Staff Nurse (Ward 3 and Ward 2)

Job summary

We're looking for enthusiastic and dedicated Staff Nurses to join our Ward 3 and Ward 2 acute oncology teams at Weston Park Cancer Centre in Broomhall, Sheffield.

Ward 3 and Ward 2 are 30-bed space delivery acute care to emergency and elective chemotherapy patients, including day-case and in-patient.

Whatever your existing skills and experience, just bring your passion and drive for delivering the best possible patient care, and we'll help you develop into an amazing, highly-skilled cancer nurse with plenty of opportunities to further your career. Want to get a feel for things yourself? We're extremely proud of our friendly staff and close-knit 'family feel' working environment and encourage applicants to come along for informal visits before applying.

Our nurses tell us that Weston Park Cancer Centre is an extremely rewarding place to work knowing that they are providing the best possible care to patients and their relatives.

What we offer you:

A comprehensive orientation programme giving you experience of the whole centre. Established Preceptorship, for newly qualified Nurses along with a named preceptor and a generous supernumerary period Dedicated support from a Clinical Educator - to support, educate and facilitate learning towards becoming an acute oncology nurse. .The opportunity to develop your core nursing abilities and advanced clinical skills. Opportunities to take on Link Worker Roles. Caring for patients of all ages and backgrounds.

Main duties of the job

You'll play a vital role assisting in the day-to-day running of our inpatient units, by providing clinical nursing expertise, care and support to our patients at Weston Park. You'll also deliver chemotherapy and other anti-cancer treatments to our patients, including occasionally across our other hospital sites and services in order to support patient care.

To maintain effective communication with all patients, carers and members of the Healthcare team.

To act sensitively, confidentially and with empathy in demonstrating understanding of wide ranging physical and emotional needs.

To maintain accurate, contemporaneous and timely care records, both written and electronic.

At all times to protect, improve and preserve patients health by adherence to infection control policies and practice.

Exercise professional judgement by applying skills and knowledge to the safe custody and administration of drugs.

To provide basic clinical advice to patients, carers, healthcare assistants and students.

Support people in making better choices for their health and the health of their families.

To be a teacher for students and healthcare assistants providing mentorship andsupport and demonstrating exemplary practice.

Promote a professional and happy environment conducive to high patient and staff morale.

To participate in surveys, audits and research. To promote clinically effective nursing by demonstrating compliance with evidence based practice.

About us

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Part of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Weston Park Cancer Centre is one of the most forward-looking dedicated cancer hospitals in the country with a world-leading reputation as a centre of excellence for cancer care. It provides specialist curative and palliative treatments, including anti-cancer therapy and radiotherapy, for patients across South Yorkshire and beyond.

We have two in-patient wards and a dedicated teenage cancer unit, alongside a busy day-case treatment facility, research treatment suite and a newly opened outpatient department. We also have a dynamic assessment unit with a 24-hour telephone triage service for patients on cancer treatment across our region.