Staff Nurse

At Hamwic house you will be responsible for caring for adult patients who are mostly undergoing anti-cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and immunotherapy in a day unit setting. To become competent in safely delivering SACT with an understanding you will attend a SACT study day provide by UHS. Through this course you will be support by a ward mentor as well as the SACT educator team. Additional skills required will be cannulation and venesection, care of CVADS, NG tube insertion and scalp cooling.

The unit supports patients by administering therapies within the hospital setting as well as providing an outreach service to treat patients closer to home. �This service takes place at Lymington hospital, with scope to develop this service further, meeting the NHS England target of treating patients closer to home. �You will become a highly skilled professional leading to opportunities for future career development from ANP, CNS and managerial roles. �

Your role will include

? � �Administrating anti-cancer treatments
? � �Administering supportive medications and blood products.
? � �Working closely with the MDT in providing a patient centred approach for all patients attending the unit.
? � �To work flexibly within the Hamwic nursing team to support all services.
? � �Recognise deterioration in patients? condition, including neutropenic patients and escalating appropriately.
? � �You will be encouraged to develop your knowledge and skills in cancer nursing by attending oncology specific study days and courses.�
? � �Maintaining IV skills including cannulation and phlebotomy