Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse

Barts Health NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK healthcare provider in London seeks an experienced Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse to lead the Cancer Assessment Unit. The role requires a proactive clinical leader with oncology nursing experience, capable of ensuring high standards of patient care while mentoring staff. Candidates must hold a nursing degree and possess relevant experience in acute settings. This position offers the opportunity to improve patient outcomes within a dedicated team environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Training and development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience at band 6 or presently working at band 7.
• Experience in chemotherapy hotline triage and ability to give effective information.
• Willingness to undertake training relevant to the role.

Responsibilities

• Lead registered nurses and associated staff in delivering safe patient care.
• Ensure high standards of care and monitor patient experience.
• Provide expert clinical leadership and management.

Skills

Oncology nursing

Leadership

IV therapy competency

Advanced communication

Adaptability

Education

Degree qualification in Nursing or cancer related subject

Working towards master's Qualification

ILS Trained

Tools

Chemotherapy hotline triage

Patient Assessment module

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced & motivated Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse to lead the team on the Cancer Assessment Unit (CAU) including the Cancer Telephone T at St Bartholomew's Hospital.

About the Role: We are seeking a proactive and influential clinical leader to take responsibility for the effective day-to-day organisation and delivery of patient care in our busy Cancer Assessment Unit and Cancer Telephone Triage Hotline service. You will provide the highest standard of holistic patient care in conjunction with the inter-professional team, acting as a professional role model & clinical teacher.

Key responsibilities include: Providing expert clinical leadership and management for nursing and associated staff.

Ensuring high standards of care are monitored and promoted, and patient experience is central to decision-making.

Mentoring supervising staff, participating in the education and training of the nursing team.

Acting as a proficient practitioner & a resource to other clinical areas for your specialist knowledge.

About You: You will be an experienced oncology nurse with current UK professional registration (NMC) and a wide range of managerial skills. Educated to degree level you will have evidence of continued professional development & a passion for the patient experience. We are seeking someone who can demonstrate the ability to lead a team effectively, uphold our "WeCare" values, and contribute to our ambition for excellence

Main duties of the job

The post holder will lead the 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 have overall responsibility for the Chemotherapy Hotline service ensuring it is adequately resourced, and audit of theservice provided.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, Degree qualification in Nursing or cancer related subject.
• IV therapy competency
• UKON's triage trained
• REACT / SIREN or equivalent
• Working towards master's Qualification
• Advanced communication
• Leadership Course
• ILS Trained

Experience

• Minimum 2 years' experience at band 6 or presently working at band 7
• 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

Knowledge

• 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

Skills

• 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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.