Chemotherapy Nurse
Core
Delivering safe, compassionate, and clinically effective chemotherapy and supportive treatments directly to patients in their own homes.
Role type
Community Chemotherapy Nurse
Builds
Home-based cancer treatment services
Domain
Healthcare / Oncology
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Chemotherapy administration, patient assessment, adverse reaction monitoring, clinical documentation, infection prevention, medication management, care planning
Preferred skills
Independent working, patient and family education, liaison with oncologists and hospital teams
Responsibilities
Deliver chemotherapy and specialist treatments in patients' homes; Assess patients before, during, and after treatment; Monitor patients for adverse reactions and clinical changes; Administer therapies per prescribed plans; Provide patient and family education; Maintain clinical documentation; Liaise with healthcare professionals; Escalate clinical concerns; Follow health and safety procedures.