James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse

The closing date is 23 July 2025

Job summary

Ward 17- Registered Nurse - Maternity Cover

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the small dynamic team of Ward 17. This is a fantastic opportunity for a registered nurse or newly qualified nurse to develop their skill base and work within a supportive team to learn the speciality cohort of Oncology and Haematology potentially leading to training in chemotherapy administration.

Ward 17 is a 18-bedded Haematology/Oncology Ward with an element of General Medicine as part of the Medical Division within the James Paget Hospital, caring for patients with malignant and non-malignant blood disorders, cancers and general medicine.

The successful candidate will be a caring, compassionate, dedicated Registered Nurse with an NMC registration, who can work well within a team whilst also able to show individual initiative, clinical competency and strive to provide excellent progressive nursing care.

Main duties of the job

To assess basic and specialist care needs of patients and implement without direct supervision. The nurse should at all times act in such a manner as to justify public trust and confidence to safeguard the interest of individual patients.

Candidates would benefit from having experience in Haematology, Oncology or Acute Medicine, however, this is not essential as training and professional development is provided.

  • Acute NHS experience.
  • Administration of Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (chemotherapy).
  • Intravenous Medications, blood and blood products.
  • Out of Hours Emergency Triage Telephone.

About us

We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.

Details

Date posted

09 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

177-EMER-7224635

Job locations

James Paget University Hospital

Lowestoft Road

Great Yarmouth

NR31 6LA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for a full and comprehensive overview for this position.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for a full and comprehensive overview for this position.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Registered Nurse
  • Acute NHS experience

Desirable

  • 1 year post Registration experience
  • Intravenous Drug Administration
  • Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (chemotherapy) administration

Desirable

Desirable

  • Undertaken mentorship training
  • Broad clinical knowledge base

Desirable

Desirable

  • Good IT skills
Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Registered Nurse
  • Acute NHS experience

Desirable

  • 1 year post Registration experience
  • Intravenous Drug Administration
  • Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (chemotherapy) administration

Desirable

Desirable

  • Undertaken mentorship training
  • Broad clinical knowledge base

Desirable

Desirable

  • Good IT 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.

UK Registration

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

Additional information

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.

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

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

James Paget University Hospital

Lowestoft Road

Great Yarmouth

NR31 6LA


Employer's website

https://www.jpaget.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

James Paget University Hospital

Lowestoft Road

Great Yarmouth

NR31 6LA


Employer's website

https://www.jpaget.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Sister

Lauren Corbett

lauren.corbett@jpaget.nhs.uk

01493452610

Details

Date posted

09 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

177-EMER-7224635

Job locations

James Paget University Hospital

Lowestoft Road

Great Yarmouth

NR31 6LA


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