Staff Nurse - Eden Day Unit | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Slough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a part-time Staff Nurse for the Eden Day Unit at Wexham Park Hospital. This Band 5 position is perfect for those with acute care or oncology experience, offering valuable training in a supportive environment. Responsibilities include administering chemotherapy and collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to provide exceptional care. Candidates should be motivated and passionate about cancer care.

Qualifications

• Must have some experience as a Band 5 Registered Nurse and completed preceptorship.
• Eager to grow professionally in cancer care.

Responsibilities

• Administer chemotherapy safely and effectively.
• Coordinating the daily patient list and staff allocation.
• Using the UKONS triage system to assess patient needs.
• Providing compassionate, patient-focused care.
• Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating individual patient care with minimal supervision.
• Work as part of the multi-disciplinary team ensuring treatments are correctly carried out.
• Assess complex care needs of chemotherapy patients and develop care programmes.
• Lead and monitor the performance standards of care within the Nursing Team.
• Collaborate with other members of the cancer services team for service development.

Skills

Experience as a Band 5 Registered Nurse

Motivated and team-oriented

Passionate about cancer care

Job description

Overview

Staff Nurse – Eden Day Unit (Part-Time, 25.5 Hours, Permanent)

Wexham Park Hospital

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join the Eden Day Unit at Wexham Park Hospital. This role is ideal for nurses with acute care or oncology experience—or those keen to develop in chemotherapy services—with a clear path toward a Junior Sister role.

You will support the delivery of high-quality care to patients undergoing chemotherapy and cancer treatments in a busy, dynamic unit. The post offers valuable training and development in a specialist oncology environment.

Responsibilities

• Administering chemotherapy safely and effectively
• Coordinating the daily patient list and staff allocation
• Using the UKONS triage system to assess patient needs
• Providing compassionate, patient-focused care
• Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individual patient care with minimal supervision
• To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that treatments are correctly carried out in accordance with given policy
• Responsible for the assessment of complex care needs of chemotherapy patients and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care
• Lead and monitor the performance and standards of care within the Nursing Team
• Work collaboratively with other members of the cancer services team to facilitate the development of the service

Qualifications and Requirements

• You must have some experience as a Band 5 Registered Nurse and completed preceptorship
• Motivated, team-oriented nurse who is passionate about cancer care and eager to grow professionally

About Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Additional information

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This advert closes on Sunday 14 Sep 2025