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Job summary

Main area
Chemotherapy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent: Works Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm (37.5 hours)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 sessions per week (Works Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm (37.5 hours))
Job ref
326-7237594-RB
Employer
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
East Surrey Hospital
Town
Redhill
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust logo

Senior Chemotherapy Sister/Charge Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 7

 

 

Job overview

An exciting opportunity for career development and to help further improve local chemotherapy services at our Chemotherapy Suite based in Redhill has arisen for an experienced Chemotherapy Nurse who is keen to meet the challenge of leading a team of chemotherapy nurses on a nurse led chemotherapy day unit, developing and improving timeliness and access to our chemotherapy services. We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and experienced Chemotherapy Nurse who can drive forward the Trust’s vision and values within an existing team and ensure safe high quality care for patients within our care.

Main duties of the job

Working at Chemo Suite offers the exciting opportunity to be part of a vibrant and growing team, where staff can contribute to team development, clinical care coordination, and the delivery of high-quality patient services. Senior nurses play a key role in providing clinical supervision, fostering professional growth, and ensuring excellence in patient care. The collaborative, supportive atmosphere within the team makes Comet a truly inspiring place to work.

For further information, please attached JD and person specification for list of duties and responsibilities

Working for our organisation

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as ‘Outstanding’ and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

·         Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.

·         National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.

·         We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.

Person specification

Criteria

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
  • A complete and accurate application
  • Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
  • Evidence of essential experience for role
  • Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
  • Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
  • Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
  • Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the personal specification

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare quality commission - OutstandingHSJ Acute or Specialist Trust of the yearStep into health

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ann Aubrey
Job title
Lead Chemotherapy Nurse
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01737768511
Additional information

Ext 6700/6706

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