Junior Sister (BAND 6)-CUC-Chelsea & Royal Marsden Hotline

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced staff nurse for the Centre for Urgent Care (CUC) and Royal Marsden Hotline (RM Hotline) based at the Chelsea site. We are looking for an outstanding individual to join a team of highly experienced nurses who provide excellent nursing care and strive to make a difference.

CUC is opened Monday to Friday from 0800 -2030H and provides advanced nursing care to patients of the Royal Marsden Hospital who present with acute symptoms related to their disease or treatment. It supports patients on an ambulatory care pathway and provides care for elective patients booked for day case procedures.

The Royal Marsden Hotline (RM Hotline) is a 24/7 telephone service which provides patients of the Royal Marsden Hospital with a single point of access for support when they become unwell because of their disease or treatment.

This role involves working across both CUC and RM Hotline and the post requires excellent clinical decision-making and diagnostic skills to appropriately manage patients both in person and via telephone consultations.

Please contact Kimberly Fricker on 02073528171 extension number 4637, if you would like further information about the post or if you would like to arrange an informal visit.

Main duties of the job

• To coordinate and supervise a shift, communicating effectively with members of a multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality, evidence-led care to patients.
• To exercise clinical judgment and decision making about patient needs in terms of long-term goals or plans.
• To participate fully in the day-to-day organization and running of clinical trials including the recruitment, education and monitoring of patients entering a clinical trial and liaison as required with trial sponsors.
• To assume personal accountability for nursing care delivered to a patient in accordance with the NMC code of conduct. There is an expectation for post holders: •To promote a safe clinical environment for all patients, visitors and staff• To participate in Trust initiatives around infection control and care quality indicators• To assist with any local or trust initiatives to ensure the continuous improvement of the  quality of services and safeguarding of high standards of care • To be aware of all hospital policies and procedures and collaborate with other health care professionals to ensure that these are observed.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification

• To be able to explain and expand on clinical diagnosis; preparation for investigations; treatment in accordance with the treatment plan recorded in the patients’ records.
• To assess the educational and informational needs of patients and their family and provide appropriate evidence-based information for their safe management and care.
• To adopt a problem-solving approach to symptom management to minimize adverse reactions.
• To administer / check intravenous antibiotics and supportive therapies, including all necessary blood products.
• To administer medicines as prescribed with adherence to The Code (NMC 2018) and The Royal Marsden Medicines Management Policy.
• To work in collaboration out of hours with the clinical site practitioner (CSP) team, Centre for Urgent Care (CUC) and liaise closely with the clinical team / on call team (medical, surgical SpR, consultants, pharmacist or laboratory service) in order to initiate appropriate care for patients accessing the service