Nursing Personnel are recruiting nursing agency Chemotherapy nurses for acute hospitals across the UK. We are an NHS approved nursing agency on all nursing NHS Framework Agreements. This means Nursing Personnel can offer you continuity of work when and where you need it.

A Chemotherapy nurses will have the following clinical duties:

• Work in conjunction with the Unit Sister and Lead Chemotherapy nurse with regard to assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care
• Promote health and prevent illness with particular regard to patients with haematological and oncological conditions.
• Work in accordance to the principles of the Trust i-care Philosophy.
• Develop programmes of care to meet the need of the patient.
• Cannulate patients
• Administer blood/blood products
• Perform venesection and venepuncture
• Administer complex chemotherapy regimes and drug treatments
  Care of intravenous devices and indwelling central venous catheters including PICC’s (Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter).
• Refer to senior nurses/ multidisciplinary team for advice as necessary following patient assessment.
• Provide bereavement support to relatives/carers
• Provide patients with a high quality safe service
• Undertake clinical practice that takes account of the principles of good clinical governance.  Demonstrate commitment to, and implement good infection control practices within the running of the unit and ‘role model’ good practice concerning infection control.
• Provide associate mentorship and help support and develop new staff using the competency framework.
• Make decisions based on professional knowledge and experience and/ or referring to senior colleagues.
• Maintain professional standards of practice and contribute to continuous quality improvement.
• Provide advice on side effects of therapies to patients/relatives and other health care professionals.
• Identify poor performance and practice and report to unit Sister/Lead Chemotherapy Nurse.
• Assist with maintaining staff relationships and morale.
  A chemotherapy nurse must be a registered nurse with the UK NMC. Educational requirements may depend on the healthcare facility, its size, and location. Entry-level requirements for general medical nursing include nursing experience and a nursing qualification recognised by the UK NMC.

Nurses must meet the below:
Nurses must be registered with the NMC
At least 6 months post qualification clinical experience in general medicine
Have right to work in the UK

Nursing Personnel are recruiting general medical nurses for general medical nurse jobs the following locations
Barnsley
Barnstable
Bath
Birmingham
Bristol
Derby
Devon
Darlington
Durham
Exeter
Hull
Kingston Surrey
Leicester
Lincoln
London
Manchester
Newcastle
Nottingham
Oxford
Surrey
Worcester
York