Sister/ Charge Nurse Chemo Unit | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £40,448 - £47,965 per annum inc |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, EC1A 7BE |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6263496/259-4728809SBH-H |
Summary
We have vacancies for Band 6 Nurses who are already experienced and Chemotherapy competent. We are a nurse led service, providing chemotherapy, supportive therapies and apheresis to patients with Haemato-Oncology and Solid Cancer.
On our spacious Cancer Treatment Unit you will be able to rotate between the chemotherapy delivery area and supportive area.
You will receive excellent training and development, and the opportunity to progress within your profession. We actively encourage our nurses and allied health professionals to take part in research projects and to work towards Masters and PhDs, providing dedicated support.
Our nurses work a variety of day shifts and, the unit is primarily open Monday –Friday with smaller numbers of patients treated at the weekends. We are able to offer posts to both full time and part time staff.
To provide the highest standard of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualized, holistic patient care in conjunction with the inter-professional team.
As a proficient practitioner in SACT care, the post holder acts as a professional role model and clinical teacher. He / she will also provide effective mentorship and supervision, participating in the education and training of nursing and non-nursing staff.
He/she also takes charge of the Day Care Unit as required, liaising closely with the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse with continuing responsibility. The post holder will be asked to perform the Clinic Nurse Role at times – coordinating all the prescriptions, blood tests and confirmations in advance, so that treatment production /dispensary occurs in a timely manner.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which ourWeCarevalues and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Please do speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
• Communication is a fundamental process to ensure continuity and high standards of It includes sharing ideas, information and feedback in order to empower patients and members of the health care team.
• Utilises a variety of strategies to communicate effectively with patients and those involved in their care to optimize the patient’s journey and ensure an informed decision making
• Liaises closely with other wards and departments, maintaining good communication to ensure continuity of patient
• Accepts responsibility for establishing and maintaining productive inter- professional working
• Demonstrates proficient communication skills with cancer patients, their relatives, and members of the inter-professional
• Demonstrates proficient specialist skills and knowledge in clinical practice and is seen as a clinical leader.
• Takes responsibility for the organisation and effective delivery of patient care on a day to day
• Monitors and promotes high standards of nursing care and Evaluates planned care regularly according to unit standards.
• Acts as a resource to other clinical areas for their specialist
• Ensures patients’ views are sought and taken into account in the decision making
• Provides effective, visible clinical leadership for the team, liaising with the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse as
• Deputises for the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse as
• Is aware of financial considerations and makes judgements to maximise cost effectiveness and cost efficiency under the direct supervision of a Senior Sister / Charge
This advert closes on Friday 10 May 2024