Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) Lead

Job description

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients' own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and dynamic nurse to lead the development and delivery of SACT services across Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. This senior leadership role provides expert clinical, professional and strategic leadership, ensuring the safe, effective and high-quality delivery of systemic anti-cancer treatments across the organisation. The post holder will lead on governance, patient safety, workforce development, education, quality improvement, service transformation and implementation of national SACT standards. Working closely with multidisciplinary colleagues, you will influence service development, enhance patient experience and support excellent clinical outcomes. We are seeking an experienced oncology or haematology nurse with strong leadership skills, expert SACT knowledge and a passion for delivering outstanding patient-centred cancer care.

Main duties of the job

This is a senior nursing role, expert in all aspects of Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT), with responsibility for leading and developing SACT nursing services across the Trust.

The post holder will ensure that national standards for SACT are implemented and that guidelines relating to the safe administration of SACT are adhered to, reviewing and developing care pathways to meet patient need and to identify where specialist nursing input can be optimised.

The post holder will provide advanced clinical skills, leadership and expert knowledge in clinical practice, working with a high degree of autonomy in the assessment, diagnosis and management of patients receiving SACT, including the management of SACT-related toxicities, and will contribute to the ongoing development of clinical practice, policies, procedures and guidelines in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team (MDT).

The post holder will demonstrate effective leadership and management skills, with the ability to drive quality improvement, influence patient care and implement new and innovative ways of working across the SACT service.

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