Staff Nurse - Outpatient Cancer Services Follow us on Facebook and on Twitter: @CRHCareers @WellbeingCRH @royalhospital

The post holder will need to be flexible and carry out nursing duties in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and ensure all Professional Standards and Trust Policies are adhered to within the oncology outpatient setting. The post holder will assist senior staff with the provision of individualised nursing care. You will be a valued team member in support of chemotherapy services, plus supporting non-cancer sub-cut & IV oncology activity for outpatients whilst also providing support to relatives/carers and managing and co-ordinating oncology clinics. If not already able, there must be a willingness to undertake training of nurse led interventions such as subcutaneous injections, venepuncture, cannulation, and management of Central Venous Access devices., To use knowledge, skills and experience to communicate the needs of patients and manage clinic flow during their outpatient attendance, sign posting them to appropriate areas of care to meet identified needs with the aim of promoting positive health.
You will maintain an awareness of clinical effectiveness and ensure interventions are based on research findings or evidence based practice and linked to outcome measures ensuring that all medication interventions/practices comply with the Trust's Medicines Management Policy and the NMC Standard for Administration of Medicines.
You will be responsible for the ongoing assessment and treatment of patients ensuring emotional and professional support to patients, parents and carers during their hospital attendance., If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.
COVID19 Vaccination
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.
UK Points-based immigration system
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from 1 January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead, which is cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge.
Communications
Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account and Trac account regularly. References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore to speed up the recruitment process please provide an email address for all referees when completing your application form.
If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Support Services team on and we will be happy to provide assistance.
Please see the attached documents and links in relation to working for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In particular, the general conditions of employment and benefits of working for the trust.
This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers developing new and different skills. Whilst this role is initially based in Chesterfield there may be future opportunities to be based at different locations within the health and social care community which we may talk to you about in the future.

The role of the Outpatient Staff Nurse contributes to the overarching aim to provide the highest quality, holistic, patient centred care for all those in North Derbyshire affected by cancer, throughout all stages of their cancer journey, in a state-of-the-art facility built to the standard of the Macmillan Quality Environment Mark. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Staff Nurse nurse to join our Outpatient Oncology Team to ensure people affected by cancer have access to high quality, safe, effective treatment delivered in a timely, efficient manner., Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is North Derbyshire's only acute district general hospital, with 24-hour Emergency Department services; we're responsible for providing care and treatment to more than 400,000 people who live in our communities. We are modern, well-resourced and in commuting distance of Sheffield, Derby, Nottingham and close to the Peak District. The Care Quality Commission rated the Trust as 'Good'. Our Vision is to be a first-class provider of sustainable healthcare services, delivering the best possible care for our patients; and being a great place to work for our people.