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Experienced Staff Nurse - Surgical Oncology (Blundell Ward)
The closing date is 30 June 2025
Are you ready for a nursing opportunity that will truly set you apart? Blundell Ward is looking for an experienced, passionate and dedicated Band 5 Registered Nurse to join our expert team. A fast-paced, specialised area, Blundell Ward is a 24-bedded Head and Neck/ENT-focused ward where no two days are the same, and every shift brings new challenges and opportunities for growth.
Blundell Ward offers an exceptional nursing experience that you won't find in most other ward areas. You'll have the chance to care for patients who have undergone complex head and neck surgeries and manage difficult airways--a skill set that will set you apart in the nursing world. You'll work across both elective and emergency admissions, providing vital care to a diverse group of patients from Oncology, Haematology, and ENT areas.
Team work is at the heart of all we do, We are looking for an exceptional team player will be able to advocate for patients and their nursing colleagues.
You'll be working alongside some of the most skilled professionals in Surgical, ENT, and Head and Neck care. You will be supported in your professional development that will support career progression in the future.
If you're looking for a nursing role where you can develop expertise, leadership skills, make a real impact, and be exposed to some of the most interesting and complex cases, Blundell Ward is the place for you.
Main duties of the job
Providing high quality care
Assessing and monitoring
Pre and post operative care
Safe medication administration
Multidisciplinary working
Infection prevention
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
Job responsibilities
Independently manage a group of patients within the specialty whilstworking as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised andpersonalised direct patient care
Is wholly accountable for his / her practice in line with the NMC code of professional conduct and takes every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve his / her knowledge and professional competence.
To be an effective communicator with patients/carers/families regarding disease treatment and management.
Demonstrate appropriate practice and specialist advice in the assessment,planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This includeshistory taking, physical examination and the requesting of agreeddiagnostic procedures/clinical investigations.
Undertake prescribed physical observations as follows: blood pressure, temperature, respirations, blood sugars, urinalysis, weight and height, drain monitoring including measurement and report exceptions appropriates.
Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication via oral, enteral and IV routes including transfusion of blood and blood products
Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in thespecialty. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to leadothers to do the same.
Work alongside the multi-disciplinary team to ascertain treatments and advise on nursing priorities.
Ensure safe and effective care for complex patients requiring advance clinical skills and responsible for carrying out specialist nursing procedures to area.
Complete evidenced based interventions including enteral feeding line care, IV line care, complex dressings and wound management, pre and post-operative care relevant to specialties.
Please see attached Job Description for full details.
Person Specification
Values and behaviour
* Values and behaviours in line with Trust values
Experience
* Experience of administering intravenous drug therapy
* Experience of working on own and in a team
* Surgical or oncology post registration experience
* Experience of co-ordinating a shift
* Tracheostomy and Laryngectomy competencies
Skills
* Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care
* Ability to administer prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Education/ Qualifications
* RN1/ RN2/ RN12 on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Relevant qualifications required or course to area
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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