Job overview
We are recruiting for a Nurse Team Leader who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The Lister Macmillan Cancer Centre is an 18 chaired outpatient facility where we specialise in the safe and compassionate administration of chemotherapy, biological therapies, immunotherapies and other anti-cancer treatments. We see a broad group of patients undergoing both curative and palliative treatments for a range of different cancer types
The successful applicant will need to be a registered nurse with an interest in oncology and the administration of systemic anti-cancer therapies to work in our friendly cancer day unit.
This is a full-time position with a shift pattern of 3 shifts 8:00am – 6:00pm and 1 shift 8:00am – 5:30pm.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
You would be joining an experienced and supportive team and have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of professionals including chemotherapy nurses, advanced nurse practitioners and medical oncology consultants.
Experience of chemotherapy administration, venepuncture and cannulation is essential for this Nurse Team Leader post.
Demonstrable chemotherapy experience essential.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached document for detailed job description and person specification, to guide you in your application.
Person specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential criteria
* Active, current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
* Educated to degree level in adult nursing or a health-related subject
* Some familiarity with different types of cancer treatments and their side effects
* Chemotherapy course completed (band 6) or (band 5) demonstrates willingness to undertake.
Desirable criteria
* Post-registration qualifications in the field of oncology and / or chemotherapy
* Advanced communication course
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
* Post-registration experience as a registered nurse in an acute setting
* Experience working with cancer patients in a medical setting.
* Experience communicating sensitively with people who are distressed or in need of emotional support.
Desirable criteria
* Familiarity with the Chemocare prescription management system.
Skills
Essential criteria
* To be competent in venepuncture and cannulation.
* Previous exposure to central venous access devices.
* To demonstrate expert knowledge and skills in the management of the changing healthcare needs of the patient, responding to changes promptly and appropriately and developing specialised plans of care/ follow relevant protocols in collaboration with other senior nurses/ medical staff.
Desirable criteria
* Experience in the administration of cytotoxic chemotherapy.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Awareness of different cancer types and treatment modalities.
* Keeps up to date with developments in health and nursing.
* Demonstrate an understanding of teams, their dynamics and how to motivate team members to participate and complete tasks
* To be competent in managing challenging situations that may arise, (i.e. managing conflict.)
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
* Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff
* Role model our Trust values every day