Job summary
- Main area
- Cancer
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (9-5)
- Job ref
- 359-6219164-T1-B
- Employer
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Maidstone Hospital
- Town
- Maidstone
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Practice Development Nurse - Haematology
Band 7
Job overview
The Practice Development Nurse will work in partnership with the Matrons, Head of Nursing, Clinical Director and General Managers, in the development of this service. You should possess excellent communication skills, be systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) trained and be visible and accessible with quality and standards as your priority. In addition you must be able to influence and negotiate in order to improve the haematology (SACT) pathway.
Main duties of the job
You should possess excellent communication skills, be visible and accessible with quality and standards as your priority. In addition you must be able to influence and negotiate in order to improve the haematology (SACT) pathway.
Working for our organisation
MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England. We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
You will be expected to attend the Trust’s 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time (please email [email protected] if this is problematic) and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Enhanced level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Interview Date: To be confirmed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Degree in Cancer Nursing or related subject
- SACT qualification and competence
Desirable criteria
- MSc or willingness to work towards.
- Teaching qualification and evidence of proficient teaching skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of leading and developing staff,
- Evidence of teaching nursing staff
- Compassion, diplomacy and assertiveness,
- Recognises and is confident in resolving conflict,
- Able to think creatively and with innovation,
- Effective nurse leader,
- 5 years of experience in senior nursing post within cancer care as Band 6 or above, or equivalent,
- Evidence of service development
Desirable criteria
- Proven track record of managing change
Skills
Essential criteria
- Track record of team building and good working relationships
- Advance knowledge in cancer care and chemotherapy
- Clinical competency for chemotherapy
- Evidence of clinical skills such as care of CVADS, Venepuncture, Cannulation and administration of systemic anti-cancer drugs
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Desirable criteria
- Developed teaching programmes for nurses with evidence based practice.
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
- Lisa Godsiff
- Job title
- SACT Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07955 434082
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