Ward Manager Chemotherapy Inpatients

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With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

We are thrilled to invite applications for the Band 7 Ward Manager (secondment) role at 6 South, our dedicated 13-bed inpatient unit specializing in chemotherapy, scheduled electives, and emergency oncology care. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a highly skilled and established team within a renowned centre for cancer care.

6 South provides comprehensive care for patients undergoing treatment for solid tumours, including a focus on a national centre for Gestational Trophoblastic Disease and a Teenage and Young Adult Service. Our chemotherapy units and inpatient wards treat a diverse range of conditions, and we are deeply committed to entering patients into clinical trials, supported by a large and dynamic research centre onsite.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a nationally recognised team and further your career in oncology nursing. If you are ready to take on a rewarding leadership role, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• As a key member of a multi professional team, ensure appropriate referral and discussion with other members of the team to optimise patient care.
• Ensure patients are assessed, have care plans that are implemented and evaluated in accordance with Trust's evidence based procedural documents.
• To have local open and transparent communication channels that support the ward team to do the right thing for people we care for, to be bold when they have good ideas and to speak up when things go wrong.
• Act as a clinical expert within sphere of work.
• Have continuous responsibility for the ward area, providing visible professional leadership and line management for a team of nursing and support staff.
• Ensure staffing is in line with Trust policy.
• Manage budgets and resources efficiently and effectively.
• Be responsible for the safety and cleanliness of the clinical environment.
• Champion a culture of learning and quality improvement in the clinical area.
• The post holder will have supernumerary status

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education/ qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse (level 1)
• Post registration Course related to speciality
• Chemotherapy course at level 6 or 7 with 2 years minimum administration of cytotoxics

Desirable criteria

• Leadership qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Minimum 2 years working within oncology
• Band 6 working for minimum of 1 year

Desirable criteria

• Experience of leading and managing
• Experience of managing budgets

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

Essential criteria

• In depth knowledge of speciality and use of evidence-based practice
• Excellent organisational skills and advanced ICT skills, including Microsoft office

Desirable criteria

• Lead service improvement

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

• Job description (PDF, 198.9KB)
• Functional Requirement Form (PDF, 408.6KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)