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.

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