Registered Nurse - Aylesford / Rigby Unit in Warwick

Are you a caring, enthusiastic and innovative registered nurse, competent at intravenous drug administration and with a minimum of 12 months acute post registration experience? If so we would like to hear from you to join our highly motivated and innovative teams. You will work predominantly at The Rigby Unit (on the Stratford site) but also be flexible to work across The Aylesford Unit (on the Warwick site) when service need dictates. The posts offer an exciting opportunity to further develop your clinical and managerial skills within a supportive environment. You will care for a variety of day case patients; the majority of these patients will have cancer. Good communication skills and the ability to work as a team player are essential. Haematology or oncology experience plus clinical skills in venepuncture, peripheral cannulation and chemotherapy administration are desirable but not essential as full training will be given. You will primarily work from Monday to Friday. This may also include evenings, Saturdays and Bank Holidays on a rotational basis. Flexible team working is essential to meet our service needs. If you are motivated to deliver excellent evidence based health care and want to work within a progressive, developing team, we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• To perform a pivotal role within the nursing team.
• To be responsible for the assessment of care needs, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
• To supervise junior staff.
• To support the senior nurses in the management of the chemotherapy suite, adhering to the policies of the Trust.
• To deputise for the Clinical Sister in her/his absence.

About us

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work. We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

Job responsibilities

• Key result areas - Nursing
• To lead a team of nurses in the delivery of a high standard of care to a group of patients.
• To be a named nurse/key worker for patients.
• To undertake specialist care for patients including the management of patients receiving Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy and including the management of neutropenic sepsis.
• To undertake venepuncture, peripheral cannulation, intravenous drug and Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy administration.
• To participate in venesections and other procedure clinics.
• To ensure that a high standard of care is maintained.
• To identify any weaknesses that are evident in the delivery of care.
• To ensure that documentation is appropriate and up to date.
• To ensure that all relevant data is collected.
• Communication
• To maintain good communication with the multi-disciplinary team.
• To maintain good communication with patients and their relatives ensuring they are given as much information relating to their investigations and their disease.
• To communicate complex and sensitive information to patients/carers with cancer.
• Education
• To be a role model and perform the role of Mentor to Student Nurses & Preceptor to newly qualified staff.
• To develop opportunities for the training and development of staff.
• To participate in the induction programmes of new staff.
• To evaluate the outcome of learning experiences.
• To participate in the patient education process.
• Management
• To provide support to peers and junior staff.
• To participate in the management of off duty rotas.
• To participate in promoting innovative practice within the unit.
• To monitor the safe and effective use of supplies.
• To comply with and ensure that all staff are working in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
• To attend professional meetings and keep abreast of current developments.
• Research
• To base own practice on current research.
• To evaluate current research findings and if appropriate implement into practice on the ward.
• To participate in clinical audit.

Person Specification

• Qualifications
• Essential: First Level RN, 12 months experience within acute environment, Moving and handling, basic CPR, IT Skills, intravenous drug administration, Venepuncture and cannulation skills.
• Desirable: Teaching and assessing qualification, Degree/Diploma in health related subject, Recognised chemotherapy qualification.
• Experience
• Desirable: Haematology/oncology experience, Chemotherapy administration.
• Skills
• Essential: Demonstrates a sound understanding of patient care needs, Able to efficiently plan, delegate and supervise others, Aware of current NHS issues and priorities.
• Desirable: Able to manage clinical area effectively in absence of senior staff, Demonstrates ability to implement evidence based practice, Able to participate in clinical audit.
• Personal Qualities
• Essential: Able to lead a team and work as an effective team member, Able to express self clearly and confidently - verbal and written, Demonstrates commitment and ability to teach others, Responsive to change, Able to achieve personal objectives.
• Other Job Requirements
• Essential: Flexible and able to change duties at short notice.

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. Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.