Senior Oncology Staff Nurse - Adults | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 03 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 pa (or pa pro rata) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 03 May 2024 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS2 8ED |
| Company: | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6194463/387-SPS-3806-GB |
Summary
The Inpatient Ward (D603) at the Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre (BHOC) are recruiting for a Senior Staff Nurse.
We are a dedicated team of compassionate, skilled professionals looking for a new member of our senior nursing team. You will bring clinical expertise, leadership experience and a real understanding of what good quality care looks like. You will be crucial to maintaining the high standards of which we are proud and inspiring the nursing team to deliver the best care to our patients.
D603 is a 26 bedded adult combined Oncology and Haematology inpatient unit. We specialise in chemotherapy, immunotherapy and radiotherapy treatments including taking direct admissions from our BHOC acute assessment unit for patient who are having complications post treatment such as neutropenic sepsis, spinal cord compression, bowel obstruction, immuno-toxicity and superior vena cava obstruction.
D603 has a molecular radiotherapy treatment area to provide treatments such as Lutathera. We are co-located with D601, our specialist TYA unit (Teenager and Young Adults with cancer) which provides age-appropriate care for 16-24 year old's who have haematology or oncology conditions. As part of the D603 senior nurse team you will also work in the BHOC acute assessment unit leading on emergency care for patients that attend out of hours.
Interviews week commencing 22nd April
The senior staff nurse role will be key to ensuring our department continues to achieve this level of quality. The Centre has an excellent reputation nationally and internationally for research and innovation, and we are the regional specialist centre in the Southwest for Oncology and Haematology as well as palliative care.
The successful candidate should have significant experience in a relevant specialism. You will be expected to work the full range of shifts including long days, nights and weekends.
• Act as a clinical expert providing specialist knowledge and advice to both nurses and junior medical staff working within the unit. Act as a resource to other areas within the Trust as required.
• Work towards safe and timely discharge plans and ensure barriers to discharge are identified and acted on in a timely and appropriate manner.
• To be proactive in supporting the nursing team and acting as a positive role model always promoting best clinical and professional practice.
• Demonstrate excellent communication and leadership skills. Be actively involved in recruitment and staff development reviews. Facilitate orientation and training programmes.
• To act as nurse or ward representative at local and wider meetings.
• To participate and assist with systematic monitoring of performance and evaluation of nursing practice
In your application, please ensure you demonstrate precisely how you meet the person specification for the post.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across Southwest England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award-winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the Southwest has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Part time applicants are welcome, and we have a flexible working policy which we work to, both of which should be discussed further at interview. In your application, please ensure you demonstrate precisely how you meet the person specification for the post.
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Apr 2024
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