Registered Nurse - Woolverstone Macmillan Centre

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits Registered Nurses at the Woolverstone Macmillan Centre within Ipswich Hospital. Join this nurse-led outpatient haemato-oncology service, leveraging your skills in a fast-paced Chemotherapy Day Unit. With on-site training and growth in patient care, empower lives while advancing your oncology expertise.

Benefits

Pension scheme

27 days annual leave (pro-rata)

NHS discounts

Wellbeing programs

Qualifications

• Recent post-registration experience required.
• Evidence of relevant post-registration study needed.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, evidence-based care to patients.
• Complete a recognised accredited Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) course.
• Assess patients pre-SACT and ensure patient safety.

Skills

Enthusiastic

Innovative

Willingness to learn

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Registered Nurses to join the team at the Woolverstone Macmillan Centre, Ipswich Hospital. This is a great chance to be part of a nurse-led outpatient haemato-oncology service.

You will be an enthusiastic, innovative Registered Nurse working in a busy, fast-paced Chemotherapy Day Unit / Outreach clinics. Recent post-registration experience and evidence of relevant post-registration study are required.

Experience in Oncology & Haematology is not mandatory, but a willingness to learn and develop new skills is essential. Training will be provided in-house, including the opportunity to complete the Guy’s Cancer Academy Systemic Anti-cancer Therapy (SACT) Online course.

If you are passionate about developing cancer services, we want to hear from you.

This role is based on our unit working hours of Monday – Friday, 08:00 – 18:00.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Deliver high-quality, evidence-based, safe, and cost-effective care to patients and families.
2. Complete a recognised accredited Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) course.
3. Obtain the UKINS Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy passport.
4. Assess patients pre-SACT, carry out full toxicity screens, and ensure patient safety for treatment.
5. Work across clinical areas to develop and enhance skills, including rotation to the Mobile Cancer Unit.

We are ESNEFT, serving nearly one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex, providing hospital and community health services from various settings.

As one of the largest NHS organizations in England, employing over 12,000 staff, we support staff development through training, flexible working, and other benefits, including a pension scheme, unsocial hours payments, 27 days annual leave (pro-rata), NHS discounts, and wellbeing programs.

We are committed to improving efficiency through initiatives like our partnership with Epic, bringing a leading electronic patient record system to enhance care for staff and patients.

If you are dedicated to patient care and eager to develop your skills, we want to hear from you.

Learn more about working here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

For further details or informal visits, contact:

• Name: Pauline McKeown
• Job Title: Sister
• Email: [e-mail]
• Telephone: [phone]