Staff Nurse (Band 5) - OCC RDAC

Job overview

There are many new and exciting innovative opportunities for a Band 5 nurse within the Royal Marsden Trust.  This is a great opportunity to develop your existing skills and knowledge, but also to learn new one’s in caring for cancer patients at all points of their cancer pathway. If you are passionate about making a real difference to patients’ experiences, understand their anxieties and wish to gain an insight into cancer care, we would love to hear from you.

Our new state-of-the-art Cancer centre opened in Sutton in July 2023. The post holder will work in the new cancer centre, spending time working in the Rapid Diagnostic Centre & Outpatients.

You will work in a variety of clinics, including one-stop breast clinics, nurse-led wound care clinics and assessing patients pre and post operatively and much more. You will assist with diagnostic procedures and minor procedures within dermatology, plastics, sarcoma and breast.

The successful candidate will be a qualified Staff Nurse with experience of working in an acute hospital setting. We are looking for someone who is flexible, a good team player with a real commitment to providing good quality patient care.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Sister Mandy Townsend ext 4234 or Sister Jane Kimaru ext 1342.

Main duties of the job

• To plan, document, deliver and evaluate evidence-based nursing care for patients in a responsible and efficient way, which has been drawn up in conjunction with the co-ordinator of the shift
• To develop a greater awareness and understanding of the needs of patients with cancer and the different treatment modalities administered within the unit.
• To develop an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of managing a shift with the guidance of the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

• These responsibilities will be carried out under the guidance of the shift co-ordinator:
• To complete the first level assessment of the patient’s needs to gain an understanding of the physiological, psycho-social, spiritual and cultural needs of the patients with cancer and their families and to develop a positive, realistic and supportive attitude to ensure that the needs of the patient and family are met.
• To assist with teaching patients in preparation for investigations, treatment and home care
• To be aware of the side effects of any treatment in progress, and adopt a problem-solving approach to minimise the potentially adverse reactions.
• Be involved in the direct delivery of skilled specialised nursing care with supervision until competent, e.g. wound dressings, removal of drains, and insertion of urinary catheters.
• To develop an awareness of the protocols involved for patients undergoing clinical trials.
• To deliver high-quality, evidence-based nursing care in a fast-paced diagnostic setting.
• To support patients attending clinics such as breast one-stop, urology, pain clinics, dermatology, and surgical assessments.