Staff Nurse (Adelaide Ward - Haematology / Oncology) - INTERNAL
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Job summary
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Staff Nurse (Adelaide Ward - Haematology / Oncology)
**This is a secondment opportunity for 12 months.**
Adelaide ward has 23 beds including six isolation positive pressure rooms; these rooms are for high dose chemotherapy patients and patients with neutropenic sepsis who require isolation.
We care for a variety of patients with acute presentations such as sepsis, acute kidney injury and metastatic spinal cord compression whereby patients need emergency radiotherapy all the way through to terminally ill patients who require palliative management.
We work closely with both haematology and oncology specialities; in the past few years the haematology team have started Autologic stem cell transplants on patients with myeloma and lymphoma with exciting plans to extend the service in the future.
We are essentially a specialist ward, but have many acute patients needing numerous interventions; opportunities exist to practice clinical skills such as Venepuncture, cannulation, NG insertion, male and female catheters and central line maintenance.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a professional and caring staff nurse who is committed to providing excellent nursing care to haematology and oncology patients.
We are looking for someone who shows motivation in developing new skills and knowledge, embraces change and innovation positively and with enthusiasm.
You should demonstrates an empathetic, caring and sensitive approach to patients, relatives and carers. You should also be able to work under own initiative and without direct supervision within the responsibilities of role.
Duties include:
- Fundamental nursing care.
- Safe administration of medication via different routes.
- Working with the MDT - demonstrates ability to work effectively within a team.
- Patient safety.
- Team work.
- Clinical Skills trained.
- Escalate when a patient deteriorates and act upon Observations.
- Assessments and care plans.
- General Nursing care, washing, feeding, toileting, wound care.
About us
Adelaide ward is a lovely team to join; we are friendly and welcoming - we as a team take pride in the care we deliver to our patients.
We learn from mistakes and promote our staff to be open and honest.
Great learning opportunities as we are a dueled specialty.
We are keen to develop and support you to become a specialised cancer nurse; we have funding to support education and development for our staff including cancer specific courses and the chemotherapy course.
We have also protected in-house teaching sessions monthly on an assortment of topics related to the ward and specialism.
We offer a great orientation to all areas in the Berkshire Cancer Centre, organised and supported by the senior team and practice education team.
Our "CARE" values:Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Details
Date posted
10 March 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
193-7058555PCG
Job locations
Royal Berkshire Hospital
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Berkshire Hospital
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
Employer's website
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