Chemotherapy Staff Nurse (Bank)

Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital; Guildford; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 49,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Discounted gym membership

Job summary

Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital is seeking a Chemotherapy Staff Nurse to join the Oncology Unit on an ad-hoc, part-time basis. You will administer chemotherapy under prescribed protocols, monitor patients, and collaborate with the oncology team to create personalized care plans.

A dedicated SACT Passport and NMC registration are required, with post-registration experience in oncology preferred. The role offers a flexible bank arrangement, supportive colleagues, and access to NHS-linked

Qualifications

• Registered with the NMC and post-registration experience.
• Experience in oncology nursing.
• Ability to work ad-hoc, at least one day a week.

Responsibilities

• Be flexible, motivated, an excellent communicator and team worker.
• Administer chemotherapy treatments to patients according to prescribed protocols with a valid SACT Passport.
• Monitor and assess patients during and after chemotherapy sessions, ensuring their well-being.
• Collaborate with oncologists and healthcare team members to develop and implement individualized patient care plans.
• Educate patients and their families on chemotherapy procedures, potential side effects, and self-care measures.
• Maintain accurate and detailed patient records, including treatment plans and progress notes.
• Provide emotional support to patients and families coping with the challenges of cancer treatment.

Skills

NMC registration

Post-registration experience

Oncology nursing

Job description

Guildford Hospital | Oncology | Ad hoc | Part -time

Up to £30 per hour depending on skills and experience

Nuffield Health is the charity that’s building a healthier nation, one day at a time. From award-winning hospitals and leisure facilities to flagship community programmes – we’ll do whatever it takes to look after the UK’s wellbeing. It starts with passion and commitment to quality. It starts with you.

As a Chemotherapy Staff Nurse on our Oncology Unit at Guildford Hospital, you’ll drive the standard in patient care. You’re registered with the appropriate governing body, plus you bring the qualifications and experience that are relevant to your registration, including NMC. You also have post-registration experience.

As a Chemotherapy Staff Nurse, you will:

• Be flexible, motivated, an excellent communicator and team worker. You need to be available at least one day a week.
• Administer chemotherapy treatments to patients according to prescribed protocols with a valid SACT Passport.
• Monitor and assess patients during and after chemotherapy sessions, ensuring their well-being.
• Collaborate with oncologists and healthcare team members to develop and implement individualized patient care plans.
• Educate patients and their families on chemotherapy procedures, potential side effects, and self-care measures.
• Maintain accurate and detailed patient records, including treatment plans and progress notes.
• Provide emotional support to patients and families coping with the challenges of cancer treatment.

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. This includes holiday in line with the working time directive, access to our pension scheme and discounted gym membership at £35.00 a month.

Working on the bank means you are not contracted to a set number of hours per week but instead work on an ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and your availability.

Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital

Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital provides high-quality healthcare working with leading Consultants to offer a range of services and treatments for preventing, diagnosing and treating a wide array of medical conditions and offer a wide range of complex surgery and services. We are proud to have received a "good" rating from the health care regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our facilities include 49 en-suite patient bedrooms, 4 operating theatres, acute dependency and oncology units. We’ve been awarded the Macmillan Quality Environment Mark for cancer care and our Endoscopy service has achieved JAG accreditation. Our site is shared with an NHS Trust hospital, giving us access to their facilities. The working atmosphere is highly professional and stimulating, yet friendly and collaborative like that of a large family unit.

The hospital is easily accessible from the A3 or M25 and we are located about 1.5 miles from Guildford town centre.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

It starts with you.