Bank Senior Staff Nurse - Chemotherapy

Kings College Hospital; London, Bromley; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a dedicated and experienced nurse to provide high-quality care to patients, particularly those undergoing chemotherapy. This role requires NMC registration and expertise in haemato-oncology, offering a salary ranging from £19 to £28.02 per hour, and flexible working patterns to support work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Must have NMC Registration.
• Completion of a Chemotherapy Passport is necessary.
• Demonstrable Acute Hospital experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality nursing care ensuring compliance with NMC standards.
• Manage chemotherapy delivery and monitor patient health.
• Lead and coordinate patient assessments and care plans.

Skills

Chemotherapy administration skills

Ability to provide quality care

Supervision skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

NMC Registration

Completed UKONS Chemotherapy Passport

Job description

Employer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Denmark Hill Town Camberwell Salary £19 - £28.02 Bank rates Salary period Hourly Closing 01/06/2025 23:59

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 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.

We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.

The King's Staff Bank offers flexible working patterns which support you and the Trust, and can also provide regular lines of work at the PRUH and Bromley sites for those with regular availability and previous NHS nursing background.

The post holder will deliver high quality safe nursing care, ensuring consistently high standards of practice and clinical excellence which comply with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of professional conduct.

The role includes leading the delivery of comprehensive service user assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of person-centered care in a collaborative way. The post holder will co-ordinate a first class service that includes assessment and monitoring of physical health, maintaining service users rights, working collaboratively with the Multi-Disciplinary Team and maintaining a safe and therapeutic working environment and accurate records. Band 6 nursing roles are only open only to staff with a nursing registration, obtained as a result of completing a qualification recognised by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

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 manage caseload 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 Southeast 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 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

Please refer to the Job Description attached for this Bank post.

The King's Staff Bank offers flexible working with the Trust

Person specification

Qualifications

• NMC Registration
• Completed UKONS Chemotherapy Passport

Experience & Knowledge

• Demonstrable Acute Hospital experience
• Demonstrable clinical expertise in haemato-oncology area.

Skills and Abilities

• Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user's needs, without close supervision.
• Advocates for all individuals, particularly those with protected characteristics; promotes equality and diversity.
• Forms very effective working relationships with colleagues.
• SACT drug administration skills: • Intravenous • Oral chemotherapy administration • Subcutaneous or Intramuscular
• Skilled in supervision of others, and in providing critical and constructive feedback.

IMPORTANT

• Check your email account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you
• If you delete the job from any of your accounts, you may be prevented from accessing further communications
• To enquire about your application or inform us of any changes in your circumstances, please contact the named person on this advert
• Please provide email addresses for referees where possible
• Please review the documentation on our recruitment microsite, particularly the Trust’s criminal records checking policy
• All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
• Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. On occasion, we might close a vacancy early due to a high number of applications being received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

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