SACT Sister/Charge Nurse (VDU)

Job overview

We are currently seeking highly motivated Nurse to join our nurse led unit as SACT Band 6 Sister/Charge nurse at Viking day Unit  QEQM hospital Margate

Whilst this is a challenging role and requires someone who is flexible and adaptable to changing environments it is very rewarding, and rare opportunity and offers great career progression.

No one day is the same and draws on and enables the post-holder to use a variety of skills and expertise. You must like working with people and want to support the unit manager in making a real difference to our patients and families lives as well as make a positive contribution to the team and our service, while supporting the nursing team as they adapt to the changes within systemic anti cancer therapy.

Main duties of the job

The posts offer:

• The opportunity to develop and maintain a professional portfolio
• The opportunity to help lead the nursing service across the SACT unit to ensure a unified approach to care and consistent standards of care
• The opportunity to work in the much specialised area of cancer services
• The ability to manage empathetically emotional issues relating to stages in the patient’s journey
• The opportunity to be part of a team that works collaboratively with all care groups to develop a service for the care and management of patients with cancer.
• To gain the confidence to actively support Divisional initiatives and issues. The post holder is expected to carry out all relevant forms of care in which they are competent, without direct supervision, and may be required to supervise and support the training of both qualified and unqualified members of staff. These are just some of the reasons that make this a ‘great place to work’.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.

If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.