Staff Nurse - Chemotherapy and Oncology (Band 5)

Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust ,
Taunton, Somerset
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Salary: From £24,214 to £30,112 per annum

Overview

The Beacon Centre Chemotherapy Day Unit at Musgrove Park Hospital is a dynamic, forward thinking and progressive nurse led unit. As part of the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey, the Beacon Centre was ranked third in the country for overall patient experience. We pride ourselves on providing excellent patient centred care whilst optimising the best outcomes for our patients. We ensure that all patients throughout Somerset requiring Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment receive a high standard of care from point of diagnosis to completion of treatment and beyond. Continued expansion of the unit provides rapid and professional progression opportunities for staff to develop further and enhance their skills. We have a fantastic opportunity for Registered Nurses with a can-do attitude to join our team. We are a positive unit who strive to create a calm environment for our patients during a difficult time in their lives. Your main role will encompass the delivery of care for patients who are undergoing treatment for cancer and require support with the management of side effects from treatment, either chemotherapy or radiotherapy, and delivering care related to symptom management due to the underlying disease, we use a multi-disciplinary approach to deliver patient centred care. Ideally, you will bring experience of working in a fast-paced environment and have the confidence to deal with challenging and sometimes emotional situations. We are an inclusive department which will provide you with the necessary training and development to enhance your skills to deliver optimum patient centred care, along with developing you as an individual to succeed well in all aspects of your role. You will have the opportunity to become a link nurse for specific cancer sites and attend study to learn more. If you have the drive and ambition to improve care for patients with cancer, we would welcome you to join our team. For further details / informal visits contact: Ceri Poyntz-Wright Senior Sister 01823 344224/342296 If you are successful for interview, you will be required to bring ID, proof of essential qualifications / relevant documents with you (More details will follow) Our values are simple: Outstanding Care, Working Together, Listening and Leading Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust are planning to merge and become Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, providing community and mental health services across Somerset and acute services from Musgrove Park Hospital. Any correspondence you receive from us may reflect our name change. We recognise that our staff are our most valuable resource, we are proud of the excellent levels of service our Trust provides to our service users and the dedication and conscientious of our staff. By submitting your application to NHS Jobs/Trac, you are giving your consent for elements of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation; to be used by Recruitment for purposes of checking your Professional Registration online (where applicable) including all electronically held NHS service and sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process. These processes are in line with Fair and Lawful processing and with the Data Protection Act (2018) principles especially those in relation to your personal or sensitive personal data (sensitive personal data is defined as any declared physical or mental health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, trade union membership, political opinion, religious beliefs). Other principles under Data Protection will be observed such as use of data for specific, defined purposes, and use of data that is relevant and not excessive whilst practicing data accuracy and security of all held personal identifiable information (PII) This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89956604

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