Charge Nurse

Job overview

Are you highly motivated, enthusiastic, and forward thinking? Do you have excellent communication skills and the ability to lead and motivate nursing staff to provide high quality patient focussed care. If so we could have the perfect job for you!

The Unit is a dedicated Private Care Surgical department consisting of 6 individual bays and 2 consulting rooms.  It specialises in the provision of high quality care to patients undergoing oncology diagnostic procedures and surgical treatment, from pre-assessment to nurse-led discharge. It is also a key part of the seamless pathway for patients undergoing oncology surgery that requires hospital admission.

The successful candidate will be an oncology nurse with proven leadership skills and the vision and passion to help develop a new service and optimise high quality patient care. We need a good team player who will work with the Matron and nursing team leaders to help foster good communication and improved processes to enhance the patient pathway. This is a demanding but very rewarding role with a Trust that is committed to the ongoing development of its staff. An ideal next step if you have the right blend of skills and experience to join us.

You must possess a first level degree and a relevant oncology or cancer qualification and demonstrable experience in a cancer setting. We are looking for a strong clinical leader with good collaborative skills who is enthusiastic about enhancing patient care through service improvement.

Main duties of the job

• To create and maintain a safe, therapeutic clinical environment for all patients and their families who attend the Private Care Day Surgical Unit (PPDSU). To co-ordinate all functions and activities within the specialist clinical environment of pre-assessment, day case and inpatient day of surgery.
• The role includes working alongside Theatres, CCU, Interventional Radiology, Admissions and Pre-assessment and The Clinical Site Practitioner team and the Wards.
• The Sister / Charge Nurse will provide strong leadership, co-ordinate training of the PPDSU team, provide good communication, teamwork and collaboration with all surgical colleagues.
• Ensure all activities are carried out according to the NMC Code of Conduct and the Royal Marsden NHS foundation Trust Policies and Procedures. This role is an exciting opportunity for an experienced registered nurse seeking a new challenge as a Sister / Charge Nurse. The successful applicant should have a flexible approach to their duties, excellent communication, administrative and IT skills and be supportive and open to new initiatives

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification

Clinical Leadership

• Manage a co-ordinated nursing service in liaison with all members of the multi-disciplinary team maximising high quality patient care.
• To maintain clinical credibility through practice and to utilise the findings of nursing research and evidence based care to optimise high quality patient care.
• To monitor and review nursing practice regularly, participating in audits and data gathering using trust information systems in accordance with Trust policy and NMC Guidelines.
• To maintain the continuity of quality nursing care that responds flexibly to patients’ and carers’ needs and includes a safe discharge to the community or relevant care setting.
• Monitoring of trends and prevalence’s of clinical incidents according to the Trust’s Clinical Governance Guidance and Directives and develop strategies to prevent them reoccurring.