SACT Clinical Nurse Specialist | London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 26 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £51,883 - £58,544 per annum inclusive HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 October 2024 |
| Location: | HARROW, HA1 3UJ |
| Company: | London North West Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6651734/337-NP-8261DG |
Summary
There are exciting times ahead for Northwick Park Chemotherapy Service, and we're looking for a skilled and motivated Band 7 Chemotherapy CNS to join our team in the Chemotherapy Day Unit.
A Chance to Grow Professionally!
We value professional growth and offer opportunities to advance your career. By joining our team, you'll become part of an environment that values your skills and input, and where you can make a meaningful impact.
Take the Next Step!
If you're interested in being a part of positive changes in the Chemotherapy Day Unit we encourage you to get in touch. Your skills and dedication can help us achieve our goals in patient care.
The aim of this new post is to improve the care of SACT patients who attend the SACT unit and are assessed as being unwell either due to complications of cancer diagnosis and or its treatment. The post holder will manage the SACT patient telephone helpline during working hours using the UKONS triage tool. The post holder will provide specialist, high quality, expert nursing care and support for patients and their carers. You will deliver evidence based individualised patient care according to patient’s changing health care needs. You will be required to work autonomously and developing collaborative relationships with others across and within professional boundaries.
You will work autonomously assessing and triaging patients on the unit ensuring this reflects the core components of the Clinical Nurse Specialist role, which involves high level of clinical decision making and clinical practice.
You will safely administer Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment (SACT), practicing within local and national policies and always acting as a positive role model.
The post holder will take charge of the day unit in the absence of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse as required and will participate in all relevant aspects of the governance process. You will always adhere to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and ensure compliance with the hospital policies and procedures.
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Please read the attached job description for full information about the post
This advert closes on Thursday 10 Oct 2024