Senior SACT Nurse

TN United Kingdom; Oxford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering cancer care provider as a Senior SACT Nurse in Oxford, where your expertise will directly impact patient outcomes. You will play a crucial role in delivering specialized chemotherapy nursing services, ensuring the highest standards of care while collaborating with a dedicated team. With a focus on innovation and patient-centered approaches, this role offers you the chance to develop your career in a supportive environment. Enjoy a competitive salary, generous leave, and comprehensive benefits, all while contributing to transformative cancer care. This is more than just a job; it's a chance to make a difference in the lives of patients and their families.

Benefits

25 days of annual leave

Private medical coverage

Dental coverage

Employee Assistance Program

Income Protection

Company Contributory Pension Scheme

Free parking

Exclusive retail discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in oncology or related specialty with sufficient post-registration experience.
• Willingness to train towards a recognized chemotherapy qualification.

Responsibilities

• Deliver chemotherapy nursing services and provide specialist advice to patients.
• Ensure high standards of evidence-based nursing care for chemotherapy patients.

Skills

Intravenous drug administration

Chemotherapy administration

Blood transfusion

Bone marrow biopsies

Clinical leadership

Decision-making

Organizational skills

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

UKONS SACT Passport

Tools

Central venous access devices

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At GenesisCare, we want to hear from people who are as passionate as we are about innovation and working together to drive better life outcomes for patients around the world.

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 Oxford, OX4 area? 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 deputising for the line manager where required. This is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact and develop your career.

What You'll Do:

1. Provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients, their families, and other healthcare professionals following diagnosis and through all stages of treatment.
2. 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 includes managing a patient caseload, close liaison with medical consultants, ordering diagnostic tests within agreed parameters, and running nurse-led clinics.
3. Work autonomously whilst providing clinical leadership, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care, reflecting the assessment undertaken and incorporating the issues and recommendations made, with clear documentation in the patient’s records.
4. Demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills in intravenous access, management of central venous catheters, venepuncture, and chemotherapy delivery, including management of anaphylaxis and extravasation.

What You'll Have:

Experience and skills:

1. Experience in intravenous drug administration.
2. Experience in chemotherapy administration.
3. Sufficient post-registration nursing experience in oncology or a related specialty to be confident and competent in required skills.
4. Ability to work accurately and reliably under pressure.
5. Ability to make decisions, organise, and prioritise.
6. Experience and competence in blood transfusion and bone marrow biopsies.

Qualifications and Knowledge:

1. NMC Registered Nurse.
2. UKONS SACT Passport or to be completed within three months of appointment.
3. Fully trained and qualified in venepuncture and cannulations, with experience working with different types of central venous access devices.
4. Willingness to train towards a recognised chemotherapy qualification.
5. UKONs trained with experience in oncology telephone triage, recognition, and management of neutropenic sepsis.

Why Choose GenesisCare:

Discover what's in store for you when you join the GenesisCare UK team:

1. Shape your work-life balance with 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays, with options to buy or sell additional days.
2. Prioritise your well-being with complimentary private medical and dental coverage, access to Employee Assistance Program, and Income Protection.
3. Access our world-class radiotherapy - free for you and your immediate family, if required.
4. Secure your future with a competitive Company Contributory Pension Scheme.
5. Nurture your mental health and well-being through our community, with access to Babylon Health and Headspace Wellbeing.
6. Enjoy hassle-free commutes with free parking at most centres.
7. Benefit from exclusive retail discounts.

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, 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 improve outcomes.

Collaborating with universities and clinicians worldwide, 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 collaboration to achieve great outcomes. We invest significantly in our employees' growth, learning, and development.

Join GenesisCare UK and shape your future while advancing cancer care.

GenesisCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.