Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will; be expected to assist in maintaining and developing Cancer services and contribute to improvement within the service. Act as a clinical resource within the unit. Act as a positive role model to junior staff members, particular emphasis is put on the needs of staff to ensure that all staff recognizes their responsibility to deliver services in a high quality, courteous, patient focused manner and to always maintain patient confidentiality.

Provide expert holistic care of a high standard to both the patients and their relatives during SACT on the unit  

Has the ability to manage treatment reactions in accordance with the Trust policies and procedures.

Always act in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct and within the principles of the scope of Professional and clinical Practice and take every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve your knowledge and professional competence.

To provide expert, holistic care of a high standard to patients receiving SACT, lease with the oncology medical staff as appropriate, recognizing patients who require medical support.

To communicate effectively and efficiently by utilizing a variety of strategies to ensure your communication is effective with both patients and other members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that patients receive seamless care within the Unit and the Trust to ensure they are not disadvantaged.

To actively support the process of risk assessment of patients prior to treatment and ensure incidents are reported appropriately and using the trust reporting systems.

To develop and gain knowledge of and to manage the potential complications and side effects of chemotherapy e.g. extravasation and chemotherapy spillage.

To provide appropriate and timely information to patients and their careers, regarding their disease, treatments, and services available

To develop the skills and knowledge to be able to support the coordinator in identifying work priorities and allocation of caseload. Management of health and safety issues and ensure relevant risk assessments are undertaken on a yearly basis.

To ensure that patient confidentiality is always maintained and ensure health and safety regulations are always adhered to.

To be responsible for the safe use and maintenance of equipment within the Chemotherapy Unit and act on clinical incidents pertinent to area to reduce clinical risk to plan, assess and evaluate the care delivered to individual patients and their families, undergoing  SACT, cytotoxic and supportive therapies.

Record patient data in the correct form and manner, and input into the following: whether primary or secondary into the the trust electronic systems including ChemoCcare data base

To become proficient in the insertion and management of peripheral cannula and to be confident in the management and accessing central venous catheters, and administer chemotherapy after completing theoretical and practical training in line with national guidance.

Have an understanding of the treatments used within the unit. This includes the correct administration and identification of patients receiving SACT/non cytotoxic treatment.

Demonstrate the correct storage and handling of SACT within the unit this includes collection of treatment.

After several years of ever closer working, North Mid and Royal Free London are planning to come together as one organisation to enable them to go further and faster in improving services for patients and the health of the local community than they can achieve separately. The merger of North Mid into the RFL group is currently expected to take place on 1 January 2025, subject to NHS England and Secretary of State approval.