Job summary
- Main area
- Cancer Care
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: 12 months secondment can be considered
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 188-SNM041124
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospital Southampton
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £37,338.00- £44,962.00 Per Annum (PA) Pro Rata
- Closing
- 03/12/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 12/12/2024
Employer heading
Macmillan Acute Oncology Service Sister / Charge Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
The Macmillan Acute Oncology Service is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated permanent Band 6. This exciting opportunity is for leaders who thrive in an emergency environment, enjoy fast-paced care, and are passionate about helping us shape the future! You'll need to have skills in leadership, be forward-thinking, innovative, and capable of delegating effectively.
The successful candidate will be joining one of the largest Acute Oncology Units in the country. Our service is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and provides front-door assessments to patients who experience side effects from cancer or its treatments. This exciting opportunity will help you develop the skills to become a UKONS telephone triage nurse, where you will triage patients over the phone and direct them to the appropriate pathways.
If you have a passion for cancer care and would like a career in helping to lead an acute admissions unit, then this is the job for you!
Working for our organisation
As one of the largest acute teaching trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.
At UHS, we are committed to providing a flexible working environment. We believe that achieving a positive work-life balance benefits everyone. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.
We’re proud to have been voted in the top five acute trusts for our commitment to supporting our staff to achieve work-life balance.
UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme and life insurance.
You will have the opportunity to take courses such as:
- The Fundamentals of Cancer Care
- SACT Administration
- Intermediate Management Course
- UKONS Triage
- Cancer Care Acuity
- The Fundamentals of Acute Care
Specific to this role we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Provide professional nursing leadership to the team and have excellent communication skills.
- Provide high standards of care for patients, carrying out all aspects of nursing by planning, implementing, and evaluating care.
- Maintain clear and accurate records of observations and treatments, and ensure compliance with UHS policies and standards of the trust.
- Encourage effective working relationships and the development of a cohesive nursing team, working with a common philosophy.
- Stay updated with clinical developments and research findings, initiate changes that benefit the standard of care for patients, and encourage staff to do the same.
- Be skilled in high-level problem solving, organizational skills, and have a positive approach to challenges.
- Take charge of the day-to-day service and coordinate cancer care admissions and inpatient bed flow.
- Be a key member of the MAOS MDT with a common philosophy. Be part of a team dedicated to making a difference for our patients in cancer care.
- Have flexibility in shift patterns.
- Be involved in continuous learning and development with opportunities to attend courses such as the Introduction to Cancer Care, Fundamentals of Cancer Care, and SACT (Systemic Anticancer Treatments).
- Train in and manage the UKONS 24-hour emergency phoneline.
- Hold the staffing bleep for cancer care and be involved in staffing to ensure safe staffing levels.
Person specification
Skills and competencies
Essential criteria
- Microsoft Office skills
- Communication
- Self-motivated
- Problem solving
- Delegation
- Leadership
- Motivational
- Teamwork
- General IT skills
- Prioritisation
- Working under pressure
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Patient First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Qualified Nurse (Degree/Diploma)
- Registered nurse on appropriate part of the register
- Significant post registration experience / qualification / training, including experience and knowledge within relevant speciality
- Ward management experience
- Knowledge of current issues within acute Health Service
- Experience in an acute hospital setting
- Provide evidence of supporting / managing a range of learners in practice
- Provide evidence of supporting colleagues to promote effective learning in practice
- Ability to demonstrate clinical decision making and judgement
- Commitment to the post and Care Group responsibilities
- Commitment to continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Experience in handling adverse events and complaints
- Appraisal skills
- Act in the role of Practice Assessor or supporting the progression of learners / supporting challenges as needed
- Some insight into budget management
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Irysh Gerbolingo
- Job title
- Ward Leader Macmillan Acute Oncology Service
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02381201921
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