Bank Cancer Nurse Specialist - SACT

Location: City of Edinburgh

Bank Oncology Nurse - SACT | Outpatients| Murrayfield - Edinburgh | Competitive hourly rates
Spire Murrayfield Hospital is seeking an experienced Oncology Nurse to join its dedicated Oncology team on a bank basis. The successful candidate will have experience in the administration of Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) and a strong background working within a SACT outpatient department. This is an excellent opportunity to provide high-quality patient care within a leading private healthcare environment.
Duties and Responsibilities
 
* 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
 
* Provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information related to cancer patient care
 
* Develop own knowledge and skills and that of others in the management of SACT
 
* 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
 
* Acknowledge the risk of Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) and understand own responsibility as agreed with line manager in the prevention and control of HCAI
Who we're looking for
 
* Registered Nurse
 
* Qualified in venepuncture and cannulation and the use of CVAD's with evidence of regular competency assessment
 
* Qualified in the Safe handling and administration of SACT (accredited course) with evidence of regular competency assessment
Benefits
 
* Bank colleagues are paid weekly
 
* We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
 
* Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park
 
* Access to Spire Healthcare pension
 
* Access to Blue Light Card discounts
 
* Free uniform
 
* Free DBS
 
* Full induction, including mandatory training updates
 
* Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
 
* Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire's specialist Resourcing Team
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 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.
For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.
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