Bank Cancer Nurse Specialist

Bank Oncology Nurse | Murrayfield - Edinburgh | Competitive hourly rates  

Spire Murrayfield Hospital is looking for an experienced Oncology Nurse to join their wonderful Oncology department, on a bank basis.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ health and well being across a complex and changing caseload of cancer patients


• Assist in the delivery of care to meet individuals’ health and wellbeing needs throughout the cancer treatment  pathway


• Provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information related to cancer patient care


• Develop own knowledge and skills and that of others in the management of SACT


• Promotes best practice in health and safety and security


• Assist in maintaining and developing cancer services


• Contribute to quality improvement within cancer services


• Promote people’s equality, diversity and rights


• Acknowledge the risk of Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) and understand own responsibility as agreed with line manager in the prevention and control of HCAI

Who we're looking for

• Registered Nurse


• Qualified in venepuncture and cannulation and the use of CVAD’s with evidence of regular competency assessment


• Qualified in the Safe handling and administration of SACT (accredited course) with evidence of regular competency assessment


• Working towards a post registration qualification in  a clinical cancer specialism

Benefits

• Bank colleagues are paid weekly


• We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness or annual leave


• Free Car Parking


• Free uniform

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications