Bank Chemotherapy Nurse - October in Southend-on-Sea

To work within the chemotherapy service in the safe provision of anticancer treatment within Mid and South Essex NHS Trust. To provide advice and support to patients, families and carers on all aspects of chemotherapy and cancer. Must be SACT trained and have completed SACT passport.,

• Inform and educate patients on the prescribed chemotherapy and its side effects
• To counsel, support and educate patients and their carers on all aspects of their cancer journey be they newly diagnosed or being treated with palliative intent.
• Ensure that the patient has consented to treatment and reconfirms agreement to treatment
• Undertake patient assessment, recognition and recording of chemotherapy induced toxicities using common toxicity criteria.
• Recognition of dose modifications required for cytotoxic drug toxicities
• Protocol driven decision making regarding suitability for treatment - to include blood parameters and patient performance status.(We are not able to offer sponsorship on any bank vacancies at MSE so all applicants must possess unrestricted right to work in the UK)With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation. We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.