Staff Nurse - Chemotherapy Day Unit
Location: University College Hospital Private Care, London
Hours: Full time 37.5 (4 days per week 8-6pm or potentially 9-7pm on occasion)
Salary: competitive dependent on relevant experience & Skills + Benefits (pension, health cover, flexible benefits and excellent career development)
Fantastic opportunity for a Staff Nurse to join the Chemo Day Unit @ UCH Private Care
As Staff 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.
We understand 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.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Participate in individual care needs of patients and develop appropriate care plans to implement and evaluate
- Monitor patient care and interventions appropriately
- Recognise deterioration in patients' condition at an early stage, (including neutropenic patients) Refer to the senior nurse and medical team appropriately
- appropriate actions to isolate patients when required
- Liaise with multi-disciplinary team (MDT)
- Maintain ward area in stocked items, equipment and waste to maintain a clean and safe environment
Skills & Experience
- Registered nurse, with post qualification
- NHS or Private experience
- Chemo Trained