Main area: Haematology
Grade Band: 7
Contract: Fixed term: 8 months (Maternity Cover)
Hours: Part time - 18.75 hours per week (Monday to Friday - no weekend working.)
Job ref: 390-CSS-BA-9532
Employer: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Orsett Hospital Haematology Day Unit
Town: Orsett, Grays
Salary: £46,148 pa
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 21/03/2025 23:59
SACT trained Nurse/ Clinical Practice Education Facilitator
Band 7
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend.
This is a great opportunity for anyone looking for a new and exciting role within Haematology-Oncology. Based at our chemotherapy unit/ infusion suite at Orsett Hospital in Grays, Essex, we offer a 10 chair chemotherapy treatment area as well as a 5 chair infusion suite.
A successful candidate should be Chemotherapy/ Systemic Anti Cancer Therapy trained and competent and well versed in the field of haematology to deliver high quality SACT care and lead the unit as a clinical education practice facilitator.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of this job include:
1. Delivering robust, high quality and safe SACT care to haemato-oncology patients.
2. Acting as Practice Education Facilitator for the unit, ensuring standards of practice are maintained throughout the department in line with national standards/ guidelines.
3. Guiding/ Supporting Staff in all areas of clinical practice.
4. Ensuring all staff are practicing at the highest level of care.
See JD for full details.
Working for our organisation
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists, we want to be the best. To achieve this, we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic, we want you to join us.
We offer a good working environment with flexible working opportunities and the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. Provide clinical advice, guidance and support for staff.
2. Support staff through the revalidation process, ensuring sufficient CPD is undertaken, reflection against the Code takes place, feedback is received from service users and that the portfolio is confirmed as accurate.
3. Contribute to the review of policies, procedures and setting of standards.
4. Ensure that all staff are aware of and adhere to all trust policies and procedures.
5. Report and investigate clinical incidents and accidents in accordance with trust policy.
6. Collect statistical information and carry out audits as required in relation to all aspects of education – i.e. educational audit.
7. Participate in the provision of orientation and induction programmes for all new staff.
8. Develop staff to undertake extended roles within their scope of professional practice ensuring competency is achieved.
9. Participate in the development of multi-disciplinary clinical protocols, policies, procedures that reflect the nursing/midwifery strategies i.e. NSF, NICE.
10. Ensure professional nursing standards are maintained in accordance with NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
11. Comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act and be aware of its implications.
12. Participate in, and support research trials, clinical audit and practice development.
See attached JD for full details.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Systemic Anti Cancer Therapy Trained
Experience
* 3 years post registration experience in haematology
* Experience as Practice Education Facilitator
Education
* Proficient in Transfusion
Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro-rata) under the current minimum threshold.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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