Haematology Clinical Practice Facilitator

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Haematology nurse to join the Bud Flanagan Unit as a Haematology Practice Educator. The role focuses on education, training and supporting the nursing team across the unit, including SACT, Transplant and Cellular Therapy, and involvement with clinical trials.

You will mentor newly qualified nurses, support JACIE accreditation objectives, liaise with ward managers, and facilitate student placements while upholding NMC standards.

Qualifications

• Experience as a haematology nurse and educator.
• Ability to support the Haematology Practice Educator and nursing team.
• Familiarity with SACT, transplant and cellular therapy procedures.

Responsibilities

• To provide clinical support to the Haematology Practice Educator and wider nursing team that is motivating and supportive resulting in high quality and evidence-based patient care.
• To assist in, facilitate and ensure clinical staff are equipped with the core nursing skills to be able to facilitate different treatment modalities including SACT, Transplant, Cellular Therapy and clinical trials.
• This post holder will assist in supporting all nurses with and without cancer experience, particularly newly qualified nurses, whilst they become clinically competent in the care of cancer patients.
• To assist in supporting JACIE accreditation objectives for staff on Bud Flanagan.
• The post holder will support student nurses in the clinical environment and will liaise with Ward Managers and other staff to support placements ensuring their induction and support from a practice assessor and supervisor in line with NMC Standards (2018).

Skills

Haematology nursing

Education support

Clinical mentoring

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Haematology nurse to join and support the Haematology Practice Educator based on the Bud Flanagan Unit. The post holder will help facilitate education and training, working across the Bud Flanagan Unit. The Bud Flanagan Unit is the main Haemato-oncology and Stem Cell Transplant wards caring for patients undergoing high dose chemotherapy treatment, stem cell transplantation and other cellular therapy products including clinical trials which requires all nursing and HCSWs to have a high level of clinical expertise.

The successful candidate will be enthusiastic and experienced, who enjoys education and working with nurses to increase their knowledge to ensure a high quality service. You must be able to demonstrate good communication skills, reliability and have an organised approach.

• To provide clinical support to the Haematology Practice Educator and wider nursing team that is motivating and supportive resulting in high quality and evidence-based patient care.
• To assist in, facilitate and ensure clinical staff are equipped with the core nursing skills to be able to facilitate different treatment modalities including SACT, Transplant, Cellular Therapy and clinical trials.
• This post holder will assist in supporting all nurses with and without cancer experience, particularly newly qualified nurses, whilst they become clinically competent in the care of cancer patients.
• To assist in supporting JACIE accreditation objectives for staff on Bud Flanagan.
• The post holder will support student nurses in the clinical environment and will liaise with Ward Managers and other staff to support placements ensuring their induction and support from a practice assessor and supervisor in line with NMC Standards (2018).

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Danielle Casey Job title: Lead Haem & JACIE Practice Educator Email address: [e-mail]