Employer: Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Torbay Hospital
Town: Torquay
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 17/03/2025 23:59
Research SACT Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse to come and work within Cancer services supporting the delivery of cutting-edge research therapies. This post will involve working closely with the clinical research team to understand the needs and requirements of each trial, providing education to colleagues within Cancer services and ensuring all research tasks related to the administration of trial drugs are completed to a high standard.
When not delivering research treatments, the post will help provide a high standard of care to non-trial Cancer patients while supporting the safe administration of anticancer and supportive treatments within South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
You will have the opportunity to develop your skills specifically caring for patients with a cancer diagnosis within a research setting, will be required to inform and educate patients on the prescribed treatment and its side effects and support patients and their carers on all aspects of their care. You will also develop relationships with both the clinical trials team and the sponsors/companies that design the clinical trials to ensure trial SACT is administered to the highest standard.
Main Responsibilities
* Provide leadership and expert knowledge to the team, especially with regards to Oncology Clinical Trials.
* Be part of the ward/unit management team responsible for the assessment, development, implementation, and evaluation of patient care under the guidance of the ward and unit managers.
* Gain an understanding of the physiological, psycho-social, spiritual and cultural needs of the patients and their carers.
* Provide clinical advice, training, education and support to patients, relatives and other professional colleagues related to SACT.
* Promote a safe clinical environment for all patients, their carers, visitors, and staff.
* Comply with the Trust’s values and expected behaviours.
Working for our Organisation
We are looking for an enthusiastic and competent SACT trained nurse who has an interest in working with the Oncology Clinical Trials team to help administer Research protocols to our Oncology patients. This would be within the Day Unit setting, working 4 days per week (7.5 hours per day) Tuesday to Friday. You would be part of the team of nurses, Assistant practitioners and Health Care Support Workers on a busy Haematology/Oncology Day Unit.
This is an exciting new role as a clinical research nurse, providing expertise with regards to Clinical Trials as well as practical SACT administration skills.
Person Specification
* Nursing registration
* Experience in Acute Hospital
* Able to work independently and within a team
* Good communication skills, written and verbal
* Kind, compassionate and caring
* SACT (chemotherapy) administration skills/qualification
* Previous Band 6 experience
* Venepuncture and cannulation skills
* Desire to work in Cancer services
The Trust is committed to preventing discrimination, valuing diversity and achieving equality of opportunity. No person (staff, patient or public) will receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of the nine protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010.
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