Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- Bank Chemotherapy Nurse
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- MSE Basildon/Broomfield/Southend
- Town
- Essex
- Salary
- £23.13 Per hour
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 02/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Bank Chemotherapy Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend.
We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation determined to provide the best health care services for our local population and working in the best interests of the people we serve.
Job overview
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.
SACT Passport must be completed
Main duties of the job
- 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.
Working for our organisation
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.
**MUST HAVE HAD PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITHIN THIS FIELD**
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Undertake telephone triage for chemotherapy patients and their carers, to ensure that potential treatment toxicities are treated appropriately and swiftly.
- Refer to support services as required e.g. palliative care, primary care, social services, Occupational therapy, Dietetics, Physiotherapy and Oncology Counsellor, orthotics department.
- Ensure that the patient is rebooked for treatment and medical review at the appropriate time interval, and any pre-investigation forms are given to the patient.
- Documentation of patient attendance in patient notes.
- To communicate and work with all members of the MDT to provide good care and symptom management
- Ensure that practice adheres to local and national policies and guidelines to minimise the risk associated with cytotoxic drugs.
- At all times act within current Southend Hospital NHS Trust Policies and Guidelines of Clinical Practice.
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First Level registration with NMC
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- SACT Passport accredited qualifications
Desirable criteria
- Post registration Oncology / Haematology qualifications
Skills
Essential criteria
- Current knowledge of relevant professional and NHS policy initiatives
Desirable criteria
- Audit knowledge Computer skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of clinical trials and treatment Protocols
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Bank Recruitment
- Job title
- Bank Recruitment
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03004430160
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