Staff Nurse (Band 6) – Centre for Urgent Care

Staff Nurse (Band 6) – Centre for Urgent Care

An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced staff nurse for the Centre for Urgent Care (CUC) based at the Sutton site. The post involves working across both CUC and providing advanced nursing care to patients of the Royal Marsden Hospital who present with acute symptoms related to their disease or treatment. The role requires excellent clinical decision-making and diagnostic skills to appropriately manage patients both in person and via telephone consultations.

Responsibilities

• 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 organisation and running of clinical trials, including recruitment, education and monitoring of patients entering a trial and liaison with trial sponsors.
• To assume personal accountability for nursing care delivered to a patient in accordance with the NMC code of conduct.
• 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 local or Trust initiatives to ensure continuous improvement of service quality 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.
• To help foster a supportive working environment and maintain staff morale.
• To provide skilled care and expertise in venepuncture and/or cannulation, assessing patients for a suitable central venous access device.
• To educate patients on the care and management of central venous access devices and adopt a problem‑solving approach to managing complications.
• To be knowledgeable of any treatment in progress in the specialty they are working in, adopting a problem‑solving approach to symptom management and minimising adverse reactions. Once suitably trained, administer/check cytotoxic drugs, intravenous antibiotics, novel therapies, trial drugs and supportive therapies, including all necessary blood products.
• To look after all patients in protective and contact isolation as necessary with strict infection control measures, while educating and providing psychosocial support to them, their families and junior staff.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• NMC Registration
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• RMH Certificate in Intravenous Drug Administration (or to be obtained within three months of appointment)
• Qualification in oncology or speciality
• Diploma or Degree level study (or equivalent)
• Recognised teaching qualification

Experience

• Experience in intravenous drug administration
• Sufficient post‑registration nursing experience in oncology or speciality to be confident and competent in using the required skills to do the job
• Experience in chemotherapy administration
• Experience in clinical management
• Evidence of relevant teaching experience
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical trials management

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

• Evidence of effective interpersonal skills with particular ability to liaise with multidisciplinary team members
• Evidence of working cooperatively in a team
• Ability to demonstrate self‑motivation and work with minimal supervision
• Ability to work accurately and reliably under pressure
• Ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise
• Evidence of commitment to customer care initiatives
• Knowledge and understanding of quality issues
• Ability to coordinate as shift/department
• Experience in oncology or area of speciality
• Venepuncture and/or cannulation skills
• Evidence of understanding of the NHS Plan and current NHS issues
• Computer literacy (e.g., use of Microsoft Word and Outlook)

Other

• Flexibility to meet the needs of the service (e.g. shift work)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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