Bank Chemotherapy Nurse - September
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Bank
- Pattern
- Flexible working
- Posted
- 07/09/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves working within the chemotherapy service to safely provide anticancer treatment. You will advise and support patients, families, and carers on all aspects of chemotherapy and cancer. Key responsibilities include informing patients about treatment and side effects, counselling them through their cancer journey, and ensuring consent. You must be SACT trained and have completed the SACT passport. The position requires previous experience in this field.
Essential criteria
- First Level registration with NMC
- SACT Passport accredited qualifications
Desirable criteria
- Post registration Oncology / Haematology qualifications
- Current knowledge of relevant professional and NHS policy initiatives
- Audit knowledge Computer skills
- Knowledge of clinical trials and treatment Protocols
- First Level registration with NMC
- SACT Passport accredited qualifications
- Post registration Oncology / Haematology qualifications
- Current knowledge of relevant professional and NHS policy initiatives
- Audit knowledge Computer skills
- Knowledge of clinical trials and treatment Protocols
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Bank Chemotherapy Nurse - September
The closing date is 21 September 2026
Job summary
To work within the chemotherapy service in the safe provision of anticancer treatment within Mid and South Essex NHS Trust.
To provide advice and support to patients, families and carers on all aspects of chemotherapy and cancer.
Must be SACT trained and have completed SACT passport.
(We are not able to offer sponsorship on any bank vacancies at MSE so all applicants must possess unrestricted right to work in the UK)
Main duties of the job
- Inform and educate patients on the prescribed chemotherapy and its side effects
- To counsel, support and educate patients and their carers on all aspects of their cancer journey be they newly diagnosed or being treated with palliative intent.
- Ensure that the patient has consented to treatment and reconfirms agreement to treatment
- Undertake patient assessment, recognition and recording of chemotherapy induced toxicities using common toxicity criteria.
- Recognition of dose modifications required for cytotoxic drug toxicities
- Protocol driven decision making regarding suitability for treatment - to include blood parameters and patient performance status.
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