Registered Nurse - Aylesford / Rigby Unit

Job overview

Are you a caring, enthusiastic and innovative registered nurse, competent at intravenous drug administration and with a minimum of 12 months acute post registration experience? If so we would like to hear from you to join our highly motivated and innovative teams.

You will work predominantly at The Rigby Unit (on the Stratford site) but also be flexible to work across The Aylesford Unit (on the Warwick site) when Service need dictates.

The posts offer an exciting opportunity to further develop your clinical and managerial skills within a supportive environment. You will care for a variety of day case patients; the majority of these patients will have cancer. Good communication skills and the ability to work as a team player are essential. Haematology or oncology experience plus clinical skills in venepuncture, peripheral cannulation and chemotherapy administration are desirable but not essential as full training will be given.

You will primarily work from Monday to Friday. This may also include evenings, Saturdays and Bank Holidays on a rotational basis. Flexible team working is essential to meet our service needs.

If you are motivated to deliver excellent evidence based health care and want to work within a progressive, developing team, we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

To perform a pivotal role within the nursing team. To be responsible for the assessment of care needs, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care. To supervise junior staff. To support the senior nurses in the management of the chemotherapy suite, adhering to the policies of the Trust. To deputise for the Clinical Sister in her/his absence.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key result areas - Nursing To lead a team of nurses in the delivery of a high standard of care to a group of patients To be a named nurse/key worker for patients To undertake specialist care for patients including the management of patients receiving Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy and including the management of neutropenic sepsis To undertake venepuncture, peripheral cannulation, intravenous drug and Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy administration To participate in venesections and other procedure clinics To ensure that a high standard of care is maintained To identify any weaknesses that are evident in the delivery of care To ensure that documentation is appropriate and up to date To ensure that all relevant data is collected Communication To maintain good communication with the multi-disciplinary team To maintain good communication with patients and their relatives ensuring they are given as much information relating to their investigations and their disease To communicate complex and sensitive information to patients/carers with cancer. Education To be a role model and perform the role of Mentor to Student Nurses & Preceptor to newly qualified staff To develop opportunities for the training and development of staff To participate in the induction programmes of new staff To evaluate the outcome of learning experiences To participate in the patient education process Management To provide support to peers and junior staff To participate in the management of off duty rotas To participate in promoting innovative practice within the unit

To monitor the safe and effective use of supplies To comply with and ensure that all staff are working in accordance with Trust policies and procedures e.g. patients property, cardiac arrest, fire policy, health and safety, discipline and grievance procedures, major emergency, infection control and that the NMC guidance and Code of Professional Conduct is followed To attend professional meetings and keep abreast of current developments Research To base own practice on current research To evaluate current research findings and if appropriate implement into practice on the ward To participate in clinical audit

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.