Description
Spire Murrayfield Hospital in Edinburgh is seeking an experienced Oncology Nurse to join its dedicated Oncology team on a bank basis. The successful candidate will have experience in administering Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) and a strong background working within a SACT outpatient department.
Responsibilities:
- Assess patients' health and wellbeing across a complex and changing caseload of cancer patients
- Assist in delivering 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
- Develop own knowledge and skills, and those of others, in the management of SACT
- Promote best practice in health and safety and security
- Assist in maintaining and developing cancer services
- Contribute to quality improvement within cancer services
- Promote people's equality, diversity, and rights
- Acknowledge the risk of Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) and understand own responsibility in prevention and control
Requirements:
- Registered Nurse
- Qualified in venepuncture and cannulation, and the use of CVADs with evidence of regular competency assessment
- Qualified in the safe handling and administration of SACT (accredited course) with evidence of regular competency assessment
Benefits:
- Competitive hourly rates
- Bank colleagues are paid weekly
- Free onsite car park
- Access to Spire Healthcare pension
- Access to Blue Light Card discounts
- Free uniform
- Free DBS
- Full induction, including mandatory training updates
- Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts