Job overview
Bud Flanagan West is a haemato-oncology ward dealing with patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment and stem cell transplantation. It comprises of 12 inpatient beds and an ambulatory day unit. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to experience rotation in both areas. The ambulatory day unit is a busy day area that includes patients who are having stem cell transplants, receiving high dose chemotherapy and having supportive treatment. We are looking for a band 5 nurse to join our friendly and dedicated team. You will need to be proactive, have excellent communication skills, be able to provide the highest quality care and demonstrate a desire to learn and understand the complex pathways of patients undergoing treatment. Experience in working in a haematology environment would be useful. You will enjoy working as part of a highly skilled and motivated team including nurses, doctors, AHPs and education teams. Our commitment to ongoing staff development and support of a modern career framework is apparent through the variety of educational opportunities available.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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:
5. Counterchecking patients’ vital signs, blood results, patient body surface area, chemotherapy prescription and consent before administration of treatment.
6. Educating patients on their treatment such as indications and side effects.
7. Ensuring necessary medication and follow up appointments are obtained.
8. 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. To set goals for each of the identified nursing issues and encourage / teach other nursing staff to do the same. To help the patient achieve set goals through care planning.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
9. NMC Registration
10. Evidence of ongoing professional development
11. RMH Certificate in Intravenous Drug Administration or to be obtained within three months of appointment
Desirable criteria
12. Qualification in oncology or speciality Diploma or Degree level study (or equivalent) Recognised teaching qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
13. Experience in intravenous drug administration
14. 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
15. Experience in chemotherapy administration
16. Experience in Clinical Management
17. Evidence of relevant teaching experience
18. Knowledge and understanding of clinical trials management
Skills Abilities/knowledge
Desirable criteria
19. Experience in oncology or area of specialty
20. Venepuncture and/or cannulation skills
21. Computer Literacy (e.g. use of Microsoft Word and Outlook)
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.
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.