Chemotherapy Staff Nurse (Bank)

Chemotherapy Staff Nurse (Bank) - Nuffield Health Oxford, The Manor Hospital Oncology Bank Contract Part-time Up to £35.00 per hour

Overview

Be flexible, motivated, an excellent communicator and team worker. This is a bank role where you work on an ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and your availability.

Main duties

• Administer chemotherapy treatments to patients according to prescribed protocols.
• Monitor and assess patients during and after chemotherapy sessions, ensuring their well-being.
• Collaborate with oncologists and healthcare team members to develop and implement individualized patient care plans.
• Educate patients and their families on chemotherapy procedures, potential side effects, and self-care measures.
• Maintain accurate and detailed patient records, including treatment plans and progress notes.
• Provide emotional support to patients and families coping with the challenges of cancer treatment.

About us

Nuffield Health Oxford

Our modern hospital is based within a stone's throw of the historic City of Oxford, a world-renowned centre of excellence for surgical and medical expertise. We operate 6 well-equipped and modern operating theatres with 64 well-presented ensuite rooms. We cater for inpatient and day care, providing a broad range of surgical specialties and clinics including Paediatrics, Oncology, Interventional Cardiology & Radiology, Orthopaedics, Endoscopy, Gynaecology, Urology, Ophthalmology as well as women's and men's health clinics. The hospital is located with excellent transport links by road and rail, both to and from London, Thames Valley, and the Midlands.

Job responsibilities

As a Chemotherapy Staff Nurse on our Oncology Unit at The Manor Hospital, you will drive the standard in patient care. You are registered with the appropriate governing body and have post-registration experience, including NMC where applicable. You will:

• Be flexible, motivated, an excellent communicator and a team worker.
• Administer chemotherapy treatments to patients according to prescribed protocols.
• Monitor and assess patients during and after chemotherapy sessions, ensuring their well-being.
• Collaborate with oncologists and healthcare team members to develop and implement individualized patient care plans.
• Educate patients and their families on chemotherapy procedures, potential side effects, and self-care measures.
• Maintain accurate and detailed patient records, including treatment plans and progress notes.
• Provide emotional support to patients and families coping with the challenges of cancer treatment.

Working on the bank means you are not contracted to a set number of hours per week but instead work on an ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and your availability.

Qualifications and experience

• Registered with the appropriate governing body, with qualifications and experience relevant to the registration, including NMC where applicable.

Disclosure and DBS

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions.