Specialist Nurse - Cancer Services

Spire Murrayfield Hospital has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Part Time Chemotherapy Nurse to join their team on a permanent basis.

As a Chemotherapy Specialist Nurse you are responsible for delivering nursing services to patients within the unit. Act as key worker and work closely with multi-disciplinary teams to help create and maintain a robust oncology and chemotherapy outpatient service. 

• →Provide psychological support, information and advice to patients diagnosed with cancer

• →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, inclusive of administering chemotherapy 

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

• →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

• Qualified Nurse with a valid NMC registration showing no restrictions or conditions 

• 2 Years experience of chemotherapy administration 

• Fully SACT trained  

• Previous experience in administering chemotherapy 

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

• Working towards a post registration qualification in a clinical cancer specialism (desirable, not essential)