Staff Nurse (Band 6) - Olayan Day Care

Are you interested in joining a stimulating environment that is committed to fulfilling the needs of its staff as well as its patients? If you are, then Day Care Services may be for you. The Olayan unit is a day care facility, providing intravenous chemotherapy and supportive therapies to patients with a wide variety of Solid and Haematological cancers. The unit offers a modern, pleasant environment to ensure comfort and a relaxed setting throughout the patient’s pathway. We are committed to providing the highest quality care and maintaining consistently high standards in a professional and friendly atmosphere.

We are looking for a highly motivated, positive senior staff nurse or an experienced band 6 looking to progress. The candidate will need a calm leadership style to support leading and managing a busy day care unit. You will be required to lead a team, manage shifts, and contribute to service improvement in a friendly, supportive day care setting. In return for your commitment, we can provide flexible working patterns to help maintain your work/life balance. We are dedicated to supporting all staff and do so by providing individualised professional development opportunities and excellent staff support facilitation.

If you are committed to providing patient focused care and would like to join our team, then we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job:

• To carry out in a responsible and efficient way, the nursing care for patients which has been drawn up in conjunction with the co-ordinator of the shift.
• To demonstrate the ability to develop a greater awareness and understanding of the needs of patients with cancer and the different treatment modalities.
• To develop an understanding of managing a shift with the guidance of the Ward/Departmental Sister/Charge Nurse and Senior Staff Nurses.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

• To complete the first level assessment of patients with cancer and their families to gain an understanding of their physiological, psycho-social, spiritual and cultural needs and to develop a positive, realistic and supportive attitude to ensure that these needs are met.
• This will include: To complete the first level assessment of the patient’s needs and document these on the care plan, planning, delivering and evaluating programmes of care from admission through to discharge/transfer.
• To gain an understanding of the physiological, psycho-social, spiritual and cultural needs of the patients with cancer and their families.
• To develop a positive, realistic and supportive attitude to ensure that the needs of the patient and family are met.
• Using the information obtained from nursing history assessments and from subsequent observations, to identify the patient’s individual nursing problems and needs, and to plan and implement care.
• To set goals for the resolution of each of the identified nursing problems, and to help the patient achieve these goals through appropriate care planning.
• To document and evaluate care given and discuss progress, condition and treatment with colleagues, alerting the Sister/Charge Nurse of the patient’s changing health care needs.

Person specification:Education/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 speciality, 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 speciality to be confident and competent in using the required skills to do the job.
• Desirable criteria: Experience in chemotherapy administration, Experience in Clinical Management, Evidence of relevant teaching experience, Knowledge and understanding of clinical trials management.

Skills Abilities/knowledge:

• Desirable criteria: Experience in oncology or area of specialty, Venepuncture and/or cannulation skills, Computer Literacy (e.g. use of Microsoft Word and Outlook).

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. Please ensure your information is accurate to avoid errors with processing your application.

Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff: At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can 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, through 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.