Main area: Chemotherapy/SACT/Haematology/Oncology
Grade: Band 5 /Band 6
Contract: Permanent: Band 5 moving to band 6 upon completion of chemotherapy competencies
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Full time - 4 days per week 8-6)
Job ref: 390-CAN-SO-8187
Employer: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Broomfield Town, Chelmsford
Salary: £29,970 Per Annum Pro Rata for Part Time
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 09/04/2025 23:59
Chemotherapy Nurse Practitioner/Chemotherapy Nurse Trainee
Band 5 /Band 6
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend.
We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation determined to provide the best health care services for our local population and working in the best interests of the people we serve.
Job overview
Our Chemotherapy Day Unit is seeking enthusiastic experienced Chemotherapy Nurse Practitioners or Chemotherapy Trainees to join its dedicated multi-disciplinary chemotherapy team and work in our purpose-built 20 chair unit at Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford.
As our Chemotherapy Nurse Practitioners, you will be chemotherapy competent and have considerable experience of caring for patients undergoing chemotherapy in a solid tumour and/or haematology setting. You will predominantly be caring for patients receiving chemotherapy and supportive care and will be responsible for the mentoring, support, and development of trainee chemotherapy nurses.
If you are an experienced RN and wish to be a chemotherapy trainee with a view to progressing to become a Chemotherapy Nurse Practitioner, then the team can provide you with the necessary environment and support to enable you to succeed.
Above all, we are looking for experienced nurses with passion and drive who demonstrate specialist clinical expertise and professional knowledge in the delivery of chemotherapy/SACT and are committed to maintaining and improving care for patients and their families who are undergoing chemotherapy/SACT.
Band 5 moving to band 6 upon completion of chemotherapy competencies.
Main duties of the job
We are able to offer you academic opportunities to study relevant cancer/chemotherapy-related courses that will contribute towards your professional development and enhance your clinical practice.
Your role will be to support the delivery of the outpatient chemotherapy service by providing comprehensive nursing support for patients undergoing chemotherapy and supportive care in line with the broad aims of Improving Outcomes Guidance for the delivery of chemotherapy services.
You are encouraged to call or come for an informal visit to discuss this role and meet the team.
Working for our organisation
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 17,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists, we want to be the best. To achieve this, we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important, but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking, and enthusiastic, we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Are you an experienced cancer nurse with passion and drive who demonstrates specialist clinical expertise and professional knowledge in the delivery of chemotherapy/SACT? If so, we want to hear from you.
If you are not chemotherapy competent but are willing to train and have previous RN experience, please apply to be considered for a band 5 trainee position. Once competencies are achieved, you will automatically progress to a band 6.
Please see the attached JD for further details of this exciting role.
We look forward to your application.
Person specification
Experience
* Experience in a Haematology and/or Oncology setting
* Previous experience of nursing patients with cancer and palliative care needs
Skills
* Chemotherapy competence/SACT passport
* Evidence of academic SACT nursing modules
* PAS experience
* Nurse prescribing
Qualifications
* NMC registered
* Chemotherapy competency assessment
* Counselling qualification
Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro rata) under the current minimum threshold.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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