Haematology/Oncology Senior Staff Nurse

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Job summary

These are exciting times for nursing in a progressive and rapidly expanding cancer centre. Adult cancer nursing in the Macmillan Cancer Centre comprises of 4 departments;o Supportive Care: Red Cell/General Haematology area provides care for haemoglobinopathy patients as well as follow-up and treatments for patients who have undergone high dose chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant.o Chemotherapy Daycare: A busy and varied Oncology and Haematology chemotherapy suite.o Apheresis: A highly respected Apheresis service which includes the peripheral blood stem cell harvest programme, and therapeutic plasma exchange.o Ambulatory Care: where patients undergo high dose chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant as a day-case while staying in a nearby hotel.

We provide highly specialised care for adults who have both a cancer and non-cancer diagnoses and cover a wide range of both haematological and oncology diseases. We are open between 8am and 8pm Monday to Saturday, with Ambulatory Care open every day of the week. Staff in this friendly and supportive team develop a range of advanced skills and knowledge by rotating between the 4 main adult nursing treatment areas within the Centre.The successful applicant will need to have a minimum of 12 months post registration experience within an acute healthcare setting. Oncology or haematology experience is desirable, but not essential, as we are looking for high calibre nurses with potential.

Main duties of the job

This is a fast track development role for the unit. The successful candidate will be given the opportunity to develop as a qualified haemato-oncology nurse by working in the 4 main areas (about the largest in the UK). He/She will be supported in their fast development by the nursing team and clinical practice facilitators to become competent in care of the cancer patient, including blood and IV administration and the safe administration ofchemotherapy.. Successful candidates will receive local orientation and ongoing specialtytraining and support

About us

o Introduce the team, the atmosphere, the work ethic and the benefits.o In addition to this you can add a supporting word document about the benefit entitlement, annual leave, cycle to work, etc.o This field could be the same for all adverts, so you could create a templated answer to distribute to your recruitment teams.

We have a highly skilled, diverse team of staff working in MCC daycare in a very nurseled environment. You will be able to develop key working relationships with all members of the multi-professional team, including nursing and medical staff, allied health professionals and support workers. We are an extremely professional team that work in a fast-paced, evolving unit with an excellent reputation for our care and services.Alongside the working environment you will have access to social events and staff wellbeing from the staff who organize team events to access to complementary therapy on the unit.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For detailed information about this role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification ( Supporting Documents).

Job description
Job responsibilities

For detailed information about this role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification ( Supporting Documents).

Person Specification

Knowledge & Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Adult)
• Minimum 45 credits at Level 3 or equivalent (30 of which must be haematology / cancer nursing education) or equivalent experience in the specialty
• Teaching qualification or equivalent
• Studying towards a degree or willing to undertake

Desirable

• Attained a Bachelor or Masters Degree

Experience

Essential

• Proven clinical experience at Band 5 (or equivalent) with relevant haemato-oncology experience

Patient Care

Essential

• Chemotherapy competent, advanced IV administration skills
• Able to act as a patient educator

Communication & Customer Care

Essential

• Able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Able to act as a patient advocate

Personal & people development (KSF)

Essential

• Demonstrates evidence of professional development
• Demonstrates evidence of being able to educate others within the specialty
• Experience of facilitating practice and acting as a mentor

Quality and service improvement (KSF)

Essential

• Develops commitment to research and evidence based practice
• Demonstrates understanding of audit and quality issues
• Demonstrates ability to participate in risk management
• Demonstrates ability to innovate / change practice to maximise patient care (appropriate to grade)

Information processing (IT skills)

Essential

• Computer literacy

Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Adult)
• Minimum 45 credits at Level 3 or equivalent (30 of which must be haematology / cancer nursing education) or equivalent experience in the specialty
• Teaching qualification or equivalent
• Studying towards a degree or willing to undertake

Desirable

• Attained a Bachelor or Masters Degree

Experience

Essential

• Proven clinical experience at Band 5 (or equivalent) with relevant haemato-oncology experience

Patient Care

Essential

• Chemotherapy competent, advanced IV administration skills
• Able to act as a patient educator

Communication & Customer Care

Essential

• Able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Able to act as a patient advocate

Personal & people development (KSF)

Essential

• Demonstrates evidence of professional development
• Demonstrates evidence of being able to educate others within the specialty
• Experience of facilitating practice and acting as a mentor

Quality and service improvement (KSF)

Essential

• Develops commitment to research and evidence based practice
• Demonstrates understanding of audit and quality issues
• Demonstrates ability to participate in risk management
• Demonstrates ability to innovate / change practice to maximise patient care (appropriate to grade)

Information processing (IT skills)

Essential

• Computer literacy

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

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. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship

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. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address

MCC

Huntley Street

London

WC1E 6AG

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