# Senior Staff Nurse - Derek Mitchell Unit > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-staff-nurse-derek-mitchell-unit/c7cd229b-c12b-4563-8a60-824d674a4612 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-staff-nurse-derek-mitchell-unit/c7cd229b-c12b-4563-8a60-824d674a4612.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 Per Annum Including High Cost Area - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (2 weeks long day and 2 weeks night combine (11.5 hrs per shift)) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-22T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-08T12:22:10.748Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Kings_College_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Haematology_Unit/Haematology_Unit-v8011952 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8011952?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kch.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are recruiting Band 6 Haemato‑Oncology Senior Staff Nurses to provide specialist expertise and leadership within our Haematology inpatient services on the Derek Mitchell Unit. We are seeking experienced nurses with recognised chemotherapy and haemato‑oncology qualifications, confident in shift coordination and committed to delivering high‑quality, compassionate care. This role offers the opportunity to demonstrate advanced clinical skills, lead and support junior staff, and contribute to service development, audit and quality improvement. King’s is a leading centre for malignant and non‑malignant haematological conditions, with the UK’s largest BMT programme and extensive inpatient and ambulatory services. For an informal visit, please contact Venesha Cameron, Derek Mitchell Unit Ward Manager, at \[email protected\] or 020 3299 3611. ### Main duties of the job - To provide expert, holistic care of a high standard to both the patients and their relatives within the King's College Hospital - To take direct managerial responsibility for the clinical area in the absence of or as delegated by the Ward Sister/ Charge Nurse/ Head of Department - To assist in the leadership and development of an identified group of nurses within the ward complement. - To act as a clinical resource within the ward and across the Care Group as necessary. To act as a positive role model to junior staff members. Particular emphasis is put at Kings on the need to ensure that all staff recognize their responsibility to deliver services in a high quality, courteous, patient focused manner and to maintain patient confidentiality at all times. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities A Band 6 Haematology Senior Staff Nurse delivers advanced clinical care including central line management, chemotherapy‑related interventions, blood product administration, stem‑cell transfusions, and ongoing assessment and coordination of complex patients. They act as a clinical resource, maintain accurate records, uphold evidence‑based practice, and support quality improvement. They provide leadership and shift coordination, manage workload and staffing, liaise with medical teams and bed managers, and contribute to risk management and service development. The role includes mentoring junior staff, supervising competencies, supporting education, and participating in research. They also manage team performance, support wellbeing, maintain compliance with policies, promote safeguarding, and uphold infection‑control standards. ## Job Details We are recruiting Band 6 Haemato‑Oncology Senior Staff Nurses to provide specialist expertise and leadership within our Haematology inpatient services on the Derek Mitchell Unit. We are seeking experienced nurses with recognised chemotherapy and haemato‑oncology qualifications, confident in shift coordination and committed to delivering high‑quality, compassionate care. This role offers the opportunity to demonstrate advanced clinical skills, lead and support junior staff, and contribute to service development, audit and quality improvement. King’s is a leading centre for malignant and non‑malignant haematological conditions, with the UK’s largest BMT programme and extensive inpatient and ambulatory services. For an informal visit, please contact Venesha Cameron, Derek Mitchell Unit Ward Manager, at \[email protected\] or 020 3299 3611. ## Job Description To provide expert, holistic care of a high standard to both the patients and their relatives within the King's College Hospital To take direct managerial responsibility for the clinical area in the absence of or as delegated by the Ward Sister/ Charge Nurse/ Head of Department To assist in the leadership and development of an identified group of nurses within the ward complement. To act as a clinical resource within the ward and across the Care Group as necessary. To act as a positive role model to junior staff members. Particular emphasis is put at Kings on the need to ensure that all staff recognize their responsibility to deliver services in a high quality, courteous, patient focused manner and to maintain patient confidentiality at all times. ## Responsibilities A Band 6 Haematology Senior Staff Nurse delivers advanced clinical care including central line management, chemotherapy‑related interventions, blood product administration, stem‑cell transfusions, and ongoing assessment and coordination of complex patients. They act as a clinical resource, maintain accurate records, uphold evidence‑based practice, and support quality improvement. They provide leadership and shift coordination, manage workload and staffing, liaise with medical teams and bed managers, and contribute to risk management and service development. The role includes mentoring junior staff, supervising competencies, supporting education, and participating in research. They also manage team performance, support wellbeing, maintain compliance with policies, promote safeguarding, and uphold infection‑control standards. ## Person Specification ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - 1st level Registered General Nurse - Further professional studies relevant to the clinical area - Mentorship programme or equivalent teaching qualification - Recognized Chemotherapy Course **Desirable** - Degree in Nursing or Equivalent ### Knowledge, Experience & Skills **Essential** - Demonstrable clinical expertise, relevant to the area. - Able to contribute to the development of students, nurses and oneself - Able to contribute to develop the workplace as a learning environment - Previous experience of leading change in a clinical environment X - Communication skills – able to relate and communicate with patients and staff at all levels and from different professions. Adapts communication style as necessary and is able to work with and through others. - Ability to organise and manage day to day departmental activities and the activities of large multidisciplinary team within this. - Competent in Stem Cell administration ## Documents - [band 6 jd (pdf, 344.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10297611) - [denmark hill site map (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=606) - [visa and sponsorship information (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2817) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.