Haematology Day Unit - Senior Staff Nurse

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 nurse to join the team on the Haematology Day Unit for malignant and non malignant haematological disorders. Every day is different and offers variety as we cover lots of different treatments and haematological disorders. We are the right unit for learning and gaining more skills with no nights or weekend working.

To support and deputise for the Junior Sister/Charge Nurse to ensure theprovision of excellent nursing care and the effective management of staff and otherresources. In the absence of the Junior Sister to carry out the day-to-day management andco-ordination of the ward/department. To ensure that there are education and trainingopportunities for all staff, including pre and post registration students

Main duties of the job

The candidate will need excellent venepuncture and cannulation skills and have a keen interest in haematology. We have close links to The Royal Marsden, King's College and Kingston universities which provide courses and degree modules specific to haematology. The successful applicant will join a highly skilled specialist team that offer treatments including chemotherapy, blood product transfusions and venesections to patients with both malignant and non-malignant haematological conditions.The post holder will be expected to provide and maintain high standards of care to our patients, be able to work autonomously as well as part of a cohesive team, have excellent communication skills and work within the multidisciplinary team. You will need to demonstrate the ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to this highly specialist group of patients. The successful applicant must beable to organise and prioritise their own work load, to work within an environment that requires flexibility and the need to work under pressure.

About us

With nearly9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification which contains more information about the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Experience

Essential

• Three years qualified, with at least 18 months experience in Haem/Onc
• Chemotherapy competent
• Cannulation and venepuncture
• Competent to access PICC and Hickman lines

Desirable

• Experience working in Day Care/Ambulatory Care
• Completed a Haem/Onc course

Organisational Management

Essential

• Able to co-ordinate a shift
• Demonstrates an understanding of the assessment process for student nurses

Desirable

• Knowledge of peer review
• Mentorship qualification

Person Specification
Qualifications/Experience

Essential

• Three years qualified, with at least 18 months experience in Haem/Onc
• Chemotherapy competent
• Cannulation and venepuncture
• Competent to access PICC and Hickman lines

Desirable

• Experience working in Day Care/Ambulatory Care
• Completed a Haem/Onc course

Organisational Management

Essential

• Able to co-ordinate a shift
• Demonstrates an understanding of the assessment process for student nurses

Desirable

• Knowledge of peer review
• Mentorship qualification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.
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Employer details

Employer name

St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address

St Georges Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT

London

SW17 0QT

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