Senior Sister (Ruth Myles Haematology/SACT Day Unit)

Job summary

Are you looking to develop your Leadership Skills in Haematology & Oncology?

We are looking for a highly motivated, compassionate and enthusiastic candidate to join our Haematology Day Unit team.

We invite applications from passionate individuals to support the Lead Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapies Nurse lead in empowering, advocating and supporting the day unit team.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for haematological patients, day unit experience, experience with leading a team and hold a recognised SACT (systemic anti-cancer treatment) passport.

Main duties of the job

• To act as the professional role model, leading and co-ordinating the nursing team.

• To have continuous responsibility for the management and organisation of the department within the available resources.

• To be accountable for the overall provision of excellent care and to work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team.

• Develop the ward/department philosophy and models of care to ensure that all policies and procedures are implemented and to lead on the development of nursing practice
• To assess the effectiveness of current practices within the ward/department and introduce innovations that lead to improved quality of care and patient experience.
• To provide expert guidance and supervision aiding problem solving and clinical decision making.
• To continually review the setting of staffing levels/skill mix in accordance with the changing needs of the service and informing the Senior Nurse of any problems that may arise.
• To lead and motivate the nursing team by giving clear direction setting achievable objectives.
• To be a strong and visible presence in the ward /department ensuring that there is regular contact with patients, carers and staff.

About us

With nearly9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.