Job summary
The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, planning and provision of specialist nursing advice and carries out specialist nursing procedures. The post holder will provide clinical supervision to other staff, students and may undertake research, lead clinical audits in own specialist area. Ensuring the safety and well being of services users, and always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centred care principles.
This post is a part-time post of 3 days per week, Consideration will be given to full-time position with additional 2 days in our haematology day unit.
Closing: 06/08/23
Interview: 17/08/23
Main duties of the job
We are seeking an experienced and motivated nurse to join our Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) team of highly specialist haematology nurses. We are seeking a nurse that is eager to develop their clinical skills and competence and want to be future leaders within haematology.
You will have the opportunity to further develop and enhance your skills within a haemato-oncology setting with the support and training necessary.
We are seeking a candidate with a strong desire to deliver the best individualized care to patients living with MPN by working as an effective part of the nursing and wider team.
The successful candidate will need experience in haematology and will be committed to developing their skills, knowledge, and leadership in a fast paced setting.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
You will have the opportunity to further develop and enhance your skills within a haemato-oncology setting with the support and training necessary. You will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced nurses and specialists to develop and gain a plethora of skills to enhance your nursing ability. We have a supportive culture, whereby we encourage each other to strive to be the best within our daily practice, and our feedback as a team reflects this.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Clinical and Patient Care
- Independently manage a group of patients within the specialty whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering specialised individualised and personalised direct patient care
- Demonstrate appropriate practice and specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care.
- Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the speciality. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same.
- Act as an advocate for MPN patients within the department, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines
- Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines
- Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals
- To provide leadership, support and guidance to staff in monitoring the planning delivery and evaluation of individualised specialist care
- Is wholly accountable for his / her practice in line with the NMC code of professional conduct and takes every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve his / her knowledge and professional competence
- Ensure safe and effective care for complex patients requiring advanced specialist clinical skills
- To be responsible, for maintaining a safe environment for patients, visitors and other staff within the clinical environment
- Ensure that sensitive patient records are stored appropriately
- Ensures the cultural and spiritual needs of patients are recognised and accommodated within resources available
- Support and enable patients and carers to make informed decisions relating to their treatment and management
- Participate in case conferences and MDMs in relation to the management of patients, ensuring the coordination of ongoing care
- A key member of the multidisciplinary team in supporting patients and their carers during the delivery of bad news such as caring for the terminally ill patients and the event of death
- Assess educational and information needs for patients and families, and devise plans to ensure need are met
- To be an effective communicator with patients/carers/families regarding disease treatment and management
- Promote high quality clinical care, and assist in the development of the specialist service, through the use of evidence based practice and clinical standards
- Provide a seamless, high quality service from referral through to assessment, diagnosis, treatment and review
- Quality
- Facilitate a high quality, cost effective specialist service through monitoring and audit and other quality initiatives agreed by the Trust
- Lead on and participate in key developments relating to the specialty so that high quality patient focused services are promoted
- Enhance the interface between staff, patients, community staff and visitor
- Develop and utilise information systems to aid regular audit of the clinical role and to provide a quarterly incidence report for the Health Authority and an annual activity analysis and speciality report
- Attend and participate in multi-professional team meetings
- Set, monitor and review standards of care on a regular basis and initiate corrective action plan
- Identify and intervene where circumstances contribute to an unsafe environment for patients and staff. To bring instances to the attention of the Matron/Nurse Consultant/ANP/Senior CNS for the specialism
- Education and Leadership
- Ensure that the learning environment and specialist training is appropriate for both pre and post registration learners and participate in the development of appropriate programme
- Contribute in the Trusts clinical supervision programme for staff
- Identify and raise awareness of the educational needs of patients and carers and implement appropriate education programme
- Support and participate in education and training programmes and develop training packages as required
- To assist in developing a culture that is challenging, stimulating, rewarding and supportive
- Assess the need for, plan and implement suitable staff development programmes for nursing staff within clinical area to ensure the effective care of all patients
- To act as mentor/assessor to unqualified staff and to provide education, advice and support to ward and department nurses
- Ensuring within mentorship that student nurses and post-registration students in wards and departments are given appropriate teaching, support and guidance, in accordance with clinical area/personal objectives and that all documentation is complete
- Contribute and assist and foster a learning environment within the clinical area
- To participate in education on a national and international level by attending, presenting at, and/or assisting in the coordination of study days/seminars/conferences etc
- Be aware of the local equipment training programme for staff in relation to the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts and maintain training records
- Research and Development
- Promote and undertake nursing research updating own knowledge to promote excellence in clinical practice
- Utilise research findings in the delivery of specialist patient care, developing new ways of working and to disseminate relevant information to staff
- Participate in and be aware of other clinical research trials for patient
- Participate and contribute to audit and research within the specialty in collaboration with colleagues.
- Management and Leadership
- Provide a leadership role model and demonstrate specialist knowledge and high standards of clinical practice and provide support or advice when necessary.
- Develop the role according to patients changing needs and research findings, within the resources available.
- Maintain accurate records of the clinical service and ensuring that confidentiality of information is adhered to.
- Organise own work and manage own caseload and practice, identifying and maintaining supportive networks for self and other staff members.
- To be fully aware of the targets set out in the NHS Plan and Corporate & Directorates objectives and in conjunction with the multi-professional team use the available resources to meet these targets.
- Provide specialist education to members of the clinical team, which facilitates learning and individual personal development.
- To be involved in the development, assessment and implementation of guidelines, protocols and pathways.
- To deputise for the Senior CNS/ANP in their absence
- Compliance and Governance
- Take an active role in risk assessment, supporting implementation of strategies to minimise risk. Ensuring incidents and near misses are reported, through promoting a no blame culture.
- Ensure all staff act in accordance with Local, Hospital and Statutory Guidelines & Policies including Health and Safety initiatives
- Will be familiar with the Health and Safety at Works Act, and be aware of its implications and ensure that local unit and departmental policies are followed.
- Will work in accordance with Corporate Objectives and ensure that all staff are aware.
- Will ensure that the Hospitals policy is understood and carried out with regard to the care and custody of drugs/medications, especially with regard to those covered by the Control of Drugs Act.
- Will be familiar with the Trusts fire, manual handling and C.O.S.H.H. policies to minimise risks to patients and staff.
- Will be fully conversant with the trust major incident plan, and understand the procedure.
- Take all possible precautions to safeguard the welfare and safety of staff, service users, visitors and the public, by implementing all policies related to health, safety, security and risk.
- Communication
- To create an environment that fosters good communication between patient and health care professionals, that meets individuals needs.
- Be an effective communicator and be a role model in liaising with the community and other members of the health care team.
- Provide support mechanisms for sharing good practice within the Wards/Departments and Trust wide.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Clinical and Patient Care
- Independently manage a group of patients within the specialty whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering specialised individualised and personalised direct patient care
- Demonstrate appropriate practice and specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care.
- Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the speciality. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same.
- Act as an advocate for MPN patients within the department, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines
- Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines
- Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals
- To provide leadership, support and guidance to staff in monitoring the planning delivery and evaluation of individualised specialist care
- Is wholly accountable for his / her practice in line with the NMC code of professional conduct and takes every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve his / her knowledge and professional competence
- Ensure safe and effective care for complex patients requiring advanced specialist clinical skills
- To be responsible, for maintaining a safe environment for patients, visitors and other staff within the clinical environment
- Ensure that sensitive patient records are stored appropriately
- Ensures the cultural and spiritual needs of patients are recognised and accommodated within resources available
- Support and enable patients and carers to make informed decisions relating to their treatment and management
- Participate in case conferences and MDMs in relation to the management of patients, ensuring the coordination of ongoing care
- A key member of the multidisciplinary team in supporting patients and their carers during the delivery of bad news such as caring for the terminally ill patients and the event of death
- Assess educational and information needs for patients and families, and devise plans to ensure need are met
- To be an effective communicator with patients/carers/families regarding disease treatment and management
- Promote high quality clinical care, and assist in the development of the specialist service, through the use of evidence based practice and clinical standards
- Provide a seamless, high quality service from referral through to assessment, diagnosis, treatment and review
- Quality
- Facilitate a high quality, cost effective specialist service through monitoring and audit and other quality initiatives agreed by the Trust
- Lead on and participate in key developments relating to the specialty so that high quality patient focused services are promoted
- Enhance the interface between staff, patients, community staff and visitor
- Develop and utilise information systems to aid regular audit of the clinical role and to provide a quarterly incidence report for the Health Authority and an annual activity analysis and speciality report
- Attend and participate in multi-professional team meetings
- Set, monitor and review standards of care on a regular basis and initiate corrective action plan
- Identify and intervene where circumstances contribute to an unsafe environment for patients and staff. To bring instances to the attention of the Matron/Nurse Consultant/ANP/Senior CNS for the specialism
- Education and Leadership
- Ensure that the learning environment and specialist training is appropriate for both pre and post registration learners and participate in the development of appropriate programme
- Contribute in the Trusts clinical supervision programme for staff
- Identify and raise awareness of the educational needs of patients and carers and implement appropriate education programme
- Support and participate in education and training programmes and develop training packages as required
- To assist in developing a culture that is challenging, stimulating, rewarding and supportive
- Assess the need for, plan and implement suitable staff development programmes for nursing staff within clinical area to ensure the effective care of all patients
- To act as mentor/assessor to unqualified staff and to provide education, advice and support to ward and department nurses
- Ensuring within mentorship that student nurses and post-registration students in wards and departments are given appropriate teaching, support and guidance, in accordance with clinical area/personal objectives and that all documentation is complete
- Contribute and assist and foster a learning environment within the clinical area
- To participate in education on a national and international level by attending, presenting at, and/or assisting in the coordination of study days/seminars/conferences etc
- Be aware of the local equipment training programme for staff in relation to the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts and maintain training records
- Research and Development
- Promote and undertake nursing research updating own knowledge to promote excellence in clinical practice
- Utilise research findings in the delivery of specialist patient care, developing new ways of working and to disseminate relevant information to staff
- Participate in and be aware of other clinical research trials for patient
- Participate and contribute to audit and research within the specialty in collaboration with colleagues.
- Management and Leadership
- Provide a leadership role model and demonstrate specialist knowledge and high standards of clinical practice and provide support or advice when necessary.
- Develop the role according to patients changing needs and research findings, within the resources available.
- Maintain accurate records of the clinical service and ensuring that confidentiality of information is adhered to.
- Organise own work and manage own caseload and practice, identifying and maintaining supportive networks for self and other staff members.
- To be fully aware of the targets set out in the NHS Plan and Corporate & Directorates objectives and in conjunction with the multi-professional team use the available resources to meet these targets.
- Provide specialist education to members of the clinical team, which facilitates learning and individual personal development.
- To be involved in the development, assessment and implementation of guidelines, protocols and pathways.
- To deputise for the Senior CNS/ANP in their absence
- Compliance and Governance
- Take an active role in risk assessment, supporting implementation of strategies to minimise risk. Ensuring incidents and near misses are reported, through promoting a no blame culture.
- Ensure all staff act in accordance with Local, Hospital and Statutory Guidelines & Policies including Health and Safety initiatives
- Will be familiar with the Health and Safety at Works Act, and be aware of its implications and ensure that local unit and departmental policies are followed.
- Will work in accordance with Corporate Objectives and ensure that all staff are aware.
- Will ensure that the Hospitals policy is understood and carried out with regard to the care and custody of drugs/medications, especially with regard to those covered by the Control of Drugs Act.
- Will be familiar with the Trusts fire, manual handling and C.O.S.H.H. policies to minimise risks to patients and staff.
- Will be fully conversant with the trust major incident plan, and understand the procedure.
- Take all possible precautions to safeguard the welfare and safety of staff, service users, visitors and the public, by implementing all policies related to health, safety, security and risk.
- Communication
- To create an environment that fosters good communication between patient and health care professionals, that meets individuals needs.
- Be an effective communicator and be a role model in liaising with the community and other members of the health care team.
- Provide support mechanisms for sharing good practice within the Wards/Departments and Trust wide.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients/clients and give relevant advice/information to patients and relatives.
- Demonstrate an awareness of clinical governance and risk management and how this effects their role and the department
- Evidence of involvement and leadership in teaching and mentoring learners
Qualifications
Essential
- BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience
Experience
Essential
- Previous post registration experience within the relevant specialty
- Experienced and competent in the management of patients within the speciality
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients/clients and give relevant advice/information to patients and relatives.
- Demonstrate an awareness of clinical governance and risk management and how this effects their role and the department
- Evidence of involvement and leadership in teaching and mentoring learners
Qualifications
Essential
- BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience
Experience
Essential
- Previous post registration experience within the relevant specialty
- Experienced and competent in the management of patients within the speciality
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).
