Job overview
Sky B is an inpatient unit for acute oncology / haematology patients. We care for 19 patients who are newly diagnosed with cancer, receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy and symptom management, as well as patients suffering with sickle cell disease and other various different types of blood disorders such as anaemia and pancytopenia.
We are looking for an individual who is passionate about nursing and who has the ability to deliver excellent cancer care and would like to develop their management skills in support of the Junior sisters and Charge Nurse. Experience and knowledge in symptom management and the administration of chemotherapy is ideal for this job role and preferable.
This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated person to become part of the ward team. You must be able to demonstrate good communication skills and will have the opportunity to develop your clinical skills and professional education.
We are looking for a nurse who has good leadership skills, is able to demonstrate confidence in both emergency and non-emergency and provide a role model to other members of the team.
Main duties of the job
To provide high standards of evidence-based patient’s centred care. To work within established team focusing on the needs of all acute patients.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the.
We run a in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited. We’re proud to be a employer.
Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured in .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. First level RGN registration
2. Working towards or SACT passport
3. Cancer experience
4. Haemoglobinopathy
Desirable criteria
5. Leadership course
6. Understanding of cancer management and symptoms
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
7. Assessment and planning of care
8. Cannulation and venepuncture skills
9. Chemotherapy experience
10. Experience of cancer/oncology and haematology nursing
11. Experience with Hickman/ PICC lines
Skills/ Abilities
Desirable criteria
12. Able to demonstrate research practice
13. Advanced communication/ Interpersonal skills
14. Ability to help implement new practices and initiatives
15. Problem solving and conflict-solving skills
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.