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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Complete the first level assessment of patients with cancer and their families to understand their physiological, psycho-social, spiritual, and cultural needs and to develop a supportive attitude to ensure these needs are met. This includes:
* Counterchecking patients' vital signs, blood results, body surface area, chemotherapy prescription, and consent before treatment administration.
* Educating patients about their treatment, including indications and side effects.
* Ensuring necessary medication and follow-up appointments are obtained.
* Planning, documenting, delivering, and evaluating care plans from admission through to discharge/transfer, discussing this with the patient, their family, and multi-disciplinary teams, and alerting the Sister/Charge Nurse of any changes. Set goals for each identified nursing issue and encourage/teach other nursing staff to do the same.
* Assess the educational and informational needs of the patient and family as a specialist cancer nurse. Produce and use appropriate materials to ensure optimum understanding of nursing care and likely outcomes.
* Provide skilled care and expertise in venepuncture and/or cannulation. Assess patients for suitable central venous access devices. Educate patients on the care and management of these devices and adopt a problem-solving approach to managing complications.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* NMC Registration
* Evidence of ongoing professional development
* RMH Certificate in Intravenous Drug Administration or to be obtained within three months of appointment
Desirable criteria
* Qualification in oncology or specialty Diploma or Degree level study (or equivalent) Recognised teaching qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience in intravenous drug administration
* Sufficient post-registration nursing experience in oncology or specialty to be confident and competent in using the required skills
Desirable criteria
* Experience in chemotherapy administration
* Experience in Clinical Management
* Evidence of relevant teaching experience and understanding of clinical trials management
Skills
Essential criteria
* Experience in oncology or area of specialty
Desirable criteria
* Venepuncture and/or cannulation skills
The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, and candidates with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.
Flu Vaccination - What We Expect of our Staff
At The Royal Marsden, we have an immune-compromised patient population who we must protect against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold to very severe or even fatal disease.
The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the utmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
* Job Description and Personal Specifications (PDF, 579.7KB)
* Job Features Form (PDF, 136.6KB)
* Royal Marsden Trust Values (PDF, 715.5KB)
* Workplace Wellbeing and Rewards Guide (PDF, 1.2MB)
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