Staff Nurse, Adult Oncology, Jeddah

WebCam Interviews in London 1st and 2nd July

Pulse International is looking for a Staff Nurse for the Adult Oncology Unit of the 250-bed, tertiary-care King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Jeddah.

Located in downtown Jeddah, on the Red Sea, the ultra-modern and luxurious King Faisal Hospital is internationally accredited (JCI) and part of one of the major hospital groups in the Middle East. There are excellent opportunities for promotion and career development.


The Department of Oncology provides the following services:
· Benign Haematology Service
· Bone Marrow Transplantation Programme
· Palliative Care and Home Health Care Service (more than 500 home visits weekly)
· A Pediatric Hemato-Oncology Programme
· Radiation Oncology
The unit consists of 25 patient care rooms, all single occupancy with Hepa filtering under positive pressure. Patients are admitted under Medical Oncology, Hematology, Palliative Care and Radiation Oncology services. The unit carries out, on average, 1 BMT case per month.

All staff are required to be certified in the administration of Chemotherapy, training and education is provided by the unit Nurse Educator.

The successful candidate for this post will be a Registered Nurse with at least two years post-registration experience in Adult Oncology.

Jeddah is a wonderful mixture of old and new with classic architectural delights alongside high-rise towers. There’s no shortage of activities available to fill your leisure hours - and if water sports are your thing you will be in heaven here.

A very attractive, tax-free salary (single status contract) and benefits package are offered. The benefits include free, comfortable accommodation, relocation allowance, airfares, medical cover, end-of-contract bonus and more than 7 weeks annual leave.

In conjunction with the hospital Pulse International will be hosting Open Days in our offices in central London on Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd July. We will be talking about the hospital from our first-hand experience and there will be the opportunity for WebCam interviews with Nurse Departmental Heads at the hospital itself.

For more information about this post - and to book your place if you are able to attend one the Open Days - please send us an up-to-date, detailed CV and we’ll contact you directly.

We look forward to hearing from you - and please remember to attach your CV.

This position, Staff Nurse, Adult Oncology, Jeddah, was posted on June 17, 2011. The job is located in Jeddah. Since this job has been published, it has been viewed 22 times.