# SACT Nurse

**Company**: Spire Healthcare
**Location**: Leicester, Leicestershire
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: £2,500 Joining Bonus Available
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Spire Leicester Hospital is looking for an experienced and compassionate SACT Nurse to join our dedicated Cancer Services team.

As a SACT Nurse, you will deliver safe, evidence-based systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) and supportive care to patients throughout their cancer treatment journey. You will be part of a specialist multidisciplinary team committed to clinical excellence, innovation, and outstanding patient outcomes.

Responsibilities:

- Deliver safe, evidence-based systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) and supportive care.

- Provide specialist advice and support to patients and their families from diagnosis through treatment.

- Manage a caseload of oncology patients, acting as a key worker throughout their pathway.

- Undertake patient assessments, care planning, and evaluation of treatment outcomes.

- Work closely with Consultants and the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure seamless patient care.

- Demonstrate expertise in venepuncture, cannulation, CVAD management, and chemotherapy administration.

- Recognise and manage treatment-related complications, including extravasation, anaphylaxis, and neutropenic sepsis.

- Participate in oncology telephone triage services.

- Support quality improvement initiatives and promote best practice across Cancer Services.

Requirements:

- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.

- Accredited SACT qualification and/or UKONS SACT Passport.

- Experience administering chemotherapy and intravenous therapies.

- Competence in venepuncture, cannulation, and central venous access device management.

- Oncology experience with the ability to manage a complex patient caseload.

- Strong clinical judgement, communication, and organisational skills.

- UKONS triage experience and knowledge of neutropenic sepsis management are desirable.

Benefits:

- Competitive salary

- £2,500 Joining Bonus Available

- 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays

- Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options

- ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers

- Free Bupa wellness screening

- Private medical insurance

- Life assurance

## Skills

### Required
- NMC registration
- Accredited SACT qualification
- UKONS SACT Passport
- Chemotherapy administration
- Venepuncture
- Cannulation
- CVAD management

### Nice to have
- UKONS triage experience
- Neutropenic sepsis management

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