Job summary
- Main area
- Oncology
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 153-SP03873
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Poole Hospital
- Town
- Poole
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Oncology Day Care
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
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Staff Nurse in our Oncology/Haematology department within Poole Hospital's Dorset Cancer Centre, covering the Dorset area.
The post will involve working within the Oncology/Haematology Day Care, delivering systemic anti-cancer treatments.
We are looking for a flexible, motivated band 5 to join our team. It is essential to be organised, and have the ability to manage your own work load.
The post holder must be able to maintain and facilitate a high standard of care for patients and their family or carers, while working with all members of the MDT and supporting the senior team.
This role requires NMC Registration with one year post registration experience.
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 team mates 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
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registration on Part 1 or 12 of NMC Register (RGN or RN Adult)
Desirable criteria
- Recognised Oncology/Haematology course
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Anatomy and Physiology for relevant clinical area
- To have knowledge of systemic anti-cancer Treatments and the administration of these or a willingness to learn
- Knowledge of acute oncology Emergencies, care and treatment
Desirable criteria
- Care of patient receiving radiotherapy
- Care of immuno-compromised patient
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 1 years post-registration experience
- Administration of systemic anti-cancer therapy or (willingness to learn)
- Acute Oncology including Oncology/Haematology emergencies or (willingness to learn)
Desirable criteria
- Previous care of oncology patients
Other
Essential criteria
- Cannulation and phlebotomy
- Effective communication skills – both written and verbal / non-verbal
- Excellent time management skills
- Flexibility/Adaptability to be able to work across the Directorate as required to meet patient needs
- Intravenous administration of drugs
- Decision making skills – clinical and non-clinical
Desirable criteria
- Recognised cytotoxic systemic anticancer treatment course
- Ability to manage resources
- Use of Hickman and PICC lines
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
- Christopher Senior
- Job title
- Charge Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 2532
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