Job summary
- Main area
- breast oncology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Fixed Tem)
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 418-CAN2256-VR-A
- Employer
- Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Luton & Dunstable
- Town
- Luton
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Breast Oncology Staff Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
We currently have a great opportunity for a dynamic, motivated and experienced nurse to join our Breast Cancer team. If you take pride and ownership in delivering a high standard of patient care with oncology experience this would be a great opportunity.
Main duties of the job
We currently have a great opportunity for a dynamic, motivated and experienced nurse to join our Breast Cancer team. If you take pride and ownership in delivering a high standard of patient care with oncology experience this would be a great opportunity.
The role will involve studies working as part of a pro-active, multi-professional Breast Cancer team, as well as the acute Oncology team.
This post involves working closely with the Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist, Acute Oncology CNS, Chemotherapy unit, patients, relatives as well as clinical staff including consultants, wider CNS team and administrative staff.
Working for our organisation
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology.
Our Values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To support the Breast Care Nurse Team providing supportive care and information within the outpatient setting to patients and their families with breast cancer.
The post holder will provide a high standard of nursing care by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of patient care. To work closely with the breast care multi-disciplinary team members to ensure patients are supported and their needs are assessed within the outpatient setting.
To promote a patient focused approach to care in collaboration with all relevant health care professionals.
The staff nurse is a member of the multi-disciplinary team providing skilled care and advice to cancer patients and their families / partners / friends in the inpatient and outpatient setting.
The staff nurse will assist in the management and organisation of the nursing service in all clinical cancer areas when required
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Including:
Chemotherapy Unit
Tumour site Multi-disciplinary teams / Clinical Nurse Specialists
Acute Oncology Service
Pharmacy
Pathology
Administration services
Emergency service
Person specification
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Ability to prioritise and organise workload • Ability to assess, plan and evaluate patient care needs according to the individual
Desirable criteria
- • Computer/IT literate • Cannulation and venepuncture skills • Intravenous drug administration skills • Port a caths, and PICC • Involvement in standard setting and audit
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Current Registered Nurse with the NMC or working towards (e.g. IELTs, CBT, OSCE) • Degree in Nurse related specialty or working towards
Desirable criteria
- • Mentorship or teaching qualification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Demonstrates awareness of current changes in the NHS – in particular related to Nursing • Evidence of further education, training and on-going learning
Desirable criteria
- • Knowledge of clinical effectiveness, research and audit
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
- jan chalkley
- Job title
- DHON
- Email address
- [email protected]
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