Job summary
- Main area
- Oncology
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 153-SP03351
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Poole Hospital
- Town
- Poole
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 pa pr
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Sandbanks Ward
Band 5
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity to join our small but dedicated and friendly team here at University Hospitals Dorset - Poole Hospital.
Sandbanks Ward is a 23 bedded oncology unit, caring for and supporting patients undergoing various cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Applications are invited from registered nurses who can demonstrate good standards of nursing care, attention to detail and a patient / family centred approach. Previous oncology experience is desirable but not essential.
The post includes internal rotation onto nights and weekend working.
Base Location: Poole Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- NMC registration
Desirable criteria
- Oncology experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Skills
Essential criteria
- Basic IT skills
- Demonstrated ability with vital signs monitoring equipment and adaptability to recognise the deteriorating patient
- Non-IV and IV administration of medication
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Ability to demonstrate fundamental nursing knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Venepuncture and cannulation
- ECG recording
- Catheterisation
- End of life care experience
- Chemotherapy trained
- Acute Oncology Assessment skills
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
- Lydia Bristow
- Job title
- Ward sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 2060
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