Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT Nurse) Sister / Charge Nurse

We have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse to come and work within Cancer services, supporting the Band 7s as a Band 6 or as a Band 5 developmental. The successful post holder will have successfully completed the SACT administration module and achieved the SACT Passport or prepared to achieve within an agreed timeframe. This post will support the increasing demand on the local service and is in line with the national trend of increased patient activity and available therapy. You will be expected to provide a high standard of care, support the safe administration of anticancer and supportive treatments within South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills specifically caring for patient with a cancer diagnosis and will be required to inform and educate patients on the prescribed treatment and its side effects and support patients and their carers on all aspects of their care, be they newly diagnosed or being treated with palliative intent. There will be the opportunity to work flexibly across the inpatient ward and day case unit, co-ordinating a shift and providing leadership to junior colleagues. This may involve a range of shift patterns which will include days, evenings, weekends and rotation to night duty.,

• To work on Ricky Grant Day Unit and Turner Ward as a Sister/Charge Nurse within a team responsible for the care of patients admitted as a result of their cancer diagnosis or side effects of their treatment and for the administration of Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapies (SACT) in the nurse led Day Unit setting
• To be in charge of the ward/unit team responsible for the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of patient care. You will be working closely with other professional colleagues to ensure that consistently high standards and quality of care for patients are maintained and that the patient's needs are met
• To improve practice by continuous professional development. You will gain a broad spectrum of clinical proficiency to deliver SACT
• To conform to COSHH and Health and Safety regulations whilst dealing with cytotoxic drugs ensuring a safe working environment
• To provide clinical advice, training, education and support to patients, relatives and other professional colleagues
• To promote a safe clinical environment for all patients, their carer's, visitors and staff and to comply with the Trust and relevant network policies, procedures, guidelines, protocols, values and expected behaviours, This is not always emotionally easy but made possible with the help and incredibly important support of the Turner and Ricky Grant team.Lead Cancer Nurse/Matron NSCSRegistered nurseWard/Unit senior nurse manager
  
  One of the most rewarding parts of being an Oncology/Haematology/SACT nurse caring for patients undergoing treatment for a cancer diagnosis is that you are part of their strongest support system and you often have long term, ongoing contact with them and their relatives. You get to know them as people and build strong meaningful relationships.
This creates a very rewarding bond. Being there for them and their family during their most difficult and challenging moments in their life offering comfort and alleviating some of their fears and concerns is incredibly rewarding. You have the opportunity to make such a difference to what is often an incredibly difficult journey for them.