Senior Staff Nurse (Band 6) Robert Tiffany Ward

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Band 6 Staff Nurse for Robert Tiffany Ward. The ward consists of 13 rooms, offering specialist facilities to provide excellent ongoing care of patients throughout their cancer journey. Full time and Part time working patterns will be considered.

The successful candidate will have experience in oncology, haematology and surgical patients. The candidate will have experience in chemotherapy or be willing and have the drive and ambition to complete chemotherapy competencies/required training. You will also have  the vision and passion to help optimise high quality patient care and excellent  teamwork. You must be a positive role model and have a willingness to learn and develop.

We follow NICE Safer Staffing guidelines in regard to our ward establishment which has an excellent nurse to patient ratio, this allows us to provide outstanding high-quality care to all our patients. We have a supportive and visible senior management team and actively encourage ward team building activities and social events.

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.  2.    To exercise clinical judgment and decision making about patient needs in terms of long term goals or plans.  3.    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.  4.    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  5.    To help foster a supportive working environment and maintain staff morale

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

• To complete the first level assessment of patients with cancer and their families to gain an understanding of their physiological, psycho-social, spiritual and cultural needs and to develop a positive, realistic and supportive attitude to ensure that these needs are met. This will include:
• Counterchecking patients’ vital signs, blood results, patient body surface area, chemotherapy prescription and consent before administration of treatment.
• Educating patients on their treatment such as indications and side effects.
• Ensuring necessary medication and follow up appointments are obtained.
• To plan, document, deliver and evaluate care plans from admission through to discharge / transfer discussing this with the patient, their family and multi-disciplinary teams and to alert the Sister/Charge Nurse of any changes. To set goals for each of the identified nursing issues and encourage / teach other nursing staff to do the same. To help the patient achieve set goals through care planning.
• As a specialist cancer nurse, to assess the educational and informational needs of the patient and family. This includes producing and using appropriate materials to ensure optimum understanding of nursing care and the likely outcome.