Sanctuary Personnel, an award-winning and renowned Recruitment Agency is looking for an experienced and dedicated Oncology Staff Nurse to work 39 hours per week based in Ireland.
The salary for this permanent Oncology Staff Nurse job is £25,819 - £43,310 per annum.
Duties:
- Develop their professional standards whilst operating within roles and responsibilities aligned to their Contract of Employment, Code of Professional Conduct and Scope of Nursing Practice
- Be responsible for the delivery of high quality patient care working collaborator as a member of the Inter Disciplinary Team
- Be responsible for his/her own professional development
- Supporting and assisting colleagues and facilitating achievement of specific Critical Success Factors as developed for the Ward/Unit/Department
- Take charge of the Ward/Unit/Department as assigned by their CNM
- Be responsible for the delivery of high quality patient care working, and collaborate as a member of the Inter Disciplinary Team
- Be responsible for his/her own professional development
- Supporting and assisting colleagues and facilitating achievement of specific Critical Success Factors as developed for the Ward/Unit/Department
- Take charge of the Ward/Unit/Department as assigned by their CNM
- Be responsible for achieving these competencies in the recognised time frame
- Diagnosis, pathophysiology and staging of cancer
- Cancer Prevention
- Identifying and discussing a wide range of diseases and their treatments on the cancer trajectory
- Nursing management of side effects
- Palliative care
- Oncology emergencies
- Actively contribute to the non-mandatory education system in process in Cancer Care, participating in shared professional and self-directed learning
- Accept and respond to positive guidance offered by preceptors, specialist nurse colleagues and others who are responsible for educational and professional development
- Combine all learned material to provide current information and informed education to patients undergoing cancer treatment
- Teach the patient and family about the principles and procedures of radiotherapy and its potential side effects and instruct the patient and family self-care measures to prevent and manage therapy related side effects
- Provide holistic care to patient and family
- Integrates accurate and comprehensive
- Fulfils the duty of care in the course of nursing practice
- Implements the Mission Statement, policies, protocols and clinical guidelines of the Mater Private Hospital
- Responds appropriately to instances of unsafe or unprofessional practice
- Integrates knowledge of the rights of patients in the health care setting
- Determines own Scope of Practice utilising the principles outlined by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland and adheres to the Code of Professional Conduct
- Consults with the CNM if allocated nursing assignments that are beyond the level of competence
- Clarifies unclear or inappropriate instructions
- Conducts a systematic, holistic assessment of the patient needs based on nursing theory and evidence-based practice
Requirements of the Oncology Staff Nurse:
- Registered General Nurse
- Be on the live register with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
- Children First Certificate
- GDPR Certificate
- A pre-assessment medical form
- Knowledge of the principles of radiotherapy
- Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Competent in the assessment, planning and implementation of nursing care for patients receiving radiotherapy based on evidence based practice
- Knowledge of ethical principles, the Code of Professional Conduct and the Scope of Professional Nursing Practice, in the delivery of patient care
- Recognises own abilities and their level of professional competence
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for consequences of own actions or omissions
- Exhibits knowledge and awareness of legal and professional accountability with regard to medication management
- Exhibits knowledge and awareness of relevant statutes and legislation regarding the practice of prescribing, ordering, dispensing, storing, recording and supplying or medicinal products
- Recognises the rights of patients to appropriate pain assessment/reassessment and management
- Demonstrates conflict resolution skills and shows ability to resolve issues in an unbiased manner and provides rationale for decision
- Recognises and provides support towards colleagues when special intervention is required
- Continuing of Professional Development
- Assumes responsibility for maintaining and developing knowledge and skills to practice
- Continuous Quality Improvement
- Demonstrates a pro-active approach in prevention of clinical and non-clinical incidents
- Complete a Garda Vetting application form, for assessment by the Garda Vetting Unit
Benefits:
- Pension scheme
- Critical illness cover
- Discounted inpatient and outpatient treatment rates
- Sick leave scheme
- Flexible working hours
- Financial support for career training & development
- Staff Care Services programme
- Career break scheme
- Discount pharmacy rates
- Subsidised restaurant
Contact: This Oncology Staff Nurse job is advertised by Craig Osborne; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.
Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).
With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best-placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
