Senior Staff Nurse -Chemotherapy Day Unit-Central London

Senior Staff Nurse – Chemotherapy Day Unit

• Location: London, Euston
• Hours: Full Time Monday – Friday 8-6pm or potentially 9-7pm on occasion)
• Salary: £41,775 – £ 46,417 dependent on relevant experience & Skills + Benefits (pension, health cover, flexible benefits, and excellent career development)

We are also offering an attractive £5000 Golden Hello welcome incentive payment to successful candidates who join us

Responsibilities

As Senior Staff Nurse for our chemo day care unit, you will be responsible for working in a supporting experienced nursing team to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate high standards of specialist care to ensure that patients are cared for in a safe, caring and comfortable environment. This will include:

• Meeting medical, physical, and emotional needs by effectively communicating with the patient and their families
• As deputy to the sister/charge nurse the senior staff nurse is instrumental in ensuring the highest standards of clinical care are delivered.
• To be an advocate for the patient, working within the multidisciplinary team.
• Managing the day-to-day smooth running of the unit and working together with other clinical areas to ensure safe patient flow.
• Ensure high levels of professional behaviour are always adhered to

Benefits:

Apart from a generous salary package, as an employee you will have access to the to the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance
• Contributory Pension
• Critical Illness Cover
• Dental Insurance
• Subsidised GymFlex membership
• GP Health Assessment
• Private f2f / Digital GP services
• Option to buy / sell holidays
• Life Assurance
• Travel Insurance
• Season Ticket Loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Taste card and Gourmet Society Card

Skills & Experience:

• NMC registered Nurse
• Experienced/competent in Chemotherapy administration
• Post registration experience within Haematology or oncology setting or equivalent
• Clinical skills in Venepuncture, cannulation and the administration of intravenous drugs.
• Wide and evidence-based knowledge of systemic anti-cancer treatments e.g. chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy etc and the known and lesser-known side effects of these