HCA Healthcare UK – The World’s largest private hospital group; providing award winning acute and complex care.

At The Harley Street Clinic, we provide a range of complex care services for adults, children and babies, specialising in oncology, cardiology and neuroscience. From open heart surgery on new-born babies to pioneering techniques to treat cancer, our clinicians work together to provide the best possible care and treatments for our patients. Our staff always go the extra mile in caring for our patients which can be demonstrated by our recent outstanding rating awarded by the CQC.

We have separate paediatric and adult intensive care units (ICUs), and our paediatric ICU is the largest private facility in Europe, with 18 beds. This allows us to support cardiology, cardiac, thoracic, cancer, spinal and other major treatments for children. We have 103 beds in total, including nine adult ICU beds offering the highest level of one-to-one care.

Job Description

As part of a multidisciplinary team the post holder will assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care of the Oncology patient, in a holistic manner. The patient consists of adults requiring a variety of Oncology interventions and with a variable level of dependency from acute to palliative.

This is a Full-time role of 37.5 hours per week, working a rotational shift pattern.

The Salary on offer ranges from £31,000 - £38,000 dependent on experience, with an additional shift enhancement. 

Reward & recognition – We'll look after you with our contribution pension scheme, private medical insurance, annual salary review, 247.5hrs holiday each year; with the option to buy and sell and excellent career development; with clear career pathways and access to further education. We can also offer you support with relocation if you are living outside of London or the UK; subject to terms and conditions.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to meet the patient and their family’s needs
• Early recognition of clinical problems and report or take appropriate action
• Maintain accurate records
• Decontaminate equipment, ensuring it is in good working order
• Undertake extended roles such as venepuncture, cannulation and phlebotomy
• Initiate improvements and developments in clinical issues and delivery of care
• All ad hoc nursing duties as required by permanent staff

Skills & Experience

• RGN with valid NMC Pin
• Relevant post graduate experience within a UK hospital setting
• Phlebotomy, cannulation, CVAD access and chemotherapy experience
• Previous oncology experience
• Previous exposure to palliative care would be advantageous
• Chemotherapy administration certificate would be desirable

About The Individual

At HCA UK we recognise and value everyone as unique and individual; treat people with kindness and compassion; act with absolute honesty, integrity, and fairness and trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family. As someone looking to join our family, you will demonstrate these key values.

You will also actively participate as a member of a team to move the team towards completion of tasks, goals, and objectives; demonstrate leadership and influence others to be the best they can be and inspire our colleagues and patients; and deliver information in a clear, concise, and compelling manner to effectively engage others and achieve desired results.

If you wish to find out more about this opportunity, please apply for this role and a member of the team will be in contact shortly.