Senior Staff Nurse - Immunotherapy

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Key Working Relationships

Patients (and their relatives), administrative and clerical staff, professional and technical staff, and all health care professionals.

2. Dimensions

Chemotherapy directorate comprising of Hotline, chemotherapy unit including local and sector

hubs and radiotherapy wards

3. Communication

Actively demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills with all members of the multidisciplinary team.

4. Analytical and Judgement Skills

- Provide Advice and support to ward staff and junior doctors

- Provide advice and information to patients and their families regarding their treatment and side

effects, they also require experience of IO toxicities and their management.

- Ensure compliance with agreed nursing policies, procedures and protocols within the wards.

5. Clinical

- Be responsible for the delivery of clinical expertise in all aspects of the clinical setting, acting as a

visible practitioner in the Department.

- Be responsible for all aspects of the IO service on a day to day basis.

- Act as a resource of specialised knowledge and clinical expertise to ensure the care delivered is

evidence based, promoting a critical and analytical approach in an environment which is responsive

to current issues.

- Ensure patients/relatives individual needs are met in a courteous, helpful and compassionate way.

- Ensure due regard is given to the customs, values and spiritual beliefs of patients.

- Promote and maintain good working relationships with other departments to ensure the patient

journey is effective and efficient.

- Be responsible for assisting in the review and update and ensuring compliance with agreed nursing

policies, procedures and protocols within the ward environment.

- Practice in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional conduct in order that a safe and quality

service is provided by the individual, the team and self.

- Develop methods for identifying, maintaining and improving quality of patient care through

facilitation of best practice and clinical benchmarking.

- Contribute to clinical governance processes including adverse incident reporting/investigating and

the managements and complaints, as appropriate.

6. Management/leadership

- Act as a support to the Lead IO Nurse / ANPs / Manager

- Carry out specific projects as delegated by the Lead Nurse.

7. Education

- Support the service in identifying staff training and development needs via personal development

plans.

- To develop and promote an effective and responsive clinical learning environment, by collaborating

with Clinical Education and the Placement Facilitator

- To act as a mentor for all staff on the ward, including pre-registration students and health care

assistants

- Ensure that the service participates in maintaining standards relating to Clinical Governance

- Ensuring that you maintain your own continuing professional development in accordance with CPD

requirements

- Contribute to the audits of services and ensure quality is maintained and change managed

effectively and efficiently

8. Professional Responsibilities

- To support the IO Service in delivering the core values and behaviours of CCC

- To act in a manner to consistently support equality and diversity in all interactions

- A responsibility to report to the Matrons on professional matters relating to the delivery of nursing

service.

- Act at all times in a manner that upholds the reputation of the Trust and safeguards the wellbeing

and dignity of patients and their relatives

- Always act in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct

- Take every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve knowledge

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• Current 1st level registration with the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Oncology nursing course formally known as ENB237 or equivalent
• Teaching and assessing qualification

Desirable

• Clinical examination / diagnostic skills/prescribing
• Relevant degree or working towards

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience in an oncology setting as a Staff Nurse
• Experience in a chemotherapy setting
• Leadership skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT

Address

Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - liverpool

Pembrook Place

Liverpool

L7 8YA

Employer's website

https://www.clatterbridgecc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)