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Sister/Charge Nurse - Chemotherapy Day unit
HCA UK at The Christie Private Care – Manchester, Greater Manchester
Sister/Charge Nurse - Chemotherapy Day unit
Location: The Christie Private Care-Manchester
Hours: 37.5 per week, Mon - Fri between 8am - 7pm
Salary: Competitive dependent on skills & experience + Benefits (pension, health cover, flexible benefits and excellent career development)
Brilliant opportunity for a Chemotherapy Sister/charge nurse to join the Chemo Day Unit at The Christie Private Care - Manchester
The Role:
Sister/charge nurse for our chemo day care unit, you will be responsible for working in a supporting experienced nursing team to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate high standards of specialist care to ensure that patients are cared for in a safe, caring and comfortable environment. This will include meeting their medical, physical and emotional needs by effectively communicating with the patient and their families
This post is instrumental in ensuring the highest standards of clinical care are delivered. To be an advocate for the patient, working within the multidisciplinary team. Day to day smooth running of the unit working together with other clinical areas to ensure safe patient flow. Ensure high levels of professional behaviour are adhered to at all times.
We understand that cancer care is a challenging field and our friendly team work closely together to adopt a supportive culture. As part of HCA Healthcare our team are offered emotional support and career development.
Requirements:
- NMC registered Nurse
- Experienced/competent in Chemotherapy administration
- Post registration experience within haematology or oncology setting or equivalent
- Clinical skills in venepuncture, cannulation and the administration of intravenous drugs.
- Wide and evidence-based knowledge of systemic anti-cancer treatments e.g. chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy etc and the known and lesser-known side effects of these
The Unit:
Leaders in Oncology Care at The Christie is a day case chemotherapy unit situated with in the Christie Hospital in Manchester. The unit has 12 treatment chairs where we administer a number of different chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatments for both oncology and haematology patients. We are a consultant lead unit and have close contact with consultants and clinical nurse specialists when planning and administering treatments.
Apart from a generous salary package, as an HCA employee you will have access to the to the following benefits:
- Medical Insurance
- Contributory Pension
- Critical Illness Cover
- Subsidised Gymflex membership
- GP Health Assessment
- Private f2f / Digital GP services
- Option to buy / sell holidays
- Life Assurance
- Travel Insurance
- Season Ticket Loan
- Cycle to work scheme
- Taste card and Gourmet Society Card
Diversity and Inclusion
Patients first. Colleagues always. That’s the guiding philosophy behind our approach to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. We believe healthcare is built on a foundation of inclusion, compassion and respect for our patients and for each other. By working together with our colleagues we’re creating a truly inclusive environment, where individual differences are celebrated and everyone can achieve their potential.
We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. That’s why we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.
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