Job overview

An exciting opportunity for career development and to further improve local chemotherapy services has arisen for an experienced Chemotherapy Nurse who is keen to meet the challenge of developing and improving timeliness and access to our local chemotherapy services.

We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and experienced Chemotherapy Nurse who can drive forward the Trust’s vision and values within an existing team and ensure safe high quality care for patients within our care.

Job Summary

1. To undertake a lead role in the assessment and delivery of professional, effective nursing care to chemotherapy patients ensuring the highest possible standards of care are received by patients and their carers while on the ward/unit;
2. To support the Ward Manager/Senior Chemotherapy Sister to develop a ‘values based’ team culture through role modelling leadership, professionalism and demonstrating pride in job role and own achievements within the role and to enable others to achieve same;
3. To act as an excellent clinical role model and team leader to all staff; and

You will need to be experienced, reliable and a flexible approach with a dynamic proactive leadership style. You will need sound up to date clinical skills.

Agreeable to applicants with no SACT course but as a band 5 training post until completion of SACT course 

Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Working for our organisation

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as ‘Outstanding’ and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

·         Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.

·         National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.

·         We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.