Chemotherapy Nurse

Overview

As a Senior Chemotherapy Nurse in our Day Unit, you'll be part of a highly skilled team delivering systemic anti-cancer therapies (SACT) to patients throughout their treatment journey. The team plays a vital role in providing safe, effective, and compassionate care while supporting patients and their families at every stage.

• Lead in administering chemotherapy, managing complex cases, and ensuring the highest standards of clinical practice.
• Guide and mentor junior colleagues, helping to shape a supportive learning environment.
• Contribute to service development, champion quality improvement initiatives and help maintain the outstanding reputation of our unit.
• Lead the assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of patient care.
• Take charge of the day unit when required.
• Offer expert clinical guidance.
• Work autonomously and confidently, making sound clinical decisions.
• Embrace additional leadership responsibilities, such as acting as a link nurse, championing best practice, and promoting a safe, respectful, person-centred environment where dignity and wellbeing are prioritised.

• Staff Nurses with at least a year of independent chemotherapy administration experience will be considered
• SACT-approved
• Confident in recognising and managing chemotherapy-related side effects and complications

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.

Our mission is simple, above all else we re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
• Honesty, integrity and fairness: We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.