Staff Nurse - Cancer Services

Job description

Job responsibilities

Post Title: Registered Nurse

Department: David Whitmore, Suite 8

Responsible to: Lead Nurse Chemotherapy, Macmillan Brook Unit

Grade: Band 5

Hours: 30 hours per week

Job Summary:

• To provide high quality nursing care in the delivery of cancer treatments in the David Whitmore Suite 8, with cross site working at Macmillan Brook Unit and where appropriate in the Trust for example Ward 21 and ITU.
• The post holder will work in collaboration with the Lead Nurse for Chemotherapy and team in identifying the developmental and educational needs of staff focusing on the care required by patients.
• To work as part of the Cancer service within Lewisham and Greenwich Healthcare NHS Trust to facilitate, co-ordinate, lead and support the nursing team to enable high standards of care to be delivered to patients and families. To participate in educational and training opportunities offered by the team to members of staff across the trust.

Key Result areas

Performance

1. To offer advanced clinical knowledge and expertise in relation to nursing practice and specialist clinical knowledge pertaining to the service.
2. To demonstrate clinical competence related to the support of patients receiving chemotherapy and other treatments delivered within the service.
3. To help ensure that care delivery is patient focused and that sound elements of research-based practice are introduced, maintained and audited.
4. To participate in the setting, implementing and evaluation of clinical practice standards within the team and ward / unit, and meeting standards within Clinical Governance and government targets.
5. To act as advocate to patients to ensure a patient-orientated approach to the delivery of care and meeting standards within Clinical Governance and Government targets.

1. To contribute to the maintenance of patient held records, where appropriate.
2. To provide appropriate information to patients and their carers / families regarding their disease, treatment, services available to them, and the mechanism for emergency treatment, particularly in relation to neutropenic sepsis.
3. To provide emotional / spiritual support for patients and their carers / families, referring to other relevant professional where appropriate.

Workforce

1. To work with the Lead Nurse for Chemotherapy and Unit Sisters in the assessment of the short and long term development needs of the team.
2. A close working relationship will be maintained with the Suite 8 team and across Cancer services ie Chemotherapy Day Unit and Ward 21, for clinical and educational purposes.
3. With the Lead Nurse for Chemotherapy and Unit Sisters to assist in the development of the nursing audit, with resulting changes in practice being implemented.
4. Where appropriate, to work with other team members to provide a positive team role.
5. To participate in reviewing practice with other nurses within the Trust and to attend relevant meetings and working parties.
6. In conjunction with other members of the nursing team identify the training and education needs of non-specialist colleagues in order to promote specific skills related to the service speciality.
7. To work collaboratively with the team to provide teaching programmes / opportunities to meet these needs.

Financial

1. With the Lead Nurse for Chemotherapy and Unit Sisters be involved in the evaluation of their roles, having consideration for the most effective use of staff.
2. To take an active role in off-duty planning, ensuring an effective skill mix within the available resources.

Partnerships

1. To liaise with and facilitate effective communication within the multi-disciplinary team.

1. In conjunction with the Lead Nurse for Chemotherapy, Unit Sisters and CNSs, to advise and support non specialist professionals who care for cancer / haematology patients including issues relating to SACT treatment and side effects, the safe handling of cytotoxic drugs, care of intravenous lines, and neutropenic sepsis protocols.
2. To act as a role model and mentor to other staff, providing informal education and support for them in their provision of care to cancer / haematology patients

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• Registered general nurse

Desirable

• One year post registration experience in Caring for the needs of patients receiving chemotherapy
• Recognised chemotherapy course or equivalent
• Degree in Nursing or evidence of continuing professional development to degree level. ENB 998 or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• To demonstrate up to date knowledge of current nursing issues.

Desirable

• To have minimum 1 years post registration experience.
• To have experience of working in haematology and/or oncology
• To have experience in the care of patients receiving chemotherapy and supportive care
• To be able to cannulate patients and experience in the management of other venous access e.g. PICC
• To have experience of working in a teaching environment.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Ability to record and document information accurately and succinctly
• Able to analyse information
• Able to assess patients effectively and efficiently

Desirable

• Knowledge of chemotherapy treatment and supportive management of patients with haematological and solid tumours
• Evidence of ability to manage change and motivate staff Extended role i.e. phlebotomy skills / ECG recording

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

University Hospital Lewisham

London

SE13 6LH

Employer's website

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)