Job summary
Are you ready to embark on an exciting journey as a Senior Outpatients Nurse at our state-of-the-art cancer care centre located in Milton Keynes? Join our dedicated team at GenesisCare UK and be part of something extraordinary.
Main duties of the job
The Role:In this full-time role, youll deliver exceptional, patient-focused care in a dynamic outpatient environment, working closely with a skilled, multidisciplinary team to make a real difference in the lives of patients diagnosed with cancer. Typical clinical hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm.Step into a position where your expertise will be valued, your ideas welcomed, and your professional growth supported - all while helping shape the future of cancer care.
About us
Who We Are:GenesisCare UK is the leading provider of private oncology services in the UK, pioneering a transformation in cancer care. Through innovative, personalised treatments, we are enhancing patient quality of life, life expectancy, and overall survival rates.We are a team of over 600 highly trained physicians, healthcare professionals and support staff operating 14 specialist outpatient cancer centres across the UK. Our aim is to provide world-class care, offering the latest proven treatments including advanced diagnostics, medical oncology, radiotherapy, and Theranostics.We take an integrated approach to cancer care, focusing on treating the whole patient, not just the cancer. Our personalised treatment programmes include wellbeing services in partnership with Penny Brohn UK and exercise medicine, proven to enhance patient outcomes.Collaborating with universities and leading clinicians globally, we're dedicated to researching and developing improved cancer treatments. Our UK clinical trials programme aims to broaden access to new therapies.Were passionate about innovation and working together to make great things happen. We make significant investments in our employees to provide opportunities for growth, learning, and development within their roles.Join GenesisCare UK and shape your future, while shaping the future of cancer care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
What You'll Do:
- Work in a clinical and service development capacity to ensure the service in Outpatients is planned, delivered, and evaluated in line with evidence-based practice.
- Work closely with our multi-disciplinary team to help create and maintain a robust outpatient service whilst seamlessly incorporating other centre services such as diagnostic, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
- Provide, information and advice to patients who attend outpatients
- Provide support and information to patients to those patients who are diagnosed and receiving treatment for malignancies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
What You'll Do:
- Work in a clinical and service development capacity to ensure the service in Outpatients is planned, delivered, and evaluated in line with evidence-based practice.
- Work closely with our multi-disciplinary team to help create and maintain a robust outpatient service whilst seamlessly incorporating other centre services such as diagnostic, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
- Provide, information and advice to patients who attend outpatients
- Provide support and information to patients to those patients who are diagnosed and receiving treatment for malignancies.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience and skills:
- Proven ability to work effectively as a team player in a multidisciplinary setting.
- Demonstrated excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Significant clinical experience within Outpatients, including exposure to diagnostic procedures.
- Evidence of service development and improvements to enhance patient care and experience.
- Previous experience working with cancer patients in a clinical setting.
- Flexibility to adapt to the needs of the service, including shift work.
- Strong ability to work accurately and reliably under pressure.
- Confidence in decision-making, organising, and prioritising workloads to meet service demands.
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- Qualifications and Knowledge:
- Registered Nurse with a valid NMC Pin.
- Certified in Phlebotomy.
- Immediate Life Support (ILS) trained.
- Evidence of post-registration professional development (desirable).
- Completion of an advanced communications course (desirable).
- Completion of a counselling course (desirable).
- Possession of a teaching qualification (desirable).
- Proficiency in using common software packages and databases (essential).
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience and skills:
- Proven ability to work effectively as a team player in a multidisciplinary setting.
- Demonstrated excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Significant clinical experience within Outpatients, including exposure to diagnostic procedures.
- Evidence of service development and improvements to enhance patient care and experience.
- Previous experience working with cancer patients in a clinical setting.
- Flexibility to adapt to the needs of the service, including shift work.
- Strong ability to work accurately and reliably under pressure.
- Confidence in decision-making, organising, and prioritising workloads to meet service demands.
-
- Qualifications and Knowledge:
- Registered Nurse with a valid NMC Pin.
- Certified in Phlebotomy.
- Immediate Life Support (ILS) trained.
- Evidence of post-registration professional development (desirable).
- Completion of an advanced communications course (desirable).
- Completion of a counselling course (desirable).
- Possession of a teaching qualification (desirable).
- Proficiency in using common software packages and databases (essential).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
