Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT Nurse) Sister/Charge Nurse • Torquay Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nSystemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT Nurse) Sister/Charge Nurse with Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust in Torquay\n\n Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification. #caretojoinus We have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse to come and work within Cancer services, supporting the Band 7s as a Band 6 or as a Band 5 developmental. The successful post holder will have successfully completed the SACT administration module and achieved the SACT Passport or prepared to achieve within an agreed timeframe. This post will support the increasing demand on the local service and is in line with the national trend of increased patient activity and available therapy. You will be expected to provide a high standard of care, support the safe administration of anticancer and supportive treatments within South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills specifically caring for patient with a cancer diagnosis and will be required to inform and educate patients on the prescribed treatment and its side effects and support patients and their carers on all aspects of their care, be they newly diagnosed or being treated with palliative intent. There will be the opportunity to work flexibly across the inpatient ward and day case unit, co-ordinating a shift and providing leadership to junior colleagues. This may involve a range of shift patterns which will include days, evenings, weekends and rotation to night duty. To work on Ricky Grant Day Unit and Turner Ward as a Sister/Charge Nurse within a team responsible for the care of patients admitted as a result of their cancer diagnosis or side effects of their treatment and for the administration of Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapies (SACT) in the nurse led Day Unit setting To be in charge of the ward/unit team responsible for the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of patient care. You will be working closely with other professional colleagues to ensure that consistently high standards and quality of care for patients are maintained and that the patient's needs are met To improve practice by continuous professional development. You will gain a broad spectrum of clinical proficiency to deliver SACT To conform to COSHH and Health and Safety regulations whilst dealing with cytotoxic drugs ensuring a safe working environment To provide clinical advice, training, education and support to patients, relatives and other professional colleagues To promote a safe clinical environment for all patients, their carer's, visitors and staff and to comply with the Trust and relevant network policies, procedures, guidelines, protocols, values and expected behaviours "}