Spire Healthcare
Specialist Nurse - Cancer Services
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Specialist Nurse - Cancer Services | Murrayfield Hospital - Edinburgh | Permanent | Part Time | 21 hours per week
Spire Murrayfield Hospital has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Part Time Chemotherapy Nurse to join their team on a permanent basis.
Duties and responsibilities
As a Chemotherapy Specialist Nurse you are responsible for delivering nursing services to patients within the unit. Act as key worker and work closely with multi-disciplinary teams to help create and maintain a robust oncology and chemotherapy outpatient service.
- Provide psychological support, information and advice to patients diagnosed with cancer
- Assess patients' health and well-being across a complex and changing caseload of cancer patients
- Assist in the delivery of care to meet individuals' health and wellbeing needs throughout the cancer treatment pathway, inclusive of administering chemotherapy
- Provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information related to cancer patient care
- Promotes 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
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Who we're looking for
- Qualified Nurse with a valid NMC registration showing no restrictions or conditions
- 2 Years experience of chemotherapy administration
- Fully SACT trained
- Previous experience in administering chemotherapy
- Qualified in venepuncture and cannulation and the use of CVAD's with evidence of regular competency assessment
- Working towards a post registration qualification in a clinical cancer specialism (desirable, not essential)
- Experience of working in a nurse led environment with minimum supervision
Benefits
We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
- 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
- Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
- Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
- Free Bupa wellness screening
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
- Free onsite parking
- We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.
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We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 38 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.
Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it’s their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
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