Main area: Oncology
Grade Band: 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (24/7 cover)
Job ref: 205-6857285
Employer: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: UHNM
Town: Stoke on Trent
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pa
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 30/01/2025 23:59
Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Cancer Centre. We are looking to recruit a dynamic, enthusiastic, and forward-thinking band 6 senior staff nurse to achieve band 7 Nurse Practitioner on completion of essential criteria for our cancer centre team within our Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU): Health Assessment L7 and Non-medical prescribing modules within 18 months.
This is a very exciting time to join the Cancer Centre nursing team at the University Hospital of North Midlands and play an integral role in delivering nurse-led services within this specialty.
Main Duties of the Job
EAU encompasses both the management of oncology and haematology patients who develop severe complications during systemic anti-cancer treatment (SACT), as well as the management of patients who present as oncological and haematological emergencies.
Working for Our Organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching, and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provides emergency treatment, planned operations, and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.
We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work, and research.
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance, including full-time, part-time hours, and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can, and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse on NMC Register
* Degree in Nursing or health/nursing related studies or evidence of continuing academic progression in combination with equivalent experience
* SACT Passport
* UKONS triage tool training
* Have or willing to undertake Principles of Health Assessment Course level 7
* Have or willing to undertake Non-Medical Prescribing
* ILS
Experience
* Minimum of 5 years post-registration experience to include at least 3 years within acute oncology/haematology specialty
* Experience in managing oncological and haematological conditions
* Experience in a leadership role
Skills, Ability & Knowledge
* Ability to develop medium and long-term plans to meet service need and ensure sustainability
* Experience in audit processes/research
* Excellent specialty knowledge
* Understanding of the modern NHS and UHNM strategy
* Ability to lead change and lead new ways of working
* Formal teaching to groups of staff
* Advanced communication skills training
Important Information About Your Application
* All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
* References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
* We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith, or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
* Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies.
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