Job summary
Are you a caring, enthusiastic and innovative registered nurse? If so we would like to hear from you to join our highly motivated and innovative teams.
You will work in the Acute Oncology Team at the Aylesford Unit
The posts offers an exciting opportunity to further develop your clinical skills and specifically offers knowledge and experience in supporting and managing patients from a Oncology and Haematology perspective. You will support within acute oncology with answering an emergency triage line to patients on systemic anti cancer therapies unwell at home. You will support within a wider team the appropriate management pathway for patients at home attending an acute trust for assessment or safely managing at home. You will support with a clinical review clinic with the senior members in the team who attend in the department with symptoms from treatment. Haematology or oncology experience plus clinical skills in venepuncture, peripheral cannulation and chemotherapy administration are desirable but not essential as full training will be given.
You will primarily work from Monday to Friday. This may also include evenings, Saturdays and Bank Holidays on a rotational basis. Flexible team working is essential to meet our service needs.
If you are motivated to deliver excellent evidence based health care and want to work within a progressive, developing team, we would like to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
To perform a pivotal role within the nursing team. To be responsible for the assessment of care needs, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care. To supervise junior staff. To support the senior nurses in the management of the chemotherapy suite, adhering to the policies of the Trust. To deputise for the Clinical Sister in her/his absence.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Result Areas:
Nursing
To lead a team of nurses in the delivery of a high standard of care to a group of patients
To be a named nurse/key worker for patients
To undertake specialist care for patients including the management of patients receiving Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy and including the management of neutropenic sepsis
To undertake venepuncture, peripheral cannulation, intravenous drug and Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy administration
To participate in venesections and other procedure clinics
To ensure that a high standard of care is maintained
To identify any weaknesses that are evident in the delivery of care
To ensure that documentation is appropriate and up to date
To ensure that all relevant data is collected
Communication
To maintain good communication with the multi-disciplinary team
To maintain good communication with patients and their relatives ensuring they are given as much information relating to their investigations and their disease
To communicate complex and sensitive information to patients/carers with cancer.
Education
To be a role model and perform the role of Mentor to Student Nurses & Preceptor to newly qualified staff
To develop opportunities for the training and development of staff
To participate in the induction programmes of new staff
To evaluate the outcome of learning experiences
To participate in the patient education process
Management
To provide support to peers and junior staff
To participate in the management of off duty rotas
To participate in promoting innovative practice within the unit
To monitor the safe and effective use of supplies
To comply with and ensure that all staff are working in accordance with Trust policies and procedures patients property, cardiac arrest, fire policy, health and safety, discipline and grievance procedures, major emergency, infection control and that the NMC guidance and Code of Professional Conduct is followed
To attend professional meetings and keep abreast of current developments
Research
To base own practice on current research
To evaluate current research findings and if appropriate implement into practice on the ward
To participate in clinical audit
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. First Level RN, 12 months experience within acute environment
2. Moving and handling, basic CPR IT Skills, intravenous drug administration
3. Venepuncture and cannulation skills
Desirable
4. Teaching and assessing qualification
5. Degree/Diploma in health related subject
6. Recognised chemotherapy qualification
Experience
Essential
7. Haematology/oncology experience
8. Chemotherapy administration
Skills
Essential
9. Demonstrates a sound understanding of patient care need
10. Able to efficiently plan, delegate and supervise others
11. Aware of current NHS issues and priorities
Desirable
12. Able to manage clinical area effectively in absence of senior staff
13. Demonstrates ability to implement evidence based practice
14. Able to participate in clinical audit
Personal Qualities
Essential
15. Able to lead a team and work as an effective team member
16. Able to express self clearly and confidently - verbal and written
17. Demonstrates commitment and ability to teach others
18. Responsive to change
19. Able to achieve personal objectives
Other Job Requirements
Essential
20. Flexible and able to change duties at short notice