Collingwood Centre Nurse
East Suffolk и North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Colchester, Essex
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If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
The Collingwood centre has an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 maternity leave cover for 9 months.
You will join an established, experienced team of nurses, pharmacists and admin roles to provide a high standard of treatment for Haemto-oncology patients.
The Collingwood centre is a day unit offering SACT treatments for Haemato-oncology patients. Non malignant haematology conditions are also managed through the day unit.
Main duties of the job
To deliver high quality, evidence based, safe, cost effective care to all patients and families.
To complete a recognised accredited Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy course ( SACT)
To complete the UKINS Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy passport.
To access patients pre SACT-carrying out a full toxicity screen and ensure the patients are safe to proceed with treatment.
To work across the clinical areas to develop and enhance clinical skills and practice, including part of a rotation to the Mobile Cancer Unit
Working for our organisation
One of the largest Trust’s in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients’ own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if 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. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To deliver high quality, evidence based, safe, cost effective care to all patients and families.
To complete a recognised accredited Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy course ( SACT)
To complete the UKINS Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy passport.
To access patients pre SACT-carrying out a full toxicity screen and ensure the patients are safe to proceed with treatment.
To work across the clinical areas to develop and enhance clinical skills and practice, including part of a rotation to the Mobile Cancer Unit
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
Proven post registration experience
Desirable criteria
Proven oncology experience
Previous experience working in a Cancer Service organisation.
Palliative care experience
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Registered Nurse
Current mentorship status
Desirable criteria
Relevant oncology/haematology qualification
Palliative care experience
knowledge/skills
Essential criteria
Venepuncture and blood sampling
Cannulation
Desirable criteria
Previous experience of co-ordinating in an oncology/haematological area.
SACT competent/SACT UKONS passport
Please note that where response levels are exceptional we may close the post before the specified date, therefore early application is recommended.
Please make sure that you read the Job Description and Person Specification attached and that your statement in support reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria.
Secondment – if you are interested in undertaking a role on a secondment basis, please ensure that you have discussed this with your current line manager prior to submitting your application. Please note if you are already an employee of ESNEFT fixed term roles will only be offered on a secondment basis.
When providing reference details please provide email addresses so references can be sought promptly to cover the last 3 years of employment.
Successful candidates may be charged for their DBS check. Please ensure you read the information found in the attached DBS Information document
The Trust is committed to its staff and their development and to equal opportunities and diversity. Applications are welcomed from all sections of the community. Please be advised that following the new Government’s cap on Skilled Worker Immigration, whilst we welcome applications from all and your application will be considered on individual merit, if you are offered a position and require a Skilled Worker Certificate of Sponsorship we may not be able to process your application to the final stage due to the significant reduction of certificates available to us.
In submitting an application form, you authorise East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; we look forward to receiving your application for employment.
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
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Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Karen Buckland
- Job title
- Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01206 74 6220