Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to to join Ward 2 . The post holder will join the Senior Nursing Team, providing leadership and expertise within the Inpatient Department to all patients under the care of Consultants at Weston Park Hospital and within the Cancer Network. This will include delivering a range of anti-cancer therapies and supportive care to patients.
To support this development an exciting opportunity has arisen for highly motivated, experienced, creative and forward thinking individuals to join the team.
The successful candidate will support the Ward Manager of Ward 2 with management, leadership and development of the unit always ensuring patients receive the highest standards of care.
The post holder must possess excellent communication, leadership, interpersonal and organisational skills alongside a vision for service development.
The post holder will work in close liaison with the Matron and senior sisters ensuring the provision of high quality care within the resources available.
An informal visit is recommended.
Main duties of the job
Support Senior Sister / Charge Nurse in ensuring the highest standard and quality of nursing care is delivered.
Undertake and support in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for symptom support or end of life care.
Exercise judgement in assessing wide ranging patient problems and promote options for optimum patient care.
Maintain effective communication with all patients, carers and members of the Healthcare team.
Act sensitively, confidentially and with empathy in demonstrating understanding of wide ranging physical and emotional needs.
Work unsupervised, in the community setting within Trust Guidelines, Policies and Procedures and the NMC codes of conduct, seeking advice on non-routine matters from line managers or Duty Matron.
Ensure accurate, contemporaneous and timely care records, both written and electronic.
Adhere to infection control policies and practice.
Exercise professional judgement by applying skills and knowledge to the safe ordering, custody and administration of drugs.
Provide specialist advice to patients, carers, healthcare assistants and students.
Develop and provide specialised nursing care to a diverse range of patients and support to carers on the ward.
Care for acutely unwell patients.
Support patients and families in preparation for discharge or around the end of life and bereavement.
Lead a team of qualified, support and student team members.
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.
Weston Park Cancer Centre is the specialised cancer services directorate within Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust providing oncology services across South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire and North Derbyshire. It is a centre for outpatient and inpatient non-surgical cancer care, including chemotherapy, and is one of the leading Radiotherapy Centres in the country.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
- First level degree in related subject (or working toward)
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Recognised mentor qualification
- To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience at Band 5
- Extensive experience within acute care setting
- Relevant experience of caring for people with infections
- Evidence of delivering education and training to patients and staff
- Evidence of working collaboratively within multi- disciplinary teams
- Evidence of leadership and management in an acute setting
- Evidence of applying research and audit in practice
- Evidence of successfully managing & evaluating change
- Evidence of effective resource management
Desirable
- Experience at Band 6
- Experience of caring for people with challenging behaviour
Further Training
Essential
- Additional professional course/qualification relevant to the speciality
Special Skills/ Aptitudes
Essential
- Clinical skills in care of patients with infections
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills
- IT literate
- Leadership and motivational skills
- Organisational and negotiation skills
- Ability to apply healthcare governance principles
Other Factors
Essential
- Diplomatic, calm and objective
- Assertive, confident, yet approachable
- Analytical skills to manage complex situations
- Recognition of own limitations
- Demonstrates enthusiasm
- Flexible attitude to working
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
- First level degree in related subject (or working toward)
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Recognised mentor qualification
- To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience at Band 5
- Extensive experience within acute care setting
- Relevant experience of caring for people with infections
- Evidence of delivering education and training to patients and staff
- Evidence of working collaboratively within multi- disciplinary teams
- Evidence of leadership and management in an acute setting
- Evidence of applying research and audit in practice
- Evidence of successfully managing & evaluating change
- Evidence of effective resource management
Desirable
- Experience at Band 6
- Experience of caring for people with challenging behaviour
Further Training
Essential
- Additional professional course/qualification relevant to the speciality
Special Skills/ Aptitudes
Essential
- Clinical skills in care of patients with infections
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills
- IT literate
- Leadership and motivational skills
- Organisational and negotiation skills
- Ability to apply healthcare governance principles
Other Factors
Essential
- Diplomatic, calm and objective
- Assertive, confident, yet approachable
- Analytical skills to manage complex situations
- Recognition of own limitations
- Demonstrates enthusiasm
- Flexible attitude to working
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.
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).
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.
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).
