# Senior Registered Nurse - SACT

**Company**: Circle Health Group
**Location**: Guildford
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: Competitive Salary (depending on level of experience, training and qualification)
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Senior Registered Nurse - SACT to join our team at Mount Alvernia Hospital in Guildford. As a Senior Registered Nurse - SACT, you will deliver Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) safely and effectively in line with national guidance, local policies, and competency frameworks.

Responsibilities:

- Undertake comprehensive patient assessments, including pre-treatment review, toxicity assessment, and ongoing monitoring throughout treatment cycles.

- Recognise, manage, and escalate treatment-related complications, including acute oncological emergencies.

- Provide patient education and support, ensuring patients and families understand treatment plans, side effects, and self-management strategies.

- Act as a key clinical resource for complex oncology patients, supporting continuity and coordination of care.

- Provide clinical leadership and day-to-day guidance to junior nurses and support staff within the SACT service.

- Support induction, supervision, and competency assessment of nursing staff delivering SACT.

- Act as a senior clinical presence, supporting safe staffing, skill mix, and escalation of concerns.

- Promote a culture of learning, reflective practice, and continuous improvement within the oncology team.

Requirements:

- Registered Nurse (Adult) with valid NMC registration.

- Significant post-registration experience in oncology nursing.

- Level 6 or 7 qualification in the administration of Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT).

- Proven experience delivering SACT independently and safely.

- Strong understanding of oncology pathways, treatment regimens, and supportive care.

- Demonstrable knowledge of clinical governance, patient safety, and medicines management.

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to support patients in emotionally challenging situations.

- Advanced oncology qualification or working towards one.

- Experience in a senior or specialist nursing role within oncology or haematology.

- Experience contributing to audit, service development, or quality improvement initiatives.

- Experience working in private healthcare or a multi-disciplinary acute setting.

- Teaching, mentorship, or assessor qualification.

Benefits:

- 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service

- Private Pension Scheme

- Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions

- Friends & Family Hospital Discounts

- Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay

- Non-contributory life insurance

- Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits

- Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing

- Employee recognition programmes

- Industry leading training and development opportunities

## Skills

### Required
- Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT)
- oncology nursing
- patient assessment
- clinical leadership
- communication skills

### Nice to have
- advanced oncology qualification
- teaching, mentorship, or assessor qualification
- audit, service development, or quality improvement initiatives

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