Senior Staff Nurse

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Job summary

Band 6 nurse training post (adult or paediatric registrant).

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic nurse to join our Teenage Cancer Trust Unit, caring for young people aged 13-20 years.

Are you an experienced band 5 nurse (paediatric or adult) with at least two years haematology/oncology experience, looking to take the next step and become a band 6? Have you competed chemotherapy workbooks one and two? We are offering a band 6 training post that will support you in this journey. This role offers 6 months on the ward as a band 5 nurse, gaining confidence and signing off competencies. If you meet the set objectives within 6 months, you will be offered the band 6 post with no need to interview again.You will have the opportunity to share and develop knowledge and skills in caring for a range of solid tumours and haematology cancers. You will care for patients undergoing a range of treatments including bone marrow transplant, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

You will be required to demonstrate experience and skills in this area and have leadership, development and organisation skills in order to coordinate safe efficient delivery of care to this patient group.

Main duties of the job

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. In July 2004, we were one of the first NHS trusts to achieve Foundation Trust status.We provide academically-led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas.Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education and world-class research. We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:o University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)o National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgeryo Eastman Dental Hospitalo Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospitalo Heart Hospitalo Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicineo University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centreo The Hospital for Tropical DiseasesWe are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, cardiac, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

About us

Our unit is committed to the care of young people going through a difficult time in their lives; we work very closely with the Teenage Cancer Trust ensuring we treat the young person and not just the cancer. The unit has a group of dedicated nurses who aim to make the unit a pleasant environment. We thrive on team work and are the finalist for the teamwork award in the trust. UCLH was the first hospital in the UK to develop a teenage cancer unit in 1990 and remain the biggest inpatient unit in Europe. Since then, the TYA service has grown in size, activity and complexity and enjoys international recognition. The UCLH TYA primary treatment centre provides world class cancer care in state-of-the-art age appropriate facilities, with the holistic needs of every patient at the forefront of all aspects of care, supported by an expert and extensive multidisciplinary team. We are also the leading centre for adolescent bone marrow transplantation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Job description
Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential

• oRegistered Nurse Part 1, 2 or relevant section of the register
• oAccredited mentorship course or willing to undertake
• oRelevant accredited clinical course (oncology/haematology 30 credits OR equivalent)
• oBSc or working towards

Desirable

• oNVQ assessor

Experience

Essential

• oAt least 2 years' experience in this specialty
• oProficient in chemotherapy administration and advanced IV administration skills or working towards
• oCompletion of chemotherapy workbooks 1 and 2

Communication

Essential

• oCommunicates effectively verbally, in writing and in electronic formats

Quality

Essential

• oDemonstrates understanding of principles of clinical governance, e.g. risk management, audit and quality

Personal and People Development

Essential

• oDemonstrates evidence of professional development in line with KSF, maintains updated portfolio and is able to lead staff reviews and appraisals
• oDemonstrates an awareness of the role of preceptor/facilitator
• oDemonstrates a good understanding of professional boundaries with colleagues, patients and their families, recognising the complexities of caring for teenagers and young adults with cancer

Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential

• oRegistered Nurse Part 1, 2 or relevant section of the register
• oAccredited mentorship course or willing to undertake
• oRelevant accredited clinical course (oncology/haematology 30 credits OR equivalent)
• oBSc or working towards

Desirable

• oNVQ assessor

Experience

Essential

• oAt least 2 years' experience in this specialty
• oProficient in chemotherapy administration and advanced IV administration skills or working towards
• oCompletion of chemotherapy workbooks 1 and 2

Communication

Essential

• oCommunicates effectively verbally, in writing and in electronic formats

Quality

Essential

• oDemonstrates understanding of principles of clinical governance, e.g. risk management, audit and quality

Personal and People Development

Essential

• oDemonstrates evidence of professional development in line with KSF, maintains updated portfolio and is able to lead staff reviews and appraisals
• oDemonstrates an awareness of the role of preceptor/facilitator
• oDemonstrates a good understanding of professional boundaries with colleagues, patients and their families, recognising the complexities of caring for teenagers and young adults with cancer

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

UCLH

235 Euston Road

London,

NW1 2BU

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