Staff Nurse Oncology & Medical

Role: Staff Nurse - Oncology & Medical
Location/Site: London - The Wellington Hospital
Working Hours: Full Time 37.5hrs per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: Competitive and Excellent Benefits - including Private Healthcare

Are you an established Acute Medical Nurse with a passion for transitioning into Cancer Nursing? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

We are also offering a fully funded Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment (SACT) course to support your professional development in oncology care.

We're seeking a dedicated Staff Nurse to join our cancer nursing team at The Wellington Hospital. In this role, you will collaborate with the wider multidisciplinary team to support patients throughout their cancer journey and address their medical needs. Our hospital is accredited with the Macmillan Quality Environment Mark Award, and we pride ourselves on providing bespoke care to patients from all walks of life.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Participate in assessing the individual care needs of patients and developing appropriate care plans to implement and evaluate.
• Monitor patient care and interventions, ensuring they are appropriately carried out.
• Recognize the early signs of deterioration in a patient's condition (including neutropenic patients) and refer to the senior nurse and medical team as needed.
• Attend IV/chemotherapy drug administration training and complete the associated competence workbook.
• Report and document adverse incidents accurately.
• Take appropriate action to isolate patients when required.
• Provide a holistic approach to the care of patients requiring infection control precautions.

What you'll bring:

• Registered General Nurse with a valid NMC pin.
• Experience in an NHS or private ward setting.
• Oncology/cancer care experience is desirable .

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world's leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we're one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That's why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Staff Nurse on our Oncology Ward you'll be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Culture and values

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.

Our mission is simple, above all else we're committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:

• Unique and Individual : We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual

• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion

• Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness

• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.