Senior Staff Nurse (Band 6) Admissions and Pre-assessment in Sutton

The Admissions & Pre-Assessment team in Sutton are looking for a highly motivated individual with excellent communication skills to complete our team. The team consists of Nurses, anaesthetists, health care assistants, administrators, technicians (CPET and ECHO), research nurses and anaemia service CNS. We provide a nurse-led clinic supported by our anaesthetic consultants for patients undergoing surgery for a range of procedures and specialties. We also support the elective admission pathway in the hospital and work closely with the Clinical site practitioners. We work collaboratively with the Endoscopy, interventional radiology, private care and day surgery teams. Our aim is to provide safe effective pre-operative care and we are responsible for ensuring a safe patient assessment in line with Royal Marsden and National guidelines and deliver a high standard of care with a patient-centred approach.

Recently, this team has supported the pre-operative pathway for oncology patients across London to continue to deliver as much cancer treatment as possible, with the initial focus being surgery. We are looking for someone with a positive and progressive attitude, ability to problem solve, competent in advanced assessment skills and works well in a multi-disciplinary team.

• To coordinate and supervise a shift, communicating effectively with members of a multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality, evidence-led care to patients.
• To exercise clinical judgment and decision making about patient needs in terms of long term goals or plans.
• To participate fully in the day to day organization and running of clinical trials including the recruitment, education and monitoring of patients entering a clinical trial and liaison as required with trial sponsors.
• To assume personal accountability for nursing care delivered to a patient in accordance with the NMC code of conduct.
• Promote a safe clinical environment for all patients, visitors and staff.
• Participate in Trust initiatives around infection control and care quality indicators.
• Assist with any local or trust initiatives to ensure the continuous improvement of the quality of services and safeguarding of high standards of care.
• Be aware of all hospital policies and procedures and collaborate with other health care professionals to ensure that these are observed.
• Help foster a supportive working environment and maintain staff morale.

About the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust: The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital. At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That’s why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do. At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees' work-life balance.