Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
An exciting opportunity is awaiting you if you are a highly motivated, enthusiastic Nurse with excellent communication skills. We want you to join our established team on Rowan Suite, where you will have the opportunity to influence, shape, and develop the changing face of cancer care and service provision in our Trust.
The 13-chaired day unit cares for patients with a range of cancers who are receiving chemotherapy. We aim to provide an individualized and supportive environment for patients in which to deliver this specialized high standard care.
We are looking for someone who wants to increase their Oncology/Hematology experience and work within this rewarding environment. Applicants should have the motivation to undertake a recognized post-registration oncology course in the future. If you have cannulation, phlebotomy, or central lines skills, it will be an advantage, but if not, then you should have the enthusiasm and dexterity to develop these skills. The ability to communicate effectively with all members of the multidisciplinary team is essential.
All our new staff nurses will be provided with an extensive training program of 9 weeks and will be supported by a buddy and mentor in the giving of the treatments, completing the SACT passport, and further training on other aspects of the SACT will follow once established on the unit.
Main duties of the job
Assess patients for chemotherapy to ensure their physical condition and blood parameters are satisfactory to safely receive treatment according to treatment protocols/regimes and escalate any concerns to the coordinator. Administer and dispose of intravenous and chemotherapy safely by Trust and National Guidelines. Provide information regarding treatment and side effects to ensure each patient is prepared for their specific treatment and elicit informed consent. Provide one-to-one and telephone advice to patients and their families regarding treatment side effects and management of side effects to ensure each patient receives care which is specific and appropriate to their needs. Use good communication skills to enhance and augment patients' understanding and adapt information to their specific needs as they progress through treatment. Liaise with other appropriate health care professionals within both hospital and community settings. Recognise and provide the psychological and emotional support needed by individuals and their families whilst undergoing treatment and refer on to other professionals sensitively and appropriately in order to adequately meet patients' needs. Assess patients with difficult venous access and make recommendations, with senior nurse support for alternative access.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond. The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch, and Worcester.
Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move forward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
* Best services for local people
* Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
* Best use of resources
* Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services, and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex-positive employer.
Job responsibilities
Clinical responsibilities include:
* Assessing patients for chemotherapy to ensure their physical condition and blood parameters are satisfactory to safely receive treatment according to treatment protocols/regimes and escalate any concerns to the coordinator.
* Administering and disposing of intravenous and chemotherapy safely in accordance with Trust and National Guidelines.
* Providing information regarding treatment and side effects to ensure each patient is prepared for their specific treatment and elicit informed consent.
* Providing one-to-one and telephone advice to patients and their families regarding treatment side effects and management of side effects.
* Using good communication skills to enhance and augment patients' understanding and adapt information to their specific needs as they progress through treatment.
* Liaising with other appropriate health care professionals within both hospital and community settings regarding individual patient care.
* Recognising and providing the psychological and emotional support needed by individuals and their families whilst undergoing treatment.
* Assessing patients with difficult venous access and making recommendations with senior nurse support.
Operational Responsibilities:
* Establish and maintain effective communication and foster good working relationships with all multidisciplinary teams.
* Escalate any concerns or complaints or incidents that affect users of the unit in accordance with complaints, risk management, or human resources procedures.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse on part 1 of the professional register
* Teaching and Assessing Qualification
* 1st level degree or working towards or equivalent
Skills and Knowledge
* Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills
* Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues across health and social care settings
* Knowledge of what the unit applying for is and caters for.
* Basic IT skills
* Awareness of UKONS SACT PASSPORT
Personal Criteria
* Articulate
* High professional standards
* Able to remain calm under pressure
* Aware of own strengths and weaknesses
* Flexible and adaptable
* Highly motivated
* Committed to quality
Experience
* Post-registration experience at Band 5
* Or been a student nurse on a SACT unit/ward
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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