Main area: Haematology and Oncology
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
37.5 hours per week (shift pattern includes weekend and night rotation working)
Job ref: 156-6564462
Employer: Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Cornwall Hospital
Town: Truro
Salary: pa pro rata
Closing: 07/11/2024 23:59
Staff Nurse
Band 5
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Staff Nurse with a keen interest in cancer services to join our incredible team. Experience within this specialty is desired but not essential as we are able to provide a thorough training programme.
The post-holder will be based on Lowen Ward, however there is an expectation that nurses will be willing to support our sister day case unit, The Headland Unit, should the need arise.
Lowen Ward is a 24 bedded ward caring for Haematology and Oncology patients requiring inpatient treatment. Patients are admitted to Lowen Ward for intervention at varying points during their cancer journey. We also care for patients post stem cell transplantation undertaken at Derriford Hospital.
To support and enhance our nurses, we have in house practice educators who work closely with new starters and guide our nurses to becoming competent in the delivery of systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT). It is an expectation of all our Staff Nurses that they will undertake this training.
On-going education and development is actively encouraged and there is access to degree level modules in Chemotherapy, Oncology and Haematology. These posts will provide an opportunity for the successful candidate to significantly develop their clinical skills and knowledge base.
Full and part time hours are available.
Informal visits and discussions are actively encouraged.
Main duties of the job
Our new ward provides a:
- 24-bed Haematology and Oncology ward
- Haematology/Oncology Day Assessment (HODA) which is our ambulatory emergency day care unit to support acute oncology patients
- Palliative Care Suite with a safe and private sensory courtyard garden
- Iodine Therapy Suite
We have an improved space for the care of patients with Cancer; the new Haematology/Oncology Unit is now a contemporary clinical environment delivering the highest standards of care and infection prevention and control.
To be able to provide this additional capacity and enhanced services we are looking to recruit motivated and enthusiastic nursing staff that can take Cancer Nursing care into the next decade and beyond.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust Cancer Services Team is moving forward with innovative ways of working. Nurses who have the specialist skills to deliver SACT and the ongoing requirement to maintain these skills with annual assessment should be valued and recognised. Not only are we committed to investing in education, development and innovative practice, but we are also able to offer an annual payment of £1,500 pro rata to those with SACT skills whether bringing them to the department or on completion of their specialist training.
Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.
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Person specification
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse
- Assessing and Mentoring qualification
- NVQ Assessors course
- Possession of degree or in the process of obtaining
- Training in the administration of SACT
Experience
- 2 years Post-registration experience
- Experience of supervising and assessing students
- Previous experience in the relevant specialty
- Ability to plan and prioritise care for patients
- Ability to work well both in a team and on own initiative
- Administration of IV drugs
- Good time management and teaching skills
- Central venous access management
- Ability to cope in distressing situations
- Cannulation
- Venepuncture
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Benefits include optional pension and life assurance. The Trust has a dedicated Childcare Co-ordination Team who can support and advise staff on childcare related issues.
We are committed to ensuring our staff are developed, engaged and supported to work in different ways to support a changing environment in which we operate and deliver services.
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust is a non-smoking organisation. Smoking will not be permitted on any of the sites.
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Update – NHS employees/applicants of frontline posts at the Royal Cornwall Trust are no longer required to be fully vaccinated against COVID by 1 April 2022. This is pending the public consultation and Parliamentary review announced by the government. We may however request immunisation status but this will not impact working with the Trust.
Royal Cornwall Hospital is an Equal Opportunities employer.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: please read the "guidance notes for applicants" document at the bottom of the screen before applying for this position.
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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.
For further inquiries, please contact Sarah Caskey, Clinical Matron via switchboard on tel: 01872 250000.
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