# Bank Registered Nurse – Chemotherapy Day Unit

**Company**: Bupa
**Location**: South West London
**Job type**: part-time
**Salary**: £32 per hour
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

As a Bank Registered Nurse within our Chemotherapy Day Unit at Cromwell Hospital in South West London, you'll use your specialist knowledge and clinical skills to deliver exceptional patient-centred care. You will be working part-time.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Delivering safe, effective and compassionate nursing care to patients receiving Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT)

- Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating individualised patient care programmes

- Undertaking pre-treatment assessments and identifying patients who require escalation or medical review

- Administering systemic anti-cancer treatments and supportive therapies in line with local policies, competency requirements and national guidelines

- Monitoring patients during treatment and managing treatment-related side effects appropriately

- Recognising and responding promptly to clinical deterioration, adverse reactions, anaphylaxis, extravasation and treatment complications

- Performing venepuncture, cannulation and management of central venous access devices within competency requirements

- Maintaining accurate and timely documentation of assessments, treatments and patient outcomes

- Acting as an advocate for patients and their families

- Providing information, education and emotional support throughout treatment

- Supporting patients to understand treatment plans, side effects and self-management strategies

- Supporting senior nursing staff in maintaining safe patient flow and service delivery

- Assisting with the induction and support of new staff, students and temporary team members where appropriate

- Practicing in accordance with the NMC Code and professional standards

- Complying with all policies, procedures and guidance relevant to oncology and SACT services

- Reporting incidents, near misses and safety concerns appropriately

- Participating in clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives and service development activities

The essential skills and qualifications for this role are:

- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration

- SACT Competency Passport

- Accredited SACT administration qualification or willingness to complete

- Immediate Life Support (ILS) certification or willingness to undertake training

- Experience working within an acute hospital environment

- Experience administering intravenous therapies

- Experience caring for oncology and/or haematology patients

- Experience managing central venous access devices

- Knowledge of cancer treatments and treatment-related toxicities

- Competency in venepuncture and cannulation

As a Bank employee, you'll be eligible for benefits including:

- Annual leave accrual paid every time you work

- Subsidised staff canteen and coffee shop led by expert caterers

- Access to preferential rates on Bupa products, such as health assessments, menopause plan and some dental practices

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## Skills

### Required
- NMC registration
- SACT Competency Passport
- Accredited SACT administration
- Immediate Life Support (ILS)
- venepuncture
- cannulation
- intravenous therapies
- oncology
- haematology
- central venous access devices

### Nice to have
- Previous experience working within a Chemotherapy Day Unit
- Experience managing oncological emergencies
- Teaching, mentoring or preceptorship experience

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