our team. The successful candidate should be willing to learn new skills and will be fully supported to undergo specialist training.

The unit is made up of day case chairs and trolleys, as well as a busy outpatient clinic. You will be expected to work shifts from Monday- Friday between the hours of 8am-7pm.

Main duties of the job

We care for patients throughout their treatment pathway, undergoing diagnostic, curative and palliative procedures including the management of symptoms related to their treatments or their disease process.

We administer Systemic Anti- Cancer Therapies and supportive therapies, supporting patients and their families through their treatment journey. Your role will be varied and you will be able to gain clinical skills such as triage, cannulation, venepuncture, central line care and SACT/ Stem cell administration.

The successful candidate should be willing to learn new skills, be hardworking, motivated and enthusiastic.

Be responsible for completing/ undertaking relevant nursing/ clinical procedures and practice underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical experience

Use up to date knowledge and evidence to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate care, communicate findings, influence changes and promote health and best practice.

Ensure patients receive high quality clinical care and a positive patient experience, having regard to their customs, beliefs and ethnicity

Promote a clean and safe environment for staff, patients and visitors by ensuring compliance with legislation /policies and procedures, health care associated infection prevention, governance including risk management and incident reporting and act without delay in the reporting and escalating of any areas of concern

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

• *Evidence of professional and clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree/diploma level leading to Professional registration on the appropriate part of the NMC register i.e. ( Adult / Child / Learning Disability or Mental Health)
• *Evidence of undergraduate education for newly qualified nurses / or post graduate continuing professional development for registered nurses who have post registration experience

Experience

• *Previous / recent experience or working in an acute secondary health and care setting (can include undergraduate student placements within the last 12 months)
• *Willingness to become a practice supervisor / assessor to or meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment
• * Demonstrable understanding and knowledge of the NMC code of conduct and the proficiencies and standards for registered nurses can apply this to undergraduate training or post graduate practice
• *Being an accountable professional
• *Promoting health and preventing ill health
• *Assessing needs and planning care
• *Providing and evaluating care
• *Leading and managing nursing care and working in teams -- including prioritisation and delegation skills
• *Coordinating care and responding to deteriorating health
• *Improving safety and quality of care
• *Awareness of current relevant clinical and professional issues and NHS policy
• *Understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding and Mental Capacity
• *Awareness of Health and Safety issues.
• *Experience in working in an Acute NHS practice setting as an undergraduate student nurse or post graduate registered nurse.

Additional Criteria

• *Demonstrable communication and relationship management skills which include
• *Listening -- writing -- reading -- speaking in English with understanding of contemporaneous record keeping
• *Good IT skills ability to record information electronically
• *Competent in a range of clinical skills/ nursing procedures willingness to undertake expanded practices relevant to the scope of practice require
• *Competent in managing the care of a group of patients / shift management (take charge of the practice setting in the absence of more senior staff) relevant to the practise setting.
• *Professional appearance
• *Displays genuine interest in the post applied for
• *Positive and enthusiastic attitude
• *Caring and approachable
• *Ability to work a varied shift pattern including nights / weekends unsocial hours where required
• *The applicant can describe why the Trust may deploy him /her to a different practice setting for a span of duty.

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust