SACT nurseNHS

Job summary

Within the role of SACT nurse within the Cancer centre, you will be working as a part of the wider team to safely deliver Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, targeted treatment and supportive treatments for Cancer patients.

Main duties of the job

• Safely deliver SACT & supportive cancer treatments
• Perform clinical actives such as venepuncture, cannulation & access central lines
• assess & interpret, acute and other patient conditions, initiate actions as appropriate
• Communicate, professionally , clear and concise with patients & their relatives
• Use electronic prescribing systems
• Take responsibility for concise documentation

Job description

• Safely deliver SACT & supportive cancer treatments
• Perform clinical actives such as venepuncture, cannulation & access central lines
• assess & interpret, acute and other patient conditions, initiate actions as appropriate
• Communicate, professionally , clear and concise with patients & their relatives
• Use electronic prescribing systems
• Take responsibility for concise documentation

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.