# Bank Chemotherapy Nurse - October

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Southend University Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children)
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £23.13 Per hour
- **Contract type:** Bank
- **Employment type:** Flexible working
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-30T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-25T09:50:54.028Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Essex/Mid_South_Essex_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Nursing/Nursing-v8322579
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8322579?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.southend.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

To work within the chemotherapy service in the safe provision of anticancer treatment within Mid and South Essex NHS Trust.

To provide advice and support to patients, families and carers on all aspects of chemotherapy and cancer.

Must be SACT trained and have completed SACT passport.

(We are not able to offer sponsorship on any bank vacancies at MSE so all applicants must possess unrestricted right to work in the UK)

### Main duties of the job

- Inform and educate patients on the prescribed chemotherapy and its side effects
- To counsel, support and educate patients and their carers on all aspects of their cancer journey be they newly diagnosed or being treated with palliative intent.
- Ensure that the patient has consented to treatment and reconfirms agreement to treatment
- Undertake patient assessment, recognition and recording of chemotherapy induced toxicities using common toxicity criteria.
- Recognition of dose modifications required for cytotoxic drug toxicities
- Protocol driven decision making regarding suitability for treatment – to include blood parameters and patient performance status.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

- Undertake telephone triage for chemotherapy patients and their carers, to ensure that potential treatment toxicities are treated appropriately and swiftly.
- Refer to support services as required e.g. palliative care, primary care, social services, Occupational therapy, Dietetics, Physiotherapy and Oncology Counsellor, orthotics department.
- Ensure that the patient is rebooked for treatment and medical review at the appropriate time interval, and any pre-investigation forms are given to the patient.
- Documentation of patient attendance in patient notes.
- To communicate and work with all members of the MDT to provide good care and symptom management
- Ensure that practice adheres to local and national policies and guidelines to minimise the risk associated with cytotoxic drugs.
- At all times act within current Southend Hospital NHS Trust Policies and Guidelines of Clinical Practice.

Please see JD full Job description

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Current knowledge of relevant professional and NHS policy initiatives

**Desirable**

- Audit knowledge Computer skills

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Knowledge of clinical trials and treatment Protocols

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- First Level registration with NMC
- SACT Passport accredited qualifications

**Desirable**

- Post registration Oncology / Haematology qualifications

## Documents

- [privacy policy (pdf, 441.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2077)
- [afc pay poster 26/27 (pdf, 44.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2504)
- [trust 10 year strategy (pdf, 2.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2947)
- [medical payscales 2/2025 (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2917)
- [bank chemotherapy nurse jd (pdf, 208.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10644348)
- [applicant ms teams checklist (pdf, 560.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2943)
- [general statements afc - v5.2 (pdf, 592.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2979)
- [leadership and management framework (pdf, 120.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2880)

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