Senior SACT Nurse

NHS; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cancer care provider in Milton Keynes seeks a dedicated Senior SACT Nurse to deliver high-quality chemotherapy nursing services. In this role, you will provide specialist support to patients and healthcare teams, ensuring the highest standards of care. You will manage the patient caseload and work closely with medical professionals to ensure effective treatment plans. The ideal candidate must be an NMC Registered Nurse with experience in oncology and chemotherapy administration.

Qualifications

• Experience as an NMC Registered Nurse is required.
• Must be trained in venepuncture and cannulations.
• Previous experience in the oncology setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver chemotherapy nursing services to patients.
• Provide specialist nursing advice and support during treatment.
• Ensure documentation of patients' care plans is accurate.

Skills

Intravenous drug administration

Chemotherapy administration

Blood transfusion competence

Bone marrow biopsy experience

Decision making under pressure

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

UKONS SACT Passport

Job description

Are you ready to embark on an exciting journey as a Senior SACT Nurse at our state-of-the-art cancer care centre located in Milton Keynes? Join our dedicated team at GenesisCare UK and be part of something extraordinary.

The Role:

As the Senior SACT Nurse, you are responsible for delivering chemotherapy nursing services to patients within the unit and to deputise for the line manager where required. This is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact and develop your career.

What You'll Have:

Experience and skills:

• Experience in intravenous drug administration
• Experience in chemotherapy administration
• Sufficient post registration nursing experience in oncology or speciality to be confident and competent in using the required skills to do the job
• Ability to work accurately and reliably under pressure
• Ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise
• Experience and competence in blood transfusion and bone marrow biopsies

Main duties of the job

What You'll Do:

• Provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients, their families and other healthcare professionals following diagnosis and through all stages of treatment
• Ensure continuity of a high standard of evidence-based nursing care for patients undergoing chemotherapy, assessing health, health related and nursing needs of patients, their families and other carers by identifying and initiating appropriate steps for effective care. This will include: -
  • Managing a patient caseload
  • Close liaison with medical consultants
  • Ordering diagnostic tests within agreed parameters
  • Running nurse-led clinics
• Work autonomously whilst providing clinical leadership, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporates the issues and recommendations made ensuring clear documentation in the patients records
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills in intravenous access, the management of central venous catheters, venepuncture, and chemotherapy delivery, including the management of anaphylaxis and extravasation

Qualifications and Knowledge:

• NMC Registered Nurse
• UKONS SACT Passport or to be completed within three months of appointment
• For this role you will need to be fully trained and qualified in venepuncture and cannulations and have experience of working with different types of central venous access devices
• UKONs trained and experience in oncology telephone triage. Recognition and management of neutropenic sepsis

About us

Who We Are:

GenesisCare UK is the leading provider of private oncology services in the UK, pioneering a transformation in cancer care. Through innovative, personalised treatments, we are enhancing patient quality of life, life expectancy, and overall survival rates.

We are a team of over 600 highly trained physicians, healthcare professionals and support staff operating 14 specialist outpatient cancer centres across the UK. Our aim is to provide world-class care, offering the latest proven treatments including advanced diagnostics, medical oncology, radiotherapy, and Theranostics.

We take an integrated approach to cancer care, focusing on treating the whole patient, not just the cancer. Our personalised treatment programmes include wellbeing services in partnership with Penny Brohn UK and exercise medicine, proven to enhance patient outcomes.

Collaborating with universities and leading clinicians globally, we’re dedicated to researching and developing improved cancer treatments. Our UK clinical trials programme aims to broaden access to new therapies.

We’re passionate about innovation and working together to make great things happen. We make significant investments in our employees to provide opportunities for growth, learning, and development within their roles.

Join GenesisCare UK and shape your future, while shaping the future of cancer care.

Job responsibilities

As the Senior SACT Nurse, you are responsible for delivering chemotherapy nursing services topatients within the unit and to deputise for the line manager where required.

Key areas for the role:Provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients, their families and other healthcare professionals following diagnosis and through all stages of treatment. Ensure continuity of a high standard of evidence-based nursing care for patients undergoing chemotherapy, assessing health, health related and nursing needs of patients, their families and other carers by identifying and initiating appropriate stepsfor effective care. This will include -

o Managing a patient caseloado Close liaison with medical consultantso Ordering diagnostic tests within agreed parameterso Running nurse-led clinicsWork autonomously whilst providing clinical leadership, ensuring all patients have anaccurate plan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporates theissues and recommendations made ensuring clear documentation in the patientsrecordsDemonstrate advanced knowledge and skills in intravenous access, the managementof central venous catheters, venepuncture, and chemotherapy delivery, including themanagement of anaphylaxis and extravasation.Reporting lines -

As Senior SACT Nurse, you report directly to the Lead SACT Nurse.You have no direct reports.Reporting lines and direct reports may change from time to time in line with the requirements ofthe role.

Your key responsibilities -

Practice advanced life support to facilitate rapid stabilisation and the appropriate ongoing management of patients who develop acute treatment complicationsRotate into the 24-hour on call team to provide out of hours support and triage topatientsDeliver a seamless service through the development of enhanced communication withkey stakeholders and patient care contributorsAssist in the development and audit of assessment tools that will ensure an appropriatelevel of nursing intervention so that patients who present with the most complex needsare referred to the appropriated specialist including patients and families who requiremore in-depth support and counsellingParticipate in the identification and development of clinical protocols and strategies toenhance both the continuity and standard of specialist careEnsure all care is given in accordance with agreed protocolsWork in line with and contribute to local delivery of national care standardsWork alongside radiographers and outpatient staff to ensure holistic care ismaintained throughout the GenesisCare centre and rotate to support otherdepartments where requiredEnsure all patients are fully informed of the risks and benefits of proposed procedures/treatments, contributing to the process of securing informed consentProduce and provide all patients with relevant and accessible written informationregarding their treatmentSupervise and participate in the delivery of programmes of education and training perthe identified needs of clients, carers and other involved in their careWork with junior staff to identify knowledge gaps in relation to chemotherapy patientsand ensure staff are appropriately educatedLead on the specific areas of development of nursing practice within the teamTo provide expert knowledge and advice in own specialist area, ensuring maintenanceof clinical excellence underpinned by evidence-based practice.Participate in clinical audit within the chemotherapy service, raising the profile andenhancing the contribution of nursing to patient care and informing business andservice development plansInitiate and lead on research projects within the departmentUtilise up to date research/evidence to deliver patient care and to disseminate thisknowledge to all members of the multi-professional teamBe aware of current research trials being conducted within own specialist area and tobe able to inform patients about thesePromote nursing research and evidenced based practiceFulfil the role of mentor, providing peer support to staff working within thechemotherapy serviceTake responsibility for competency assessment or members of staff providingmentorship toParticipate in the management of change to improve standards and communicationlinks with all external providersComply with measures to actively manage and reduce risk to patients. Ensuring theformal reporting and recording of adverse incidentsUtilise and maintain information systems to aid audit and to provide regular activityanalysis reportsMaintain contemporaneous and accurate treatment records, submitting relevantstatistics, reports and activity data as requested. Ensure that confidentiality ofinformation is adhered to and NMC standards for record keeping are metParticipate in the evaluation of the service in terms of clinical effectiveness, clinicalexcellence and cost benefitIdentify areas of practice that require review or adaption to meet the changing needsof patientsAchieve a range of clinical competencies as required to fulfil the roleKeep up to date with current literature and research in the specialityMaintain your own continuing personal and professional development in accordancewith NMC requirements, GenesisCare expectations and business objectivesAdhere to the NMC code of professional conduct working within and acceptingresponsibility for maintaining agreed levels of competenceAct in accordance with the NMC code of professional conduct for nurses, midwives andhealth visitors and scope of practice and be accountable for his/her actions at alltimesWork out of hours to ensure that breakdowns or crises are resolved with minimumimpact to service and treatments from time to timeYour key working relationships:As the Senior SACT Nurse, you need to develop strong relationships with the following internalparties:Centre LeaderDeputy Centre LeaderNurse - Chemotherapy, Pharmacists, Consultants, Radiographers, Outpatient Nurses,Chief Nurse, Head of Clinical Governance.In addition, you need to develop strong external relationships with various individuals,agencies and key stakeholders.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience and skills -
• Team player Excellent communication and organisational skills Experience in intravenous drug administration Experience in chemotherapy administration Sufficient post registration nursing experience in oncology or speciality to be confident and competent in using the required skills to do the job Flexibility to meet the needs of the service (e.g. shift work) Ability to work accurately and reliably under pressure Ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise Evidence of commitment to customer care initiatives Experience and competence in blood transfusion and bone marrow biopsies Previous experience within the oncology setting Experience in delivering chemotherapy Qualifications and Knowledge: NMC Registered Nurse UKONS SACT Passport or to be completed within three months of appointment For this role you will need to be fully trained and qualified in venepuncture and cannulations and have experience of working with different types of central venous access devices You will be either working towards/or have the willingness to train towards having a recognised chemotherapy qualification UKONs trained and experience in oncology telephone triage. Recognition and management of neutropenic sepsis An expectation of a minimum of 2 years nursing experience is required Knowledge and understanding of quality issues Knowledge and understanding of clinical trials management Knowledge of infection control

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.