An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Chemotherapy Day Unit for band 5 staff. The day unit provides a wide range of treatments for Oncology patients receiving Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) and supportive therapies. If you have a passion for cancer nursing for patients undergoing anti-cancer treatments and a desire to improve patient experience within their cancer journeys, then please apply for this post.
We are seeking to recruit motivated skilled nurses with a minimum of 12 months post-registration experience to support our existing chemotherapy nursing team. Chemotherapy experience is preferable but not essential. All training is supported by the SACT Nurse Trainers, the clinical educators, and the education department.
On the oncology treatment suite E1A, we administer a range of Systemic Anticancer Treatment (SACT) including ambulatory chemotherapy. We provide supportive therapies, supporting patients and their families throughout a cancer diagnosis. A peripherally inserted central catheter service is also provided. The unit also supports treatment for the teenage and young adults' specialist group (TYA) for Oncology and Haematology Patients.
You will be supported by a nursing leadership team who are present and will help you develop your skills to reach your full potential.
Main duties of the job
On E1A, we care for patients throughout their pathway, undergoing diagnostic, curative, and palliative procedures including the management of symptoms related to their treatments or their disease process. We administer Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapies and supportive therapies, supporting patients and their families through their treatment journey. Your role will be varied, and you will be able to gain clinical skills such as triage, cannulation, venepuncture, and central line care and SACT administration. If you have cannulation, phlebotomy, or central lines skills it will be an advantage, but if not, then you should have enthusiasm and dexterity to develop these skills.
We aim to provide an individualised and supportive environment for patients.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this. Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment to offering flexible working where we can. We offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity, removing all barriers, including discrimination, and ensuring each individual member of staff reaches their true potential, achieves their ambitions, and thrives in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* *Evidence of professional and clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree/diploma level leading to Professional registration on the appropriate part of the NMC register i.e. (Adult / Child / Learning Disability or Mental Health)
* *Evidence of undergraduate education for newly qualified nurses / or postgraduate continuing professional development for registered nurses who have post-registration experience
Experience
Essential
* *Previous / recent experience or working in an acute secondary health and care setting (can include undergraduate student placements within the last 12 months)
* *Willingness to become a practice supervisor / assessor to or meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment
* *Demonstrable understanding and knowledge of the NMC code of conduct and the proficiencies and standards for registered nurses can apply this to undergraduate training or postgraduate practice
* *Being an accountable professional
* *Promoting health and preventing ill health
* *Assessing needs and planning care
* *Providing and evaluating care
* *Leading and managing nursing care and working in teams -- including prioritisation and delegation skills
* *Coordinating care and responding to deteriorating health
* *Improving safety and quality of care
* *Awareness of current relevant clinical and professional issues and NHS policy
* *Understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding and Mental Capacity
* *Awareness of Health and Safety issues.
Desirable
* *Experience in working in an Acute NHS practice setting as an undergraduate student nurse or postgraduate registered nurse.
Additional Criteria
Essential
* *Demonstrable communication and relationship management skills which include
* *Listening -- writing -- reading -- speaking in English with understanding of contemporaneous record keeping
* *Good IT skills ability to record information electronically
* *Competent in a range of clinical skills/ nursing procedures willingness to undertake expanded practices relevant to the scope of practice required
* *Competent in managing the care of a group of patients / shift management (take charge of the practice setting in the absence of more senior staff) relevant to the practice setting.
* *Professional appearance
* *Displays genuine interest in the post applied for
* *Positive and enthusiastic attitude
* *Caring and approachable
* *Ability to work a varied shift pattern including nights / weekends unsocial hours where required
* *The applicant can describe why the Trust may deploy him / her to a different practice setting for a span of duty.
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
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