Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT Nurse) Sister/Charge Nurse

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Registered Nurse who has a keen interest in developing their skills in Oncology and Haematology to join cancer services at Torbay Hospital.

Preferably the successful applicant will have a recognised SACT administration training qualification. If you are not trained in SACT, but are willing to undergo training, you may still apply.

You will be expected to provide a high standard of care for cancer patients, this will include delivering the safe administration of anticancer and supportive treatments, whilst working flexibly across Turner Ward our specialist inpatient ward and the Ricky Grant Day Unit our purpose built 15-chair Chemotherapy Day Unit. This may involve a range of shift patterns which will include days, evenings, weekends, and rotation to night duty.

You will be required to inform and educate patients on the prescribed treatment and its side effects and support patients and their carers on all aspects of their care, be they newly diagnosed or being treated with palliative intent.

Once trained this role would include co-ordinating and supervising a shift, communicating effectively with members of a multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality, evidence-led care to patients.

Main duties of the job

• To work on Ricky Grant Day Unit and Turner Ward as a Sister/Charge Nurse within a team responsible for the care of patients admitted as a result of their cancer diagnosis or side effects of their treatment and for the administration of Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapies (SACT) in the nurse led Day Unit setting
• To be in charge of the ward/unit team responsible for the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of patient care. You will be working closely with other professional colleagues to ensure that consistently high standards and quality of care for patients are maintained and that the patient's needs are met
• To improve practice by continuous professional development. You will gain a broad spectrum of clinical proficiency to deliver SACT
• To conform to COSHH and Health and Safety regulations whilst dealing with cytotoxic drugs ensuring a safe working environment
• To provide clinical advice, training, education and support to patients, relatives and other professional colleagues
• To promote a safe clinical environment for all patients, their carer's, visitors and staff and to comply with the Trust and relevant network policies, procedures, guidelines, protocols, values and expected behaviours

About us

This is an established post supported by Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and is part of the wider extensive Cancer Support team. We are committed to personal and professional development of staff and services. We are committed to the improvement of patient care. The Advanced Clinical Nurse Specialist role is recognised Nationally within Cancer and Palliative care nursing and medical workforce framework as key to providing focused innovative specialist care to patient with a life changing diagnosis.

The continued development of increasingly advanced nurse led services is key to facilitating the evolving and increasingly complex cancer and Long-term condition management pathway. As part of our T&SD Cancer workforce family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Torbay Hospital is situated in a lovely part of South Devon. Known as the English Riviera, it offers plenty of beaches, beautiful countryside and temperate weather. Torbay is ideal for water sports enthusiasts and for those who like the countryside. Dartmoor is within very easy reach.