Job overview
Are you interested in joining a stimulating environment that is committed to fulfilling the needs of its staff as well as its patients?
If you are, then Day Care Services may be for you. The Olayan unit is a day care facility, providing intravenous chemotherapy and supportive therapies to patients with a wide variety of Solid and Haematological cancers. The unit offers a modern, pleasant environment to ensure comfort and a relaxed setting throughout the patient’s pathway. We are committed to providing the highest quality care and maintaining consistently high standards in a professional and friendly atmosphere.
We are looking for a highly motivated, positive senior staff nurse or an experienced band 6 looking to progress. The candidate will need a calm leadership style to support leading and managing a busy Daycare unit. You will be required to lead a team, manage shifts, and contribute to service improvement in a friendly, supportive day care setting.
In return for your commitment, we can provide flexible working patterns to help maintain your work/life balance. We are dedicated to supporting all staff and do so by providing individualised professional development opportunities and excellent staff support facilitation.
If you are committed to providing patient focused care and would like to join our team, then we would like to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
1. To coordinate and supervise a shift, communicating effectively with members of a multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality, evidence-led care to patients.
2. To exercise clinical judgment and decision making about patient needs in terms of long term goals or plans.
3. To participate fully in the day to day organization and running of clinical trials including the recruitment, education and monitoring of patients entering a clinical trial and liaison as required with trial sponsors.
4. To assume personal accountability for nursing care delivered to a patient in accordance with the NMC code of conduct. There is an expectation for post holders:
5. To promote a safe clinical environment for all patients, visitors and staff.
6. To participate in Trust initiatives around infection control and care quality indicators.
7. To assist with any local or trust initiatives to ensure the continuous improvement of the quality of services and safeguarding of high standards of care.
8. To be aware of all hospital policies and procedures and collaborate with other health care professionals to ensure that these are observed.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
9. To complete the first level assessment of patients with cancer and their families to gain an understanding of their physiological, psycho-social, spiritual and cultural needs and to develop a positive, realistic and supportive attitude to ensure that these needs are met. This will include:
10. Counterchecking patients’ vital signs, blood results, patient body surface area, chemotherapy prescription and consent before administration of treatment.
11. Educating patients on their treatment such as indications and side effects.
12. Ensuring necessary medication and follow up appointments are obtained.
13. To plan, document, deliver and evaluate care plans from admission through to discharge / transfer discussing this with the patient, their family and multi-disciplinary teams and to alert the Sister/Charge Nurse of any changes.
14. To set goals for each of the identified nursing issues and encourage / teach other nursing staff to do the same.
15. To help the patient achieve set goals through care planning.
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
16. NMC Registration
17. Evidence of ongoing professional development
18. RMH Certificate in Intravenous Drug Administration or to be obtained within three months of appointment
Desirable criteria
19. Qualification in oncology or speciality Diploma or Degree level study (or equivalent)
20. Recognised teaching qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
21. Experience in intravenous drug administration
22. Sufficient post registration nursing experience in oncology or speciality to be confident and competent in using the required skills to do the job
Desirable criteria
23. Experience in chemotherapy administration
24. Experience in Clinical Management
25. Evidence of relevant teaching experience
26. Knowledge and understanding of clinical trials management
Skills Abilities/Knowledge
Desirable criteria
27. Experience in oncology or area of specialty
28. Venepuncture and/or cannulation skills
29. Computer Literacy (e.g. use of Microsoft Word and Outlook)
Skills Abilities/Knowledge
Essential criteria
30. Evidence of effective interpersonal skills with particular ability to liaise with multidisciplinary team members
31. Evidence of working cooperatively in a team
32. Ability to demonstrate self-motivation (working with minimal supervision)
33. Ability to work accurately and reliably under pressure
34. Ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise
35. Evidence of commitment to customer care initiatives
36. Ability to coordinate as shift/department
Desirable criteria
37. Evidence of understanding of the NHS Plan and current NHS issues
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
38. Flexibility to meet the needs of the service (e.g. shift work)
The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Please ensure your information is accurate to avoid errors with processing your application
Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff
At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.
The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.