Senior Chemotherapy Sister/Charge Nurse

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Redhill; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Redhill is seeking an experienced Chemotherapy Nurse to lead a team in a nurse-led chemotherapy day unit. This role involves driving high-quality patient care and coordinating clinical services for chemotherapy. The ideal candidate is a dynamic professional with a proven track record in chemotherapy nursing and team leadership. This position offers opportunities for career development within a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Must have experience in chemotherapy administration and patient care.
• Proven ability to lead and motivate a team.
• Must be dynamic, enthusiastic, and driven to improve service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of chemotherapy nurses.
• Coordinate clinical care for patients in the Chemotherapy Suite.
• Ensure safe, high-quality patient care.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Team leadership

Chemotherapy administration

Patient care excellence

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Working at Chemo Suite offers the exciting opportunity to be part of a vibrant and growing team, where staff can contribute to team development, clinical care coordination, and the delivery of high-quality patient services. Senior nurses play a key role in providing clinical supervision, fostering professional growth, and ensuring excellence in patient care.

The collaborative, supportive atmosphere within the team makes Comet a truly inspiring place to work. An exciting opportunity for career development and to help further improve local chemotherapy services at our Chemotherapy Suite based in Redhill has arisen for an experienced Chemotherapy Nurse who is keen to meet the challenge of leading a team of chemotherapy nurses on a nurse-led chemotherapy day unit, developing and improving timeliness and access to our chemotherapy services.

We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and experienced Chemotherapy Nurse who can drive forward the Trust's vision and values within an existing team and ensure safe high quality care for patients within our care. Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust operates a 24-hour service, 365 days a year. As such, all nursing, clinical, and operational roles may involve working on a 24/7 shift basis, unless otherwise specified during the recruitment process.

We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce and actively encourage applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, race and ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process.

Successful candidates will be appointed to the first pay step within the band when they start with the Trust (unless they have previous relevant NHS continuous service), thereafter individuals will progress up the pay steps in accordance with NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) terms and conditions. For part-time roles you will receive a pro rata'd (proportional) salary payment based on the appropriate pay step/point and hours worked in accordance with AfC and all medical and dental terms and conditions.

We take our responsibilities to the environment extremely seriously and have an ambitious Green Plan that we're delivering. Actions include having uniforms made from recycled plastic, 100% renewable electricity and planting 150 trees at East Surrey Hospital.

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services.

Awards and Recognition

• Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.
• National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.
• We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.