Staff Nurse (BAND 6) - Goldman Sachs Centre for Urgent Care

Staff Nurse (BAND 6) - Goldman Sachs Centre for Urgent Care NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area Clinical Oncology Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 282-SB

Employer The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Royal Marsden Sutton Town Sutton Salary £44,485 - £52,521 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 16/11/:59

Job overview

A position has become available for a Band 6 nurse for the Centre for Urgent Care (CUC) at the Sutton site of The Royal Marsden Hospital.

This is an exciting opportunity for a suitably experienced registered nurse who is highly motivated and enthusiastic, with a keen interest in caring for Acute Oncology patients.

The post holder should work effectively within a team environment, have good communication skills, initiative, demonstrate enthusiasm about the role and share our passion and vision for providing high quality patient care. We are looking for highly motivated candidate to come and join our specialised team.

The CUC operates Monday to Friday and provides advanced nursing services to Royal Marsden Hospital patients presenting with acute symptoms linked to their condition or treatment, supports those on ambulatory pathways, and offers care for elective patients scheduled for supportive care treatments such as blood transfusions and IV antibiotics.

This role includes daily management and coordination of CUC operations. Candidates should be Registered Nurses with relevant experience in patient assessment, clinical decision-making, diagnostics, and ward or unit management.

The position also involves contributing to service improvement initiatives within CUC and supporting transformation programmes throughout the Trust.

For more information about the post or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Camilla Boyd (Matron) on extension 4492.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will work as a staff nurse within CUC. They will provide a service to ensure the patients who are acutely unwell have an experience that is co-ordinated and efficient.

The postholder will work collaboratively with medical colleagues, advanced nurse practitioners, other clinical and non-clinical staff across the trust and external agencies to ensure that patients receive seamless care across primary, secondary, and tertiary settings.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

• To be able to explain and expand on clinical diagnosis; preparation for investigations; treatment in accordance with the treatment plan recorded in the patient records.
• To assess the educational and informational needs of patients and their family and provide appropriate evidence-based information for their safe management and care.
• To adopt a problem-solving approach to symptom management to minimize adverse reactions.
• To administer / check intravenous antibiotics and supportive therapies, including all necessary blood products.
• To administer medicines as prescribed with adherence to The Code (NMC 2018) and The Royal Marsden Medicines Management Policy.
• To work in collaboration out of hours with the clinical site practitioner (CSP) team, Centre for Urgent Care (CUC) and liaise closely with the clinical team / on call team (medical, surgical SpR, consultants, pharmacist or laboratory service) in order to initiate appropriate care for patients accessing the service.
• To demonstrate a positive, realistic, and supportive attitude to the patient with cancer to ensure that physiological, psycho-social, spiritual, and cultural needs of the patient and family are met.

Person specification Education/Qualifications

• NMC Registration
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Qualification in oncology or speciality Diploma or Degree level study (or equivalent) or willing to undertake
• 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

Skills Abilities/knowledge

• Evidence of effective people skills with ability to liaise with multidisciplinary team members.
• Evidence of working well in a team
• Ability to demonstrate self-motivation
• Ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise.
• Evidence of commitment to customer care initiatives.
• Knowledge and understanding of quality issues
• Computer Literacy (e.g: Microsoft Word and Outlook)
• Venepuncture and cannulation skills
• Evidence of effective negotiating and influencing skills
• Ability to lead a team

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination - What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.