Registered Chemotherapy Nurse - Secondment

NHS Jobs; Harlow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a Registered Chemotherapy Nurse for a secondment within our oncology services to support the administration of systemic anti-cancer therapies and clinical care.

You will learn and apply a range of routes for therapy, ensure investigations and documentation are completed, and work within a multidisciplinary team to maintain high standards of patient care during the secondment.

Responsibilities

• To learn systemic anti-cancer therapies in a range of routes, safety and in line with your skill set.
• To ensure all relevant investigations are carried out prior to administration of treatment and to complete all relevant documentation.
• To plan, assess and evaluate the problems and needs of individual patients and their families undergoing supportive therapies, supportive treatments include, blood products, iron infusions and immunoglobulins infusions.
• To work as part of the multidisciplinary team ensuring the delivery of a high standard of care to the patients.
• To perform and assist with agreed procedures appropriate to the role and function within the guidelines set down by the Trust.

Job description

Registered Chemotherapy Nurse - Secondment

Detailed job description and main responsibilities To learn systemic anti-cancer therapies in a range of routes, safety and in line with your skill set. To ensure all relevant investigations are carried out prior to administration of treatment and to complete all relevant documentation. To plan, assess and evaluate the problems and needs of individual patients and their families undergoing supportive therapies, supportive treatments include, blood products, iron infusions and immunoglobulins infusions. To work as part of the multidisciplinary team ensuring the delivery of a high standard of care to the patients. To perform and assist with agreed procedures appropriate to the role and function within the guidelines set down by the Trust. Educational Maintain own personal development and ensure own educational needs are met Promote and support self-awareness of colleagues own professional, educational and developmental needs. Ensure all mandatory training is up to date. Management and Organisation To be conversant with all Trust and department policies and procedure and ensure that they are adhered to. To participate in the effective utilisation of resources within the department. To maintain a safe environment for patients and staff within the department at all times and take appropriate action to achieve this To establish and maintain good communication links with all relevant personnel and departments as necessary in order to facilitate effective patient care. To assist in the smooth running of the department in ensuring that the treatments are organised and delivered appropriately with liaison of relevant departments, i.e pharmacy, blood bank.