Job summary
- Main area
- Oncology
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 213-NUR-PRUH-6650605
- Employer
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Princess Royal University Hospital
- Town
- Orpington
- Salary
- £42,939 - £50,697 Per Annum Including High Cost Area
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/10/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Junior Sister - Haemato-Oncology – Chartwell Inpatient
Band 6
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.7 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.
Job overview
We are currently looking for a Junior Sister to join our Chartwell Inpatient team.
Chartwell Inpatient unit is a Haematology and Oncology unit that delivers Systemic Anti Cancer therapies and supportive care to all Haematology and Oncology patients.
If you are a dynamic individual who enjoys a challenge and would like to join a team who are passionate about providing high quality care to their patients, then we want to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
- To provide expert, holistic care of a high standard to both the patients receiving chemotherapy and their relatives within the King's College Hospital.
- Confidently oversea the unit and support colleagues on duty and be responsible for safe chemotherapy delivery in accordance with national and the trust guidance on the delivery of Systematic Anticancer Therapy (SACT) for both cancer and non-cancer indications across the trust.
- Manage and safely administer SACT for patients undergoing clinical trial.
- To take direct managerial responsibility for the clinical area in the absence of or as delegated by the Unit Manager/ Nurse in Charge/ Head of Department.
- To assist in the leadership and development of an identified group of nurses within the unit complement.
- To act as a clinical resource within the unit and across the Care Group as necessary.
- To act as a positive role model to junior staff members. Particular emphasis put at Kings is the need to ensure that all staff recognizes their responsibility to deliver services in a high quality, courteous, patient focused manner and to maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
Working for our organisation
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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 recognise their Page 1 of 8 responsibility to deliver services in a high quality, courteous, patient focused manner and to maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 1st level Registered general Nurse.
Desirable criteria
- A recognised Chemotherapy course.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable interest in and commitment to the professional development of others.
Desirable criteria
- Substantive experience in Haematology/Oncology.
Skills and Competencies.
Essential criteria
- Ability to organise and manage day to day departmental activities and the activities of large multidisciplinary team within this.
- 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.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Eimear Smith
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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