Senior Staff Nurse (BAND 6) -Horder Ward

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information please refer to the job description and personal specification

Clinical Responsibility - patient care

• The Senior Staff Nurse is responsible for supervising junior and unqualified staff in the delivery of care and to ensure that staff have the necessary knowledge, skills and resources to carry out the care delegated to them.

Education and development Responsibility - own as well as others.

• The Senior Staff Nurse is expected to develop teaching skills by undertaking a relevant teaching and assessing qualification and applying the principles within the clinical setting.

Management and Leadership Responsibility - including human resources, financial and other resources.

Senior Staff Nurse:

• To act as role model and clinical leader to junior staff.
• To utilize managerial skills within the clinical setting. This includes planning duty.
  rotas which match unit needs with available expertise.
• To assist in the ongoing assessment of ward staffing requirements and liaise with the temporary staffing office / clinical site practitioner to ensure required staff numbers and skill mix.
• In rotation with other Senior Staff Nurses, to take charge of the unit in the absence of the Ward / Departmental Sister / Charge Nurse.
• To liaise with other hospital staff and departments to promote and maintain good working relationships, ensuring high standards of services.

Clinical Governance

Senior Staff Nurse:

• To assist the Ward Sister / Charge Nurse in assessing and managing risk within the clinical environment.
• To be aware of the role of the nurse in handling complaints in line with Trust policy.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• NMC Registration
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• RMH Certificate in Intravenous Drug Administration or to be obtained within three months of appointment

Desirable criteria

• Qualification in oncology or speciality
• Diploma or Degree level study (or equivalent)
• Recognised teaching qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• 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

Desirable criteria

• Experience in chemotherapy administration
• Experience in Clinical Management
• Evidence of relevant teaching experience
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical trials management

Skills Abilities/knowledge

Desirable criteria

• Experience in oncology or area of specialty
• Venepuncture and/or cannulation skills
• Computer Literacy (e.g. use of Microsoft Word and Outlook)

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. Please ensure your information is accurate to avoid errors with processing your application

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.

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