Cancer Services Lead

Spire Healthcare Limited; Southampton; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 days annual leave

Pension scheme (employer/employee)

Private medical insurance

Bupa wellness screening

Life assurance

Staff discount platform

Job summary

Spire Southampton Hospital is seeking an experienced Cancer Services Lead to provide leadership in SACT services, education and support for the cancer team. You will drive high quality care and safety compliance while advancing cancer service development within a private hospital setting.

The role offers a clear career progression path, with opportunity to grow the service and develop business opportunities in oncology. Core hours are Monday to Friday, with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with significant Oncology experience.
• Qualified in venepuncture and cannulation and use of CVADs.
• Evidence of CPD in management and cancer studies.
• Degree level qualification and NMC registration.

Responsibilities

• Develop practice in assessment of health and wellbeing needs within SACT/cancer services.
• Provide and receive complex information across cancer services.
• Develop knowledge and practice and support others’ professional development.
• Create a working environment that improves health, safety and security.
• Develop strategies and policies for cancer services.
• Lead others in knowledge development within cancer care.
• Improve quality and safety compliance.

Skills

Oncology experience

Venepuncture & cannulation

Clinical leadership

Education & training

Education

Nurse degree (RN)

NMC registration

Job description

Cancer Services Lead | Nursing Manager | Private Hospital | Spire Southampton Hospital | Full-time | Permanent | Southampton

Spire Southampton Hospital are looking for an experienced Cancer Services Lead. You will be Lead specialist in the area of SACT providing specialist education and support. To ensure the wider cancer team and Clinical Nurse Specialists deliver effective quality care and adhere to safety compliance for patients with cancer by providing excellent clinical and managerial leadership.

This would be an ideal role for someone looking to take the next step in progressing their career with the opportunity grow and create business opportunities in cancer services.

Spire Southampton offersvarious cancer investigations, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgical options, including specialist procedures like HIFU for prostate cancer and breastreconstruction.

Duties and responsibilities

• Develop practice in the assessment of health and wellbeing needs within SACT/ cancer services within Spire Healthcare.
• Provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information across cancer services.
• Develop own knowledge and practice and assist others to continually professionally develop across cancer services.
• Develop a working environment and culture that actively improves health, safety and security.
• Develop strategies and policies for cancer services.
• Lead others in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice within cancer care.
• Improve quality & safety compliance
• Lead others in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practices within cancer care

Who we're looking for:

• Registered Nurse with significant Oncology experience
• Qualified in venepuncture and cannulation and the use of CVAD's
• Evidence of substantial post registration continual professional development in management and clinically related cancer studies.
• Degree level qualification
• Nursing and Midwifery Council registration and regulation
• Working towards MSc in Oncology Practice is desirable
• Experience of working with within a nurse led environment as lead
• Experience of applying clinical reasoning skills to a range of complex and varied patient case mixes in individuals with a cancer diagnosis
• UKONS SACT Passport is desirable
• Experience of Macmillan Quality Environment Mark (MQEM) is desirable

Contract:

Full-time permanent

Hours:

Monday-Friday, core business hours

Benefits

We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Free Bupa wellness screening
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance We commit to our employee's well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications

About Us

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services

We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people''s lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.