South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Are you a caring, enthusiastic and innovative registered nurse? If so, we would like to hear from you to join our highly motivated and innovative teams.
You will work flexibly across The Aylesford Unit (on the Warwick site) and The Rigby Unit (on the Stratford site) when service need dictates.
The posts offer an exciting opportunity to further develop your clinical and managerial skills within a supportive environment. You will care for a variety of day case patients; the majority of these patients will have cancer. Good communication skills and the ability to work as a team player are essential. Haematology or oncology experience plus clinical skills in venepuncture, peripheral cannulation, and chemotherapy administration are desirable but not essential as full training will be given.
You will primarily work from Monday to Friday. This may also include evenings, Saturdays, and Bank Holidays on a rotational basis. Flexible team working is essential to meet our service needs.
If you are motivated to deliver excellent evidence-based health care and want to work within a progressive, developing team, we would like to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
To perform a pivotal role within the nursing team, responsible for the assessment of care needs, planning, implementing, and evaluating programmes of care. To supervise junior staff and support the senior nurses in the management of the chemotherapy suite, adhering to the policies of the Trust. To deputise for the Clinical Sister in her/his absence.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC, and we are recruiting new staff to help us improve even further.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond, ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa, and Shipston-on-Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways, and delivering high levels of productivity. Our values can be summed up in one sentence: We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective, and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact your work.
Job responsibilities
Key Result Areas:
Nursing
1. To lead a team of nurses in the delivery of a high standard of care to a group of patients.
2. To be a named nurse/key worker for patients.
3. To undertake specialist care for patients including the management of patients receiving Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy and the management of neutropenic sepsis.
4. To undertake venepuncture, peripheral cannulation, intravenous drug and Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy administration.
5. To participate in venesections and other procedure clinics.
6. To ensure that a high standard of care is maintained.
7. To identify any weaknesses that are evident in the delivery of care.
8. To ensure that documentation is appropriate and up to date.
9. To ensure that all relevant data is collected.
Communication
1. To maintain good communication with the multi-disciplinary team.
2. To maintain good communication with patients and their relatives ensuring they are given as much information relating to their investigations and their disease.
3. To communicate complex and sensitive information to patients/carers with cancer.
Education
1. To develop opportunities for the training and development of staff.
2. To participate in the induction programmes of new staff.
3. To evaluate the outcome of learning experiences.
4. To participate in the patient education process.
Management
1. To provide support to peers and junior staff.
2. To participate in promoting innovative practice within the unit.
3. To monitor the safe and effective use of supplies.
4. To comply with and ensure that all staff are working in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
5. To attend professional meetings and keep abreast of current developments.
Research
1. To base own practice on current research.
2. To evaluate current research findings and, if appropriate, implement them into practice on the ward.
3. To participate in clinical audit.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* First Level RN, 12 months experience within an acute environment.
* Moving and handling, basic CPR IT Skills, intravenous drug administration.
* Venepuncture and cannulation skills.
* Teaching and assessing qualification.
* Degree/Diploma in health-related subject.
* Recognised chemotherapy qualification.
Experience
* Chemotherapy administration.
Skills
* Demonstrates a sound understanding of patient care needs.
* Able to efficiently plan, delegate, and supervise others.
* Aware of current NHS issues and priorities.
* Able to manage the clinical area effectively in the absence of senior staff.
* Demonstrates the ability to implement evidence-based practice.
* Able to participate in clinical audit.
Personal Qualities
* Able to lead a team and work as an effective team member.
* Able to express self clearly and confidently - verbal and written.
* Demonstrates commitment and ability to teach others.
* Responsive to change.
* Able to achieve personal objectives.
Other Job Requirements
* Flexible and able to change duties at short notice.
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.
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