Specialist Nurse - Chemotherapy
Company
Location
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
6/25/2025
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Description
Job Description
Due to our oncology service increasing, Spire Leicester Hospital are looking for an experienced chemotherapy Nurse to join the team on our 17 bedded, purpose-built, dedicated oncology and haematology unit. You will follow the entire patient journey from diagnosis through treatment, working very closely with our Oncologists.
This is a full time or part time role working Monday to Friday with no evening or weekend shifts but a small on call requirement
Working alongside a team of 12 Nurses, 1 HCA and several consultants, you will receive a huge level of support from your team members.
We promote a good work/life balance and to support this you will work no nights or weekends and very rare bank holidays.
Founded in 1989, Spire Leicester is a high performing hospital with a great track record in superior patient care. We practice some of the most advanced treatments on the latest generation imaging, and diagnostic technology, meaning we can offer everything from screening, rehabilitation and cutting-edge surgical procedures in specialist fields like orthopaedics and cancer care.
Duties And Responsibilities
As a Chemotherapy Specialist Nurse you are responsible for delivering nursing services to patients within the unit. Act as key worker and work closely with multi-disciplinary teams to help create and maintain a robust oncology and chemotherapy outpatient service.
Provide psychological support, information and advice to patients diagnosed with cancer.
We offer employees a competitive salary, excellent development opportunities as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.
Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications
About Us
At Spire Healthcare, caring is our passion. We have been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 25 years. We’re committed to looking after people, both patients and staff. We deliver high standards of care to our insured, self-pay and NHS patients across 39 hospitals and 33 clinics, medical centres and consulting rooms. Our successful business is led by an experienced and stable senior management team, we provide the highest quality of care through the latest medical technology, new facilities, and a focus on inspiring leadership and employee development.
We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.
About The Team
At Spire Leicester Hospital, we’re a leading provider of private hospital treatments for our patients across the East Midlands and beyond. We offer fast access to high-quality healthcare, from consultations and advanced diagnostics to personalised treatment, complex surgery and expert aftercare
Due to our oncology service increasing, Spire Leicester Hospital are looking for an experienced chemotherapy Nurse to join the team on our 17 bedded, purpose-built, dedicated oncology and haematology unit. You will follow the entire patient journey from diagnosis through treatment, working very closely with our Oncologists.
This is a full time or part time role working Monday to Friday with no evening or weekend shifts but a small on call requirement
Working alongside a team of 12 Nurses, 1 HCA and several consultants, you will receive a huge level of support from your team members.
We promote a good work/life balance and to support this you will work no nights or weekends and very rare bank holidays.
Founded in 1989, Spire Leicester is a high performing hospital with a great track record in superior patient care. We practice some of the most advanced treatments on the latest generation imaging, and diagnostic technology, meaning we can offer everything from screening, rehabilitation and cutting-edge surgical procedures in specialist fields like orthopaedics and cancer care.
Duties And Responsibilities
As a Chemotherapy Specialist Nurse you are responsible for delivering nursing services to patients within the unit. Act as key worker and work closely with multi-disciplinary teams to help create and maintain a robust oncology and chemotherapy outpatient service.
Provide psychological support, information and advice to patients diagnosed with cancer.
- Assess patients' health and well-being across a complex and changing caseload of cancer patients.
- Assist in the delivery of care to meet individuals' health and wellbeing needs throughout the cancer treatment pathway, inclusive of administering chemotherapy
- Provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information related to cancer patient care.
- Promotes best practice in health and safety and security.
- Assist in maintaining and developing cancer services.
- Contribute to quality improvement within cancer services.
- Promote people's equality, diversity and rights.
- Qualified Nurse with a valid NMC registration
- 2 Years experience of chemotherapy administration
- Fully SACT trained
- Previous experience in administering chemotherapy
- Qualified in venepuncture and cannulation and the use of CVAD's with evidence of regular competency assessment
- Working towards a post registration qualification in a clinical cancer specialism (desirable, not essential).
- Experience of working in a nurse led environment with minimum supervision.
We offer employees a competitive salary, excellent development opportunities as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
- 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
- Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
- ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
- Free Bupa wellness screening
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
- Free onsite parking
- We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.
For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.
Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications
About Us
At Spire Healthcare, caring is our passion. We have been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 25 years. We’re committed to looking after people, both patients and staff. We deliver high standards of care to our insured, self-pay and NHS patients across 39 hospitals and 33 clinics, medical centres and consulting rooms. Our successful business is led by an experienced and stable senior management team, we provide the highest quality of care through the latest medical technology, new facilities, and a focus on inspiring leadership and employee development.
We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.
About The Team
At Spire Leicester Hospital, we’re a leading provider of private hospital treatments for our patients across the East Midlands and beyond. We offer fast access to high-quality healthcare, from consultations and advanced diagnostics to personalised treatment, complex surgery and expert aftercare
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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