Charge Nurse

Royal Marsden; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Ward Sister/Charge Nurse for Markus Ward (private ward) in London. You will provide clinical leadership to nursing staff delivering chemotherapy and radiotherapy care, while developing a new service and improving patient pathways.

The role requires an oncology nurse with proven leadership, strong communication, and a track record in service improvement. Fixed-term 12-month contract with opportunities to drive high quality care.

Qualifications

• First level degree with oncology/cancer qualification and experience.
• NMC registration with ongoing professional development.
• Strong clinical leadership and change management skills.
• Ability to develop services and improve patient care pathways.
• Flexibility to cover shifts and work across sites.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a safe, therapeutic clinical environment for Markus Ward.
• Coordinate functions with Matron and Sisters.
• Manage resources within budget (finance, equipment, staff).
• Provide strong clinical leadership to nursing and healthcare support workers.
• Support clinical learning environment with School of Nursing and Practice Educators.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team coordination

Clinical governance

Decision making

Education

Nursing degree

Oncology qualification

First Level management qualification

NMC registration

Job description

Are you highly motivated, enthusiastic, and forward thinking? Do you have excellent communication skills and the ability to lead and motivate nursing staff to provide high quality patient focussed care. If so we could have the perfect job for you!

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is one of the leading cancer centres in the world and has an international reputation for the care and treatment it provides.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Band 7, Ward Sister/Charge Nurse for Markus ward (private ward). The ward consists in 8 single rooms, providing specialist facilities for the care of oncologic patients. The ward delivers care to patients undergoing chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy, while supporting symptom management.

The successful candidate will be an oncology nurse with proven leadership skills and the vision and passion to help develop a new service and optimise high quality patient care. Being a good team player, they will work with the Matron and nursing team leaders to help foster good communication and improved processes to enhance the patient pathway. This is a demanding but very rewarding role with a Trust that is committed to the ongoing development of its staff. An ideal next step if you have the right blend of skills and experience to join us.

Please note this is a 12-month fixed term contract.

Main duties of the job

To create and maintain a safe, therapeutic clinical environment for all patients and their families who come to Markus Ward.

To co-ordinate all functions and activities proactively within Markus, working closely with Matron and other Sisters

To manage resources of clinical area within budgetary limitations e.g. Finance, equipment and staff (including temporary staff)

To provide strong clinical leadership to the nursing and health care support workers that is motivating, supportive and sets clear boundaries resulting in a high quality safe patient care.

Working closely with School of Nursing and Practice Educators team to support a clinical learning environment that enables nursing staff to develop professionally and promotes the use of evidence in practice.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Manage a co-ordinated nursing service in liaison with all members of the multi-disciplinary team maximising high quality patient care.

To maintain clinical credibility through practice and to utilise the findings of nursing research and evidence based care to optimise high quality patient care.

To monitor and review nursing practice regularly, participating in audits and data gathering using trust information systems in accordance with Trust policy and NMC Guidelines.

You must possess a first level degree and a relevant oncology or cancer qualification. You will also have experience in a cancer setting. We are looking for a strong clinical leader with good collaborative skills who is enthusiastic about enhancing patient care through service improvement.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• Registration
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Qualification in oncology or speciality
• Diploma or Degree level study (or equivalent)
• Recognised teaching qualification
• Recognised mentoring and assessing qualification
• First Level management qualification and/or experience in clinical management.

Experience

• Experience of ongoing professional development
• Experience of Intravenous Drug Administration
• Experience of Venepuncture/Cannulation or willingness to develop these skills on appointment
• Experience on the management of patients with Epidural/PCA/drains post surgical procedures
• Sufficient experience to be able to undertake Ward Manager role
• Experience in chemotherapy administration
• Experience on surgical ward environment
• Evidence of relevant teaching experience
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical trials management

Other Requirements

• Flexibility to meet the needs of the service (e.g. shift work) and participate in hospital cover on a rotation basis in ‘out of hours’ periods
• Able to work on both sites and to be flexible to meet the needs of the role

Skills Abilities/knowledge

• Evidence of good leadership qualities including delegation and co-ordination of teams.
• Evidence of good management practice.
• Ability to innovate and manage change.
• Evidence of commitment to customer care initiatives and incorporation of cultural values into practice.
• Knowledge of quality issues and Clinical Governance.
• Ability to make decisions, organise and priorities.
• Awareness of developments within the NHS and their affect upon the service.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with particular ability to liaise effectively with multi-disciplinary team members.
• Ability to manage conflict situations.
• Evidence of a good understanding of NHS reforms including those affecting cancer and relevant services.
• Venepuncture and/or cannulation skills PCA/Epidural management

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.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.