# Specialist Nurse - Chemotherapy FTC

**Company**: Spire Southampton Hospital
**Location**: Southampton, Hampshire
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: contract
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Spire Southampton Hospital have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join the Oncology Department on a Full-time Fixed term 12 month contract.

The role involves providing care to patients with all types of conditions in Oncology, working within a highly supportive team, treating your own caseload of patients and making your own decisions as part of a wider team.

Key responsibilities:

- Provide exemplary planned care for patients and assist in the management and organisation of care provision in Oncology Day Chemotherapy Centre

- Assess patients' health and wellbeing across a complex and changing caseload of cancer patients

- Assist in the delivery of care to meet individuals' health and wellbeing needs throughout the cancer treatment pathway

- Provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information related to cancer patient care

Requirements:

- NMC registered with no restrictions or conditions

- Minimum of 1-2 years' experience working in an Oncology/Haematology setting

- Competent in venepuncture, phlebotomy and cannulation and the use of CVADs

- Evidence of SACT competency

- UK Oncology Nurse Society (UKONS) SACT passport

- Post registration study in cancer care or equivalent (desirable but not essential)

- Compassionate and patient advocate

- Excellent communication skills, organised and can showcase excellent patient care

Contract: Fixed Term contract Hours: Full-time, Monday - Friday 8-6, 4 shifts a week

Benefits:

- 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
- Oncology
- Nursing
- Venepuncture
- Phlebotomy
- Cannulation
- CVADs
- SACT competency
- UKONS SACT passport

### Nice to have
- Post registration study in cancer care

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