Clinical Nurse Specialist - Haematology

NHS; Reading; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Reading seeks an experienced Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist for a full-time, permanent role. The specialist will join a dedicated team, providing expert nursing advice and supporting patients through treatment. The position includes responsibilities in patient care, triage, and management of treatment complications, promoting high standards of evidence-based care.

Benefits

35 days annual leave including bank holidays

Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible options

Private medical insurance

Life insurance

Discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration.
• Extensive experience in oncology/haematology services.
• Competency in the UKONS 24 Hour triage Tool.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients and their families.
• Triage unwell SACT patients and arrange investigations or admissions.
• Administer SACT and provide out-of-hours support for treatment complications.

Skills

Communication

Organisational skills

IT skills

Education

Accredited SACT administration course

Accredited chemotherapy and counselling course certificate

Post registration course within cancer care

Job description

Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist | Spire Dunedin, Reading | Private Hospital | Full time | Spire Dunedin have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our welcoming Oncology team, working full time hours on a permanent basis. This is the perfect opportunity for someone who is looking to develop their career as the successful applicant will be a part of a dedicated, supportive and friendly team.

Main duties of the job

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients, their families and other healthcare professionals following diagnosis and through all stages of treatment
• Ensure continuity of a high standard of evidence-based nursing care for patients undergoing SACT
• Use advanced history taking and assessment skills to assess health, health related and nursing needs of patients, taking into consideration the needs of their families and carers. Identify and initiate appropriate steps for effective care.
• Triage unwell SACT patients using UKONS triage assessment tool, advise re symptoms/prescribe medication, arrange investigations or hospital admission in accordance with consultant advice.
• Provide out-of-hours support and triage for patients who develop acute treatment complications.
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills in intravenous access, the management of central venous catheters, venepuncture, and chemotherapy delivery
• Practice intermediate life support to facilitate rapid stabilisation and the appropriate ongoing management of patients who develop treatment complications.
• Ensure all patients are fully informed of the risks and benefits of proposed procedures/treatments, contributing to the process of informed consent.
• Management of direct patient care and to be responsible for a clinical caseload and safely administer SACT

About us

At Spire Healthcare, caring is our passion. We have been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 25 years. We're committed to looking after people, both patients and staff. We deliver high standards of care to our insured, self-pay and NHS patients across 39 hospitals and 33 clinics, medical centres and consulting rooms. Our successful business is led by an experienced and stable senior management team, we provide the highest quality of care through the latest medical technology, new facilities, and a focus on inspiring leadership and employee development.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.

Job responsibilities

Who we're looking for:

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC registrationwith no restrictions or conditions.
• Extensive knowledge and experience of working within oncology/haematology services and the administration of SACT
• Hold an accredited SACT administration course
• Hold an accredited chemotherapy and counselling course certificate
• Competency in the UKONS 24 Hour triage Tool
• Post registration course within cancer care
• Excellent communication, organisational & IT skills, with the ability to organise work around competing demands on time
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

Contract Type:Permanent, Full time

We offer employed colleagues 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
• Private medical insurance
• Life insurance

Our Values:

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

• Driving clinical excellence
• Doing the right thing
• Caring is our passion
• Keeping it simple
• Succeeding and celebrating together

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Alison Roberts [e-mail]

Closing Date: If we have received sufficient applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy without further notice, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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Experience

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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.