Job overview
The Children and Young People's Day Unit are looking for a highly motivated Junior Sister to join the team. The ideal candidate will have experience as a Band 6 Staff Nurse with a background of SACT administration experience, Intrathecal and Recovery competency, although other backgrounds will be considered.
Our busy CYP Day Care and Outpatients sees over 6000 thousand patients a year, requiring systemic anti-cancer therapy, radiotherapy, procedures under general anaesthesia, and supportive care, delivered by our team. In addition to this, there is a TYA Day Care Bay with 4 chairs which are used provide SACT and supportive care. The age range of our patients is 1 to 24 years old, making CYPDU a unique unit at the Royal Marsden Hospital.
Main duties of the job
To coordinate and supervise a shift, communicating effectively with members of a multidisciplinary team including paediatric shared care services, community services and district nurses and general practitioners to deliver high quality, evidence-led care to patients.
To exercise clinical judgment and decision making about patient needs in terms of long-term goals or plans.
To participate fully in the day-to-day organization and running of Children Young People’s Day Unit /Outpatient/McElwain Ward and Teenage Cancer Unit (CYPDU/OP, TCT, MCE) including the participation and oversight of the e-scheduling, outpatient, admissions and community appointments to ensure a smooth patient’s pathway.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To complete the first level assessment of CYP 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:
1. Counterchecking patients’ vital signs, blood results, patient body surface area, chemotherapy prescription and consent before administration of treatment.
2. Educating patients on their treatment such as indications and side effects.
3. Ensuring necessary medication and follow up appointments are obtained.
4. 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
Essential criteria
5. NMC Registration (child/adult)
6. Evidence of ongoing professional development
7. Qualification in oncology or speciality
Desirable criteria
8. Degree level study (or equivalent)
9. Recognised teaching qualification Leadership qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
10. Sufficient post registration nursing experience in oncology or speciality to be confident and competent in using the required skills to do the job
11. Intravenous medication competency & experience
12. Experience and competency in SACT administration
13. Leadership experience
Desirable criteria
14. Knowledge and experience in managing a patient undergoing /general anaesthetic/ intrathecal care
15. Experience in Clinical Management
16. Evidence of relevant teaching experience
17. Knowledge and understanding of CYP cancer diagnosis and its impact
18. Knowledge and understanding in managing a patient in general anaesthetic recovery, stem cell transplantation, radiotherapy, surgery
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.