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Job summary

Main area
Oncology/Haematology
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
208-F771A3-26-1
Employer
Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Scunthorpe General Hospital
Town
Scunthorpe
Salary
£32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/06/2026 23:59

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Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust logo

Staff Nurse - Scunthorpe

Band 5

 

 

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and experienced band 5 nurse to join our dedicated Chemotherapy Day Unit  team (based at Scunthorpe General Hospital ). We are a small  but busy unit with excellent patient feedback, providing specialist care to Oncology and Haematology patients undergoing systemic anti-cancer treatments (SACT). We are looking for a highly motivated and passionate nurse to complement our team to help drive forward our services. The role of a SACT nurse is to provide holistic care  for patients receiving SACT and is a challenging and rewarding field of nursing.

We operate Monday to Friday and offer clinical supervision and professional development. If you have the skills and experience we are looking for come and be part of our committed team delivering exceptional patient care. 

Informal visits are encouraged.

Main duties of the job

The nurse will be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care.

Trained in the administration of systemic anti-cancer treatments including chemotherapy.

Responsible for allocating and checking work of junior staff and healthcare support workers.

Support the unit manager by undertaking basic audits as and when required.

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients. 

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients.  We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.

 “We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”.

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

Person specification

Education/qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse
  • Level 6 Chemotherapy qualification or equivalent
  • Competent in cannulation and venepuncture
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of post registration development
  • Completion of or willing to undertake the UKONS SACT passport

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Minimum 12 months nursing experience
  • Previous chemotherapy/immunotherapy administration experience
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of IT systems
  • Experience of accessing CVADs

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoMenopause Friendly EmployerDisability confident employerDisability confident committedArmed Forces Covenant Bronze AwardNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Carol Cressey
Job title
Unit manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
3033 306457

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Recruitment Team
Recruitment Office
Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital
Scartho Road
Grimsby
UK
DN31 2QQ
Telephone
03033 306519
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