Chemotherapy Staff Nurse

NHS; Wirral; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Wirral is seeking a dedicated Band 5 Chemotherapy Nurse to work in our Delamere Day Case Unit. The role involves delivering chemotherapy treatments across various locations and requires a register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Candidates should be compassionate with knowledge of cancer treatments and a commitment to patient care. This position offers a permanent contract with various responsibilities aimed at enhancing patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Evidence of continued professional development.
• In date PIN number with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• Previous nursing experience of a hospital setting.
• Previous nursing experience within a medical setting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver treatments in sector hubs and clinics across the Wirral and Liverpool.
• Travel to peripheral sites as part of the role.
• Engage with patients and provide compassionate care.

Skills

Knowledge of various drugs and their interactions and side effects

Understanding of NMC code of conduct

Chemotherapy Administration

Cancer Treatments and Care

Education

1st level registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)

Degree or working towards

Job description

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Band 5 Chemotherapy Nurse - 37.5 hrs, permanent. Monday-Friday working - 4 days

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust provides highly-specialist cancer care for a population of 2.4 million people across Cheshire & Merseyside, North Wales, the Isle of Man and parts of Lancashire.

In June 2020, we opened Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool, our spectacular new cancer hospital in the heart of Liverpool's Knowledge Quarter, providing state-of-the-art facilities as part of a £162m investment. Alongside our flagship hospital in Liverpool, we also have two other main cancer centres:

• Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Wirral, providing outpatient cancer treatment and supportive care on the Clatterbridge Health Campus in Bebington, Wirral
• Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Aintree, our radiotherapy treatment centre on the Aintree University Hospital site

Together, working across three sites and operating specialist chemotherapy clinics in four of Merseyside's district hospitals, we deliver a comprehensive range of inpatient care, advanced radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other systemic anti-cancer therapies including gene therapies and immunotherapies.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 5 nurse to work at our CCC - Wirral site in the Delamere Day Case Unit.

As we deliver treatments in sector hubs and clinics across 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 Wirral
• CCC Chester
• CCC Halton
• CCC Private Unit Wirral
• CCC Private Unit Liverpool
• Clatterbridge in the Community

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.

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, please apply online.

About us

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.

We are -

• Kind
• Empowered
• Responsible
• Inclusive

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Expertise

• Knowledge of various drugs and their interactions and side effects.
• Knowledge of NMC code of conduct
• UKONS SACT Passport. NM6 995
• Chemotherapy Administration and Care. NM6 999 Foundations in Cancer Care
• NM6 998 Cancer Treatments and Care
• NM6 996 Chemotherapy Principles and Care

Qualifications

• 1st level registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
• Evidence of continued professional development
• In date PIN number with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• Degree or working towards

Experience

• Previous nursing experience of a hospital setting
• Previous nursing experience within a medical setting

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 - Wirral

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Wirral