Staff Nurse- Haematology/Oncology
Location: Private (Part of London Bridge Hospital)
Hours: 37.5hrs pw (Shifts: long days/nights/weekends)
Salary: Competitive & dependent on skills & experience + Benefits (pension, health cover, flexible benefits and excellent career development)
Are you looking for a new challenge?
Staff training pathways include: Introduction to Oncology, Principles of Systemic Anti-Cancer therapy, Introduction to Haemato-oncology, stem cell transplant course.
Private Care at Guy's provides stem cell transplant for multiple sclerosis patients, the highest rate among private hospitals in the UK.
As a Staff Nurse, you will be responsible for working in a supporting experienced nursing team to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate high standards of specialist care to ensure that patients are cared for in a safe, caring and comfortable environment. This will include meeting their medical, physical and emotional needs by effectively communicating with the patient and their families.
We understand that cancer care is a challenging field and our friendly team work closely together to adopt a supportive culture. As part of HCA Healthcare our team are offered emotional support and career development.
Duties & Responsibilities
Participate in individual care needs of patients and develop appropriate care plans to implement and evaluate
Monitor patient care and interventions appropriately
Recognise deterioration in patients' condition at an early stage, (including neutropenic
Implement a holistic approach in the care of patients requiring infection control precautions.
Skills & Experience
Registered General Nurse with valid NMC pin
NHS or Private ward experience
Passionate about patient care, respectful, responsible and committed
Haematology/Oncology experience preferable, but not essential
About Us
HCA Healthcare UK - The World's largest private hospital group; providing award winning acute and complex care.
Private Care at Guy's located on the top four floors of the Cancer Centre at Guy's Hospital, and is a purpose-built facility, offering private healthcare specialising in men and women's health services as well as the entire spectrum of cancer care - all under one roof.
Our private cancer services include outpatient and inpatient chemotherapy, haematology appointments and haematology treatment. We also offer radiotherapy on campus as part of the London Radiotherapy Centre. Complementary Therapy and Support Counselling is also made available to our patients.
The Oncology ward consist of 22 en-suite inpatient hospital rooms: 2 positive pressure rooms for stem cell transplant patients and 4 HDU monitored beds for unwell patients not requiring ITU admissions
If you wish to find out more about this opportunity, please apply for this role and a member of the team will be in contact shortly.