Job summary
The post holder will lead the team of registered nurses, nursing associates, health care support workers and student nurses in delivering safe effective care to patients within the Cancer Assessment unit (CAU) in collaboration with the medical and wider MDT teams, ensuring a high-quality service to patients. The post holder will have overall responsibility for the Chemotherapy Hotline service ensuring it is adequately resourced, and audit of the service provided.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will lead the teams on the Cancer Assessment Unit (CAU) and Chemotherapy Hotline Service, always acting as a role model ensuring safe and effective care is provided to all. The post holder will actively participate in meeting patient needs within the service to agreed standards and participate in audit activities / data collection to ensuring key national and local targets / Key performance indicators are met. The post holder will take on additional responsibilities as and when requested in collaboration with matron and senior nurse with responsibility for the service. The post holder will ensure the smooth running of both services.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse, Degree qualification in Nursing or cancer related subject.
- Practice Assessor / supervisor qualification / teaching qualification
- IV therapy competency
- SACT qualification
- UKON's triage trained
- REACT / SIREN or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 2 years' experience at band 6 or presently working at band 7
- Experience of working in an acute environment, acute wards, A&E type setting with highly developed assessment skills
- Experience in chemotherapy hotline triage and ability to give effective information and guidance.
Knowledge
Essential
- In depth knowledge and understanding of cancer patient clinical issues and common oncology emergencies and their management
- Broad understanding of how an assessment unit works and how a chemotherapy hotline service should function
- Knowledge of audit and data collection
Skills
Essential
- Patient Focused
- Excellent Communication skills
- Effective prioritisation skills
- Ability to adapt and change in an ever-changing situation / environment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse, Degree qualification in Nursing or cancer related subject.
- Practice Assessor / supervisor qualification / teaching qualification
- IV therapy competency
- SACT qualification
- UKON's triage trained
- REACT / SIREN or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 2 years' experience at band 6 or presently working at band 7
- Experience of working in an acute environment, acute wards, A&E type setting with highly developed assessment skills
- Experience in chemotherapy hotline triage and ability to give effective information and guidance.
Knowledge
Essential
- In depth knowledge and understanding of cancer patient clinical issues and common oncology emergencies and their management
- Broad understanding of how an assessment unit works and how a chemotherapy hotline service should function
- Knowledge of audit and data collection
Skills
Essential
- Patient Focused
- Excellent Communication skills
- Effective prioritisation skills
- Ability to adapt and change in an ever-changing situation / environment
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).
