Job summary
St Lukes Cancer Centre is the
specialist cancer unit based at the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Hospital. Established in 1996 and
serving a population of approximately 2 million across Surrey and West Sussex,
it is highly regarded for the excellent care it provides and for its work with
the University of Surrey and major pharmaceutical companies in conducting vital
research to support the development of new cancer treatments.
An
exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Sister to help support and run our
Oncology / Haematology inpatient unit called Onslow Ward.
Main duties of the job
Onslow
Ward is a 34 bedded inpatient unit looking after patient who are undergoing systematic
anticancer treatment and experiencing complications due to this or the cancer
itself.
We are looking for hard working, enthusiastic person with good communication
and previous managerial skills to join our busy team and continue to lead them
in an excellent way.
For further
details, please contact Senior Sister Claudia Catelo Kepa or Senior Sister
Joanna Brown on 01483 571122 ext 6858.
About us
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is a friendly, supportive, busy but welcoming acute and community Trust that is ambitious about developing our services and your career.
Our compassionate, caring and friendly colleagues make up our Royal Surrey family and are at the heart of what we do. We all have a passion for learning, continuous improvement and excelling together through innovation, research and development. There are over 4,500 members of our Royal Surrey family.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in the community and homes across Guildford and Waverley.
We have received an overall Good rating from the CQC with Medical care (including older peoples care), End of Life Care and Maternity services being deemed Outstanding by the CQC. We are investing in our colleagues through our health and wellbeing programme and a commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years.
There has never been a better time to join us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will deliver patient care on a daily basis. They should be expert in all areas of
nursing care from patients admission to discharge, which facilitates clinical practice
development. As nurse in charge, they have overall responsibility for day-to-day management
of their clinical area and for ensuring all care is delivered according to Trust policies and
procedures maintaining associated records. They will manage, support and lead a team of
nurses in the delivery of evidence based patient centred care, which is of a high standard.
They will assist the senior sister in the management of staff including appraisal, rotas,
recruitment and selection and the supervision of learners. They will provide advice and support
to patients, relatives and members of the multi-disciplinary team. Utilising clinical audit,
research, supervision of practice and teaching, they will monitor and improve standards of
care by efficient and effective use of resources and liaise with the senior sister at all times.
The will provide leadership on the Trusts values and behaviors.
To assist in the management of the unit on a day-to-day basis by appropriate deployment,
delegation and supervision of all grades of staff. To act as a team leader on shift. To
facilitate an improvement in the quality of healthcare for patients. To help provide a
conducive working and learning environment. To support the senior sister to promote
evidence based nursing practice within the ward.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will deliver patient care on a daily basis. They should be expert in all areas of
nursing care from patients admission to discharge, which facilitates clinical practice
development. As nurse in charge, they have overall responsibility for day-to-day management
of their clinical area and for ensuring all care is delivered according to Trust policies and
procedures maintaining associated records. They will manage, support and lead a team of
nurses in the delivery of evidence based patient centred care, which is of a high standard.
They will assist the senior sister in the management of staff including appraisal, rotas,
recruitment and selection and the supervision of learners. They will provide advice and support
to patients, relatives and members of the multi-disciplinary team. Utilising clinical audit,
research, supervision of practice and teaching, they will monitor and improve standards of
care by efficient and effective use of resources and liaise with the senior sister at all times.
The will provide leadership on the Trusts values and behaviors.
To assist in the management of the unit on a day-to-day basis by appropriate deployment,
delegation and supervision of all grades of staff. To act as a team leader on shift. To
facilitate an improvement in the quality of healthcare for patients. To help provide a
conducive working and learning environment. To support the senior sister to promote
evidence based nursing practice within the ward.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Part 1 or 12.
- Recent post qualification or equivalent experience in acute setting.
- Demonstrates professional updating of knowledge in past one/two years.
Desirable
- Teaching qualification ENB 998 or City & Guilds 730 or equivalent.
- First degree.
- D32/33 [A1]NVQ Assessors Award.
Experience
Essential
- Experience at Band 5 or above within acute hospital setting.
- Can demonstrate up-to-date clinical credibility / competence.
- Evidence of advanced skills in practice i.e. iv additives, cannulation and venepuncture.
- Knowledge and understanding of current issues in acute NHS setting.
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues such as complaints handling, clinical risk management.
- Evidence of research based practice.
Desirable
- Clinical audit.
- Evidence in changing practice and project management.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Part 1 or 12.
- Recent post qualification or equivalent experience in acute setting.
- Demonstrates professional updating of knowledge in past one/two years.
Desirable
- Teaching qualification ENB 998 or City & Guilds 730 or equivalent.
- First degree.
- D32/33 [A1]NVQ Assessors Award.
Experience
Essential
- Experience at Band 5 or above within acute hospital setting.
- Can demonstrate up-to-date clinical credibility / competence.
- Evidence of advanced skills in practice i.e. iv additives, cannulation and venepuncture.
- Knowledge and understanding of current issues in acute NHS setting.
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues such as complaints handling, clinical risk management.
- Evidence of research based practice.
Desirable
- Clinical audit.
- Evidence in changing practice and project management.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
