Job Description

We are looking for an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic nurse to join our team in the Teenage and Young Adult Daycare and Ambulatory Care Unit.



You must be a band 6 nurse (paediatric or adult) with at least 2 years of oncology experience. You must also be proficient in chemotherapy administration. You will have the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in caring for teenagers and young adults with a wide range of oncology and haematology conditions in a day care and ambulatory care setting.



Working within this very rewarding environment will enhance your own professional development and at UCLH we are committed to providing education opportunities for nurses at every level. As well as first-class facilities, you'll benefit from the support of a visible management team and a dedicated team of Clinical Practice Facilitators, excellent career and educational development opportunities and study leave.



The unit is made up of Ambulatory care, Daycare chemotherapy, supportive care and twice weekly sedated intrathecal lists.



The successful candidate will; work across all units assessing patients for and delivery systemic anti-cancer therapy, providing supportive care in both outpatient and ambulating settings and provide holistic patient centred care.



You will be required to demonstrate experience and skills in this area and have leadership, development and organisation skills to co-ordinate safe efficient delivery of care to this patient group. You will also be required to demonstrate an understanding of the importance of delivering care to this patient group in an age-appropriate setting and have a desire to work with teenagers and young adults.



University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.



We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:



University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)



National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery



Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals



University College Hospital Grafton Way Building



Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine



University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre



The Hospital for Tropical Diseases



University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street



We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.



We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.



For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached .



Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*



UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England - for the third year in a row.

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