Band 8a Lead Nurse Enhanced POSCU

BHR Hospitals; Romford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 64,000; Part time

Job summary

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Registered Children’s Nurse to lead the Enhanced Pediatrics Oncology Shared Care Unit (POSCU Level A). This permanent post is 0.57 WTE (21.3 hours per week) and involves strategic, professional and clinical leadership for high-quality paediatric oncology care.

You will work closely with the Primary Treatment Centre, Children’s Directorate, community teams and partners to develop the service, while

Qualifications

• Non-medical prescribing qualification and competence in adjusting oral chemotherapy.
• University-accredited course in children's cancer care and/or chemotherapy.
• MSc Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent qualification.

Responsibilities

• Work in close collaboration with the MDT to deliver safe and effective clinical practice, education and training, service development and research/audit within the POSCU 1A service.
• Provide leadership and support to MDT colleagues and other professionals as an advocate for the POSCU service.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Change management

Education

Non-medical prescribing

Children's cancer care/chemo course

MSc Advanced Clinical Practice

Job description

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Registered Children’s Nurse to lead the Enhanced Pediatrics Oncology Shared Care Unit (POSCU Level A) at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. This permanent post is 0.57 WTE (21.3 hours per week).

As Lead Nurse, you will provide strategic, professional and clinical leadership, ensuring the delivery of high-quality paediatric oncology care, including infusional chemotherapy. Working closely with the Primary Treatment Centre (PTC), Children’s Directorate, community nursing teams and partner organisations, you will help develop and enhance the service while maintaining the highest standards of patient care.

Our Children’s Services span Queen’s Hospital and King George’s Hospital, offering inpatient wards, HDU, CYPAU, a day unit with an established POSCU and hematology service, outpatient clinics, a Level 2 NICU, community outreach, and busy emergency departments. You will join a supportive multidisciplinary team with strong nursing leadership and excellent opportunities for professional development, leadership training and academic progression through our university partnerships.

We are seeking a compassionate, dynamic and enthusiastic nurse with the skills to lead service improvement.

For an informal discussion, please contact Emily Bell, Head of Nursing, on 01708 435000 ext. 6558 or email [e-mail] .

Please note: Applicants must be Registered Children's Nurses to apply.

Main duties of the job

To work in close collaboration as a member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to contribute to the delivery of safe and effective clinical practice, education and training, practice, service development and research/audit within the POSCU 1A service.

The postholder will utilise management and leadership skills to contribute to nursing practice to improve the quality of care to patients in line with national guidance and policy in the care and management of POSCU. The postholder will provide support and advice to MDT colleagues and other professional groups internally and externally as an advocate for the Trust’s POSCU service.

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.

We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.

We run a Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Non-medical prescribing qualification (trained and competent in adjusting oral chemotherapy)
• University accredited course in children's cancer care and/or chemotherapy
• MSc Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent qualification

Experience/ Knowledge

• Significant experience at a senior (Band 7 or above) level POSCU role
• Project and change management skills

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Safeguarding
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We have a wide range of flexible, temporary and part-time opportunities.