SACT Nurse

Job overview

This is a really exciting time to join us in Cancer Services at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.  A supported, diverse and clinically enabled workforce are central to our main objectives.  We are investing in our people and we value strong front-line clinical leadership.  As an organisation our CARE values are at the heart of everything we do, and in cancer services it is vital you are compassionate, committed to high quality care and have the skills and abilities to contribute to generating and delivering the latest in evidence based practice.

This particular role provides an opportunity to work with the multi-disciplinary team to provide treatment for patients with an oncological or haematological diagnosis.

The successful applicant needs to be experienced in the administration of SACT (systemic anti-cancer therapy) and supporting patients and their families with a cancer diagnosis.

Main duties of the job

This nurse is a member of a multi-professional team whose aim is to deliver a co-ordinated, comprehensive and holistic service for patients with a cancer and haematology diagnosis.

They will work together with the Clinical Nurse Specialists and other SACT and Haematology nurses to deliver an excellent patient focused service for patients having all aspects of treatment including SACT, transfusion. They will deputise for more senior team members in their absence, in all aspects of their.

The SACT Nurse will assess patients’ health and well-being across a complex and changing caseload of cancer patients. The post holder will assist in maintaining and developing cancer services and contribute to quality improvement within cancer services.  The post will also offer an opportunity for candidates who do not currently have the SACT administration skills, to participate in our developmental programme, starting as a band 5 nurse completing competencies and working towards band 6 SACT nurse.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

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