This is a senior specialist nursing post at GenesisCare's Bristol Cancer Centre, an outpatient cancer centre alongside advanced radiotherapy. The work centres on managing a personal caseload, running nurse-led clinics, delivering chemotherapy and systemic anti-cancer therapy, and deputising for the Lead SACT Nurse. Nurses work a 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio with longer appointments, no overnight shifts, and take part in a 24-hour on-call rota. Applicants need a UKONS SACT Passport or must commit to gaining one within three months.
What the job involves
- Manage own patient caseload and give specialist nursing advice across the cancer treatment pathway
- Run nurse-led clinics and assess patients' health, treatment and nursing needs
- Deliver chemotherapy and other systemic anti-cancer therapies safely and effectively
- Recognise and manage treatment complications, including anaphylaxis, extravasation and neutropenic sepsis
- Provide clinical leadership within the SACT team, working autonomously
- Use advanced clinical skills in venepuncture, cannulation and central venous access
- Provide telephone triage and out-of-hours support as part of the 24-hour on-call team
- Deputise for the Lead SACT Nurse when required
- Support the development of junior colleagues
- Work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team
- Contribute to the ongoing development of nursing practice and services
What’s required
Registration & licences
- NMC registration
- UKONS SACT Passport, or willingness to complete it within three months
Experience
- Minimum of 2 years' nursing experience in oncology administering chemotherapy/SACT
- Experience in venepuncture, cannulation and central venous access devices
- Experience in oncology telephone triage and recognition and management of 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
Other
- Comfortable working flexibly, including participation in the 24-hour on-call rota
What’s offered
- 26 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell back leave
- Private medical and dental cover
- Income Protection
- Competitive company contributory pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme and counselling
- Free parking at the Bristol centre
- Funded CPD and paid professional memberships
- Predictable working hours with no overnight shifts
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
