Oncology Staff Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; North Shields; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust's Oncology Day Unit in North Tyneside is seeking a Band 5 staff nurse for a part-time post (24 hours per week). You will provide nurse-led, holistic care for cancer patients undergoing day treatment, with opportunities to lead and teach within a small team.

NMC registration is required, with training in chemotherapy and completion of SACT training within 12 months of starting.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in nursing.
• Qualification to supervise, teach and assess students within 18 months.
• Accredited SACT course and SACT competence passport to be completed within 12 months of starting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver holistic, nurse-led care to cancer patients and carers.
• Support the team in safe delivery of day treatment care.
• Safely administer chemotherapy as trained.
• Model compassionate, inclusive leadership within the trust.
• Engage, enable and empower others; promote learning and quality improvement.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team player

Flexible

Education

Nursing diploma or degree

Job description

This Band 5 staff nurse post sits on the Oncology Day Unit at North Tyneside General Hospital, one of five day units run by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on nurse-led, holistic care for cancer patients having day treatment, along with their carers. The post is part time at 24 hours a week within a small team, with leadership expected across teams. Applicants must be NMC registered and willing to train in chemotherapy, with accredited SACT training to complete within 12 months of starting.

What the job involves

• Deliver evidence-based, holistic, nurse-led care to cancer patients with a range of conditions, and their carers
• Support the existing team in the safe delivery of care to cancer patients undergoing day treatment
• Safely administer a range of cytotoxic chemotherapy and supportive care, once trained
• Role model compassionate and inclusive leadership to shape a collective leadership culture in the trust
• Engage, enable and empower others
• Use coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement
• Facilitate team working and collaboration within teams, departments and across organisational boundaries

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in nursing
• Qualification to supervise, teach and assess students, to be completed within 18 months
• Accredited SACT course and SACT competence passport, completed within 12 months of starting

Registration & licences

• 1st level live NMC registration as a registered nurse

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent communication skills
• Flexibility to meet the increasingly complex needs of the service
• Works effectively within a small team, with resilience and warmth

Other

• Willingness to expand knowledge to phlebotomy, cannulation, vascular access device care and SACT administration
• Willingness to undertake formal study to gain chemotherapy qualifications

Nice to have

• Previous experience caring for people with a cancer diagnosis
• Venepuncture, IV drug administration and central venous access device care
• PP126/7 Practice Assessor and Academic Assessor course
• D32/33 Assessor course
• Post-registration qualification in specialty

What’s offered

• Chemotherapy training provided