Job summary
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.
Blundell Ward is a 24 bedded Head and Neck/ENT ward comprising of bays and side rooms. Blundell Ward is an excellent place to develop your Surgical oncology Head and Neck and ENT skills as well as specialist skills such as altered airway management and drain monitoring. We also admit patients looked after the medical oncology pathway within head and neck.
Please note: We do not currently deliver chemotherapy on Blundell Ward and therefore this is not a learning opportunity we can offer. We do however support patients through their treatment and associated side effects.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Closing Date: 12/09/2024
Interview Date: 20/09/2024
Main duties of the job
We are seeking experienced and motivated nurses to join our team on Blundell Ward. We are seeking nurses that are eager to develop their clinical skills and competence and want to be future leaders within surgical oncology nursing in an inpatient setting.
You will have the opportunity to further develop and enhance your skills related to complex head and neck/ENT surgical skills such as altered airway management, drain monitoring, complex dressing completion and support with the enhanced recovery program.
We are seeking candidates with a strong desire to deliver the best individualized care to patients living with cancer and undergoing life changing surgical interventions.
The successful candidate will need to have at least 1 year experience in acute inpatient setting and will be committed to developing their clinical skills but also their leadership skills. They will have clinical competence relevant to the area and be willing to continue this development.
Altered airway management competency is preferred but not necessary.
Informal visits/phone calls are strongly recommended.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's bestknown hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital,Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambethand Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic healthsciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research'sbiomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Desirable criteria
Leadership qualification (e.g. LEO)
Sign off Mentorship
Previous Experience
Surgical oncology inpatient or outpatient nursing
Essential criteria
Proven experience of managing a ward; including management of rotas managing competencies, resources and staff.
Experience of teaching/assessing/ supervising others in a clinical setting.
Desirable criteria
Experience of clinical supervision
Experience of supporting recruitment campaigns and undertaking interviews.
Skills/Knowledge/ Ability
Essential criteria
Ability to administer prescribed medication including transfusion of blood
Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients/clients and give relevant advice/information to patients and relatives.
Ability to organise and plan own time and that of junior staff and learners.
Desirable criteria
Demonstrates ability to influence and negotiate with others
Roster management/ allocation management
Good communication skills verbal and nonverbal
Job description
Job responsibilities
Desirable criteria
Leadership qualification (e.g. LEO)
Sign off Mentorship
Previous Experience
Surgical oncology inpatient or outpatient nursing
Essential criteria
Proven experience of managing a ward; including management of rotas managing competencies, resources and staff.
Experience of teaching/assessing/ supervising others in a clinical setting.
Desirable criteria
Experience of clinical supervision
Experience of supporting recruitment campaigns and undertaking interviews.
Skills/Knowledge/ Ability
Essential criteria
Ability to administer prescribed medication including transfusion of blood
Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients/clients and give relevant advice/information to patients and relatives.
Ability to organise and plan own time and that of junior staff and learners.
Desirable criteria
Demonstrates ability to influence and negotiate with others
Roster management/ allocation management
Good communication skills verbal and nonverbal
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous post registration experience within the relevant specialty
- Experience of teaching/assessing/ supervising others in a clinical setting.
- Experience of coordinating a shift
Desirable
- Experience with the management of drains
- Experience with management of enteral feeding
- Tracheostomy and airway care
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate relevant competence to area of speciality
- Ability to administer prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products
- Good communication skills and ability to deal with sensitive information. To include dealing with distressed relatives, care of terminally ill & other challenging situations
- Demonstrate an awareness of clinical governance and risk management
- An understanding of audit and research based nursing practice.
Desirable
- Experience with rota management
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse
- SSSA+P (mentor) qualification
Values and Behaviour
Essential
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous post registration experience within the relevant specialty
- Experience of teaching/assessing/ supervising others in a clinical setting.
- Experience of coordinating a shift
Desirable
- Experience with the management of drains
- Experience with management of enteral feeding
- Tracheostomy and airway care
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate relevant competence to area of speciality
- Ability to administer prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products
- Good communication skills and ability to deal with sensitive information. To include dealing with distressed relatives, care of terminally ill & other challenging situations
- Demonstrate an awareness of clinical governance and risk management
- An understanding of audit and research based nursing practice.
Desirable
- Experience with rota management
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse
- SSSA+P (mentor) qualification
Values and Behaviour
Essential
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).
