Bank Cancer Nurse Specialist

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

• →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

• 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