Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Registered Nurses to join the team on the Woolverstone Macmillan Centre. Full and Part time hours available. This is a great opportunity to join a fantastic nurse led outpatient haemato-oncology service.
You will be an enthusiastic, innovative Registered Nurse where you will work in the busy, fast paced environment of a Chemotherapy Day Unit / Outreach clinics. You are required to have recent post registration experience and evidence of relevant post-registration study.
Experience in Oncology & Haematology is not required for this post but you must have a willingness to learn & develop new skills. Training will be provided in-house. There will also be the opportunity to complete the Guy's Cancer Academy Systemic Anti-cancer Therapy (SACT) Online course.
If you think you have the passion to ensure the continued development of the cancer services the trust provides we want to hear from you.
This post will be worked within our unit working hours of Monday - Friday -
Main duties of the job
1. Provide quality and individualised care to patients, relatives and carers through working as an effective member of the multi-professional team.
2. Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care in the absence of direct supervision.
3. Participate in the supervision and development of junior staff / learners within the outpatient environment.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
4. Proven post registration experience
Desirable
5. Experience of Oncology / Haematology nursing.
Qualifications
Essential
6. NMC registration
Desirable
7. Oncology or Haematology post registration qualification
8. ENB 998 (or working towards)