Staff Nurse - Cancer Assessment Unit
Posted 9 days 18 hours ago by NHS
The post holder will work as part of a team of registered nurses, nursing associates, health care support workers and student nurses in delivering safe effective care to patients within the Cancer Assessment unit (CAU) in collaboration with the medical and wider MDT teams, ensuring a high-quality service to patients.
The post holder will participate in roles within the unit relevant to role as competencies are developed working in both the Cancer Assessment Unit and covering Chemotherapy Hotline Service.
Main duties of the job- Lead the team of registered nurses, nursing associates, health care support workers and student nurses in delivering safe effective care within the CAU.
- Collaborate with medical and wider MDT teams, ensuring a high-quality service to patients.
- Have overall responsibility for the Chemotherapy Hotline service, ensuring it is adequately resourced and audited.
- Registered Nurse, Degree qualification in Nursing or cancer related subject.
- IV therapy competency
- REACT / SIREN or equivalent
- Working towards master's Qualification
- Advanced communication
- Leadership Course
- ILS Trained
- UKON's triage trained
- Preferably experience of working in as a band 5
- Experience of working in an acute environment, acute wards, A&E type setting with highly developed assessment skills
- Experience in chemotherapy hotline triage and ability to give effective information and guidance
- Willingness to undertake training relevant to the role
- Patient Assessment module
- Ability to adapt and change in an ever-changing situation / environment
- Demonstrate we care values in all aspects of care provided
- SACT competent
- UKON's trained
- In depth knowledge and understanding of cancer patient clinical issues and common oncology emergencies and their management
- Broad understanding of how an assessment unit works and how a chemotherapy hotline service should function
- Knowledge of audit and data collection
- Willingness to undertake any further training and development relative to the role
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.