Chemotherapy Nurse

NHS; Luton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at a leading NHS Trust as a chemotherapy nurse, where your expertise in oncology care will make a significant impact. This role offers the chance to provide high-quality support to patients undergoing chemotherapy, ensuring their physical, social, and psychological needs are met. With a commitment to personal development and excellent patient experience, you will thrive in a collaborative environment that values your contributions. If you are passionate about patient care and eager to grow your career in a supportive setting, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in administering chemotherapy and caring for oncology patients.
• Proven leadership skills and ability to work autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard care to patients undergoing chemotherapy treatments.
• Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure seamless service.

Skills

Chemotherapy Competence

Excellent Communication Skills

Caring for Oncology Patients

Leadership Skills

Cannulation and Venepuncture

Education

BSc in Nursing

Mentorship/Teaching Qualification

Job description

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Applications are invited from enthusiastic, experienced chemotherapy nurses to join our dedicated team. You will need to be chemotherapy competent and have extensive experience in caring for oncology patients undergoing chemotherapy treatments.

We are a nurse led unit with excellent patient experience feedback; we are looking for a highly motivated passionate nurse to complement our team. Clinical supervision is available as well as full support for personal development.

Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard of care to patients who attend the chemotherapy unit for treatment and other supportive therapies.

To work with the multi-disciplinary teams, Oncology Consultants, and site specific Clinical Nurse Specialists to provide a seamless service for patients with cancer, their relatives and carers.

To ensure that cytotoxic drugs, blood transfusions and other treatments are administered in a safe manner in a nurse-led setting. It is expected that the post holder will be responsible for their own decisions regarding care, with the support of senior nurses.

You will need to be able to demonstrate key skills as an experienced nurse as well as extensive knowledge and expert experience in delivering chemotherapy treatments. You will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills, supportive care experience and the ability to work autonomously, whist ensuring patients and their family's needs are met.

About us

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region, you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology.

Our Values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

Job responsibilities

To ensure the patients physical, social, and psychological needs are met and refer to appropriate services when necessary.

To ensure that nursing is of a high standard and in accordance with Trust policies, procedures and contracts. As a qualified chemotherapy nurse, the post holder is responsible for their own practice and that of the Unit, hence must be willing to comment on and contribute to any changes of Unit work procedures.

To ensure that cytotoxic drugs, blood transfusions and other supportive treatments are administered in a safe manner. Be aware of the safety implications of cytotoxic drugs and be able to work safely with an unpredictable workload.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• oBSC/MSC oMentorship/teaching

Knowledge

• oKnowledge of cancer and chemotherapy treatments. oUnderstanding of the need of confidentiality awareness at all times. oCytotoxic treatments and management of treatment side effects oCurrent relevant research oTeam working
• Quality assurance Data collection service improvement

Experience

• oProven experience post registration oncology/chemotherapy oProficient in Cannulation and venepuncture. oLeadership skills. o Extensive experience in the administration of cytotoxic chemotherapy. oCare of central venous access devices.
• oLeadership oPrevious band 6 experience

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.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust