Bank SACT Registered Nurse
- Location
- Cromwell Hospital London
- Location
- Part Time
Nursing & Theatres Bank SACT Registered Nurse
Job Description:
Bank Registered Nurse - Chemotherapy Day Unit
Location: Cromwell Hospital, SW5 0TU
Contract Type: Bank (As Required)
Pay: £32 per hour
We Make Health Happen
At Bupa, you'll be welcomed into a supportive team where you'll be encouraged to grow, develop, and make a genuine difference every day. Our purpose is simple: helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.
As a Bank Registered Nurse within our Chemotherapy Day Unit, you'll use your specialist knowledge and clinical skills to deliver exceptional patient-centred care, ensuring patients receive the support they need during some of the most important moments of their lives.
How You'll Help Us Make Health Happen
- Deliver safe, effective and compassionate nursing care to patients receiving Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT).
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised patient care programmes.
- Undertake pre-treatment assessments and identify patients who require escalation or medical review.
- Administer systemic anti-cancer treatments and supportive therapies in line with local policies, competency requirements and national guidelines.
- Monitor patients during treatment and manage treatment-related side effects appropriately.
- Recognise and respond promptly to clinical deterioration, adverse reactions, anaphylaxis, extravasation and treatment complications.
- Perform venepuncture, cannulation and management of central venous access devices within competency requirements.
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation of assessments, treatments and patient outcomes.
- Act as an advocate for patients and their families.
- Provide information, education and emotional support throughout treatment.
- Support patients to understand treatment plans, side effects and self-management strategies.
- Support senior nursing staff in maintaining safe patient flow and service delivery.
- Assist with the induction and support of new staff, students and temporary team members where appropriate.
- Practice in accordance with the NMC Code and professional standards.
- Comply with all policies, procedures and guidance relevant to oncology and SACT services.
- Report incidents, near misses and safety concerns appropriately.
- Participate in clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives and service development activities.
Key Skills / Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
- SACT Competency Passport.
- Accredited SACT administration qualification or willingness to complete.
- Immediate Life Support (ILS) certification or willingness to undertake training.
- Experience working within an acute hospital environment.
- Experience administering intravenous therapies.
- Experience caring for oncology and/or haematology patients.
- Experience managing central venous access devices.
- Knowledge of cancer treatments and treatment-related toxicities.
- Competency in venepuncture and cannulation.
Desirable
- Previous experience working within a Chemotherapy Day Unit.
- Experience managing oncological emergencies.
- Teaching, mentoring or preceptorship experience.
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health, from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family-friendly benefits to help you balance your work and home life.
As a Bank employee, you'll be eligible for:
- Annual leave accrual paid every time you work.
- Subsidised staff canteen and coffee shop led by expert caterers.
- Access to preferential rates on Bupa products, such as health assessments, menopause plan and some dental practices.
Why Bupa?
We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose: helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.
We encourage and support our people to be their best selves, enabling them to provide the exceptional care and service we're known for. As part of Bupa, you'll have the opportunity to develop your career within a global healthcare organisation while making a real difference to patients' lives every day.
Bupa is a Disability Confident employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and reach their full potential.
Time Type:
Part timeJob Area:
Nursing & TheatresLocations:
Cromwell Hospital LondonBank SACT Registered Nurse
Cromwell
Hospital
At Cromwell Hospital, we have a great team of determined and loyal health care professionals. We’re continually investing in the world’s most advanced diagnostic and treatment technologies. That's why patients choose to come to us from across the UK, and more than 100 other countries around the world.
Our
purpose
Bupa’s purpose is helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We do this by providing a broad range of healthcare services, support and advice to people throughout their lives. People are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we make health happen.
Our
values
Every company needs an ethos, and we're no different. Through good days and challenging times, we always work with our values in mind. These are: Brave - Make new possibilities happen. Caring - Act with empathy and respect. Responsible - Own your decisions and actions.
We don't have shareholders at Bupa, which means we're free to invest our profits where they matter: our patients, our facilities, our research, and you.
As a healthcare provider, we have a duty to do the right thing. By our customers, our people and our partners. The Bupa Code holds us to this duty. It's our promise to protect, care for, and build trust with everyone who relies on us.
Free to be
you
Here you’ll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve.
You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.Free
to be you.
Back in September 2018, we made a pledge. That we'd do whatever we could to make Bupa a diverse, kind and inclusive place to work.
Everyone deserves a positive working environment. Everyone deserves to have their voice heard. Everyone deserves freedom from bullying, harassment and discrimination.
Bank SACT Registered Nurse