Senior SACT / Chemotherapy Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Windsor; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Private healthcare and dental cover

Pension scheme

Access to advanced cancer treatments

Funded CPD and UKONS training

Predictable hours with no overnight Sh

Job summary

GenesisCare in Windsor is seeking a Senior SACT nurse to deliver chemotherapy nursing in the unit, provide clinical leadership, and deputise for the line manager when required. You will manage a patient caseload, run nurse-led clinics and maintain evidence-based care with longer appointments.

Applicants must have NMC registration and a UKONS SACT Passport (or complete it within three months), with a minimum of two years’ oncology experience administering chemotherapy.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to make decisions, prioritise and work accurately under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients, families and healthcare professionals from diagnosis through all stages of treatment.
• Deliver chemotherapy nursing services to patients within the unit.
• Deputise for the line manager where required.
• Ensure continuity of evidence-based nursing care by assessing the health, health-related and nursing needs of patients and carers.
• Manage a patient caseload.
• Liaise closely with medical consultants.
• Order diagnostic tests within agreed parameters.
• Run nurse-led clinics.
• Provide clinical leadership and work autonomously.
• Ensure each patient has an accurate plan of care and clear records.
• Demonstrate advanced skills in IV access, central venous catheter management, venepuncture and chemotherapy delivery, including managing anaphylaxis and extravasation.

Skills

Communication

Organisational skills

Decision making under pressure

Job description

Senior SACT nurse post with GenesisCare's chemotherapy service, delivering chemotherapy nursing in the unit and deputising for the line manager when needed. The work centres on specialist advice for patients and families, managing a caseload, running nurse-led clinics, liaising closely with consultants and providing clinical leadership grounded in evidence-based care. The role is built around a 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio with longer appointments, predictable hours and no overnight shifts. Applicants need NMC registration and a UKONS SACT Passport, or must complete the passport within three months.

What the job involves

• Provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients, families and healthcare professionals from diagnosis through all stages of treatment
• Deliver chemotherapy nursing services to patients within the unit
• Deputise for the line manager where required
• Ensure continuity of evidence-based nursing care by assessing the health, health-related and nursing needs of patients and carers
• Manage a patient caseload
• Liaise closely with medical consultants
• Order diagnostic tests within agreed parameters
• Run nurse-led clinics
• Provide clinical leadership and work autonomously
• Ensure each patient has an accurate plan of care and clear records
• Demonstrate advanced skills in IV access, central venous catheter management, venepuncture and chemotherapy delivery, including managing anaphylaxis and extravasation

What’s required

Qualifications

• UKONS SACT Passport, or willingness to complete it within three months

Registration & licences

• NMC registration

Experience

• Minimum 2 years' nursing experience in the oncology sector administering chemotherapy or SACT
• Experience in venepuncture, cannulation and central venous access devices
• Experience in oncology telephone triage and recognising and managing neutropenic sepsis
• Experience and competence in blood transfusion and bone marrow biopsies

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Ability to make decisions, prioritise and work accurately under pressure

What’s offered

• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private healthcare and dental cover
• Pension scheme
• Access to advanced cancer treatments for you and your family
• Funded CPD, ALS and UKONS triage training
• Predictable hours with no overnight shifts
• Counselling, clinical supervision and wellbeing support
• Retail discounts and free parking