Chemotherapy Staff Nurse

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust requires a Band 6 SACT trained nurse to work at the Liverpool site. You will lead the Chemotherapy Treatment Unit and engage in dual training for Oncology and Haematology SACT.

You will educate junior staff, contribute to assessments, and support continuous service improvement while travelling to peripheral sites as needed.

Qualifications

• 1st level NMC registration is required.
• Degree in healthcare-related subject.
• UKONS SACT Passport or NM6 995 certification.
• Post-basic qualification in cancer/palliative care ILS.
• MSc in Clinical Diagnostics or related field is a plus.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development (CPD).
• Recognised teaching qualification relating to clinical assessment.
• Leadership/management experience in healthcare settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership within the Chemotherapy Treatment Unit.
• Support and educate junior staff; participate in education and assessment.
• Engage in dual training for Oncology and Haematology SACT and quality improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Advanced communication

Education

NMC 1st level registration

Degree in healthcare-related subject

UKONS SACT Passport / NM6 995

MSc Clinical Diagnostics

MSc Clinical Examination

Post-basic cancer/palliative care ILS

Evidence of CPD

Teaching qualification (MSc Clinical Examination)

Leadership/management experience

Audit & research experience

Job description

As we deliver treatments in sector hubs and clinicsacross the Wirral and Liverpool, there will an element of cross cover required during training and once training has been completed. This will include travelling to all of our peripheral sites:

• CCC Liverpool
• CCC Aintree
• CCC Southport
• CCC Wirral
• CCC Chester
• CCC Halton
• CCC Private Unit Wirral
• CCC Private Unit Liverpool
• Clatterbridge in the Community

We're here to deliver the best cancer care to the people we serve and we're looking for applications from those who share that commitment and our values: Putting people first; Achieving excellence; Passionate about what we do; Always improving our care; and Looking to the future.

If you are interested in joining our Team and support the Trust with our vision to provide the best cancer care,

The successful applicant will support the team in a leadership role. You are required to be fully SACT trained with relevant SACT experience. You will support and educate junior staff and participate with educating and assessing.

We are looking for enthusiastic Band 6 SACT trained nurses to work at our CCC - Liverpool site in the Chemotherapy Treatment Unit. You will embark on a programme of dual training for both Oncology and Haematology systemic anticancer treatments. You must be highly motivated and willing to undergo training in the Haematology and chemotherapy fields.

• 1st level registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
• Degree in healthcare related subject
• UKONS SACT Passport or NM6 995
• Chemotherapy Administrations and Care
• Post-basic qualification in cancer/palliative care ILS
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Recognised teaching qualification, MSc Clinical Examination
• MSc Clinical Diagnostics
• NM6 999 Foundations in Cancer Care
• NM6 998 Cancer Treatments and Care
• NM6 996 Chemotherapy Principles and Care
• Advanced Communications skills training, Previous cancer nursing experience
• Knowledge of various drugs and their interactions and side effects
• Knowledge of NMC code of conduct, Competent in the delivery of all SACT
• Competent in Cannulation/Phlebotomy/CVAD
• Previous experience in Solid Tumour and or Haemato-oncology, Leadership and management experience
• Experience of audit and research, Leadership and management experience
• Experience of audit and research

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.

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading providers of non-surgical cancer treatment, caring for a population of 2.4 million people. Our flagship specialist cancer hospital in Liverpool opened in June 2020, supported by our hospital on Clatterbridge in Wirral providing outpatient cancer treatment and supportive care, and our radiotherapy treatment centre on the Aintree Hospital site.Together, working across three sites and operating specialist chemotherapy clinics in four of Merseyside's district hospitals, we are able to deliver a comprehensive range of inpatient care, advanced radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other systemic anti-cancer therapies including gene therapies and immunotherapies. We also deliver a pioneering Treatment at Home and Work service; are the only facility in the UK providing low-energy proton beam therapy to treat rare eye cancers and host the region's Teenage and Young Adult Unit., The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.

Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do. Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.