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Salary The chemotherapy and haematology suites offer outpatient chemotherapy and supportive treatments to patients from across the region, treating approximately 10,000 patient’s each year. The chemotherapy suite and haematology suites have 18 chairs in total and there is a private area with a couch for small procedures such as ECGs and injections and venesection. There was also a Mobile Cancer Care Unit that was officially launched in May 2014. The Mobile Cancer Care Unit has 4 chairs and administers treatments at various locations in the county and the successful candidate will have opportunities the work on the mobile unit. Rotational posts available.
We prominently work Monday to Friday 8AM until 6PM and times can be negotiable.
We are looking for a highly motivated individual who wishes to increase their knowledge of oncological and haematological conditions and treatments surrounding this.
This role is from 1st April 24/25.
Candidates will be1stlevel registered nurses with an interest in caring for patients with haematology and oncology conditions.
The ideal candidate will be competent in the expanded practice roles of IV administration (although training will be given) and be willing to undertake further expanded practice roles as required, including the UKONs SACT passport chemotherapy pack, CVAD training, cannulation and venepuncture. Support will be given to the candidate to successfully complete these skills.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate good organisational skills and have a flexible approach to work. They will be motivated and enthusiastic and also possess good written and verbal communication skills. They will have the opportunity to work on the Mobile Chemotherapy Unit across the county.
We offer you an opportunity to work within a dedicated and friendly team committed to high quality patient care and we are privileged to be able to support our cancer patients and their families through their difficult journeys.
Please ensure you read the person specification for this post before applying.
For further information contact Sister Bee Hulley, or emailBeatrice.hulley@ulh.nhs.uk 01205 446548
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
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