Senior Staff Nurse - Oncology

Role: Senior Staff Nurse - Oncology

Location/Site: Birmingham: The Harborne Hospital

Working Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week (flexible shift patterns across days/nights/weekends)

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Competitive with Shift Enhancements and excellent additional benefits

We are seeking Senior Oncology Nurses or Staff Nurses who are SACT-approved chemotherapy givers, and are ready to take the next step in their career to join our newly opened 26-bed Oncology Unit at The Harborne Hospital, part of our 4th NHS Joint Venture. The Harborne Hospital is a state-of-the-art, multi-speciality private hospital, designed with both patients and staff in mind. It combines top-tier clinical infrastructure with the advanced technology and modern facilities that HCA Healthcare UK is renowned for.

Our expertise spans a wide range of specialties, including Cardiology, Cancer, and Complex Surgery. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a leading team that provides comprehensive cancer care, offering cutting-edge treatments that are not yet available on the NHS.

Working alongside an experienced nursing team you'll help assess, plan, deliver and evaluate high standards of specialist care while also being an advocate for the patient, ensuring all their medical, physical and emotionally needs are met by communicating effectively with them and their families.

It's a great opportunity to make a significant difference to the unit and its patients. In return, you'll have the chance to build a career at the forefront of Cancer care. With access to ground breaking treatments currently not licenced on the NHS.

You'll also have much more autonomy day to day. Our clinical teams are very nurse led so you'll have more control over assessment and treatment decisions while having the support you need to develop your career into Sister or Matron roles, whether that's through regular development sessions from external speakers or one of our many funded courses, including masters level qualifications.

Ready to take on a challenging and fulfilling role that drives your professional growth while making a real difference in patients' lives? We'd love to hear from you

At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.

What you'll bring:

A current NMC Nurse registration
Experience in Chemotherapy administration - SACT
Post registration experience within an oncology setting

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world's leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we're one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That's why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Senior Staff Nurse, you'll be eligible for:

25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
Group Life Assurance from day one
Critical illness cover
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Culture and values

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.

Our mission is simple, above all else we're committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:

Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual

Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion

Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness

Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.