Senior Staff Nurse - Olive and Hazel/Hawthorn

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Staff Nurse for the Olive and Hazel Ward. This role involves providing outstanding care for oncology and haematology patients while leading a dedicated team. Candidates must be NMC registered and ideally have experience in relevant clinical settings. The position offers the chance to enhance leadership skills in a dynamic multidisciplinary environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of administering intravenous drug therapy.
• Experience of working in the relevant area.
• Experience as mentor/teaching for junior and students.

Responsibilities

• Support the nursing and multidisciplinary workforce in delivering high standards of clinical leadership.
• Assess and recognise emergencies in the specialty.
• Provide leadership, support and guidance to staff in monitoring patient care.

Skills

Ability to administer prescribed medication

Able to prioritise & meet deadlines

Uses own initiative and is able to take decisions

Able to supervise and teach junior staff

Able to administer chemotherapy

Education

NMC Registered

Job description

Go back Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Staff Nurse - Olive and Hazel/Hawthorn

The closing date is 27 June 2025

We are looking for enthusiastic, confident, dynamic and motivated experienced nurses with excellent communication skills and experience of oncology and haematology patientswhocontribute in maintaining highest standards of care whilst demonstrating effective leadership and providing support.

You are expected to provide ongoing care for Oncology and Haematology patients (including Sickle Cell) in our inpatient ward Olive and Hazel (which will be transferred to Hawthorn Ward - when the new ward opens). You will be working with the wider multidisciplinary team in supporting patients receiving chemotherapy, radiotherapy and supportive care.

Overview:

We are looking for nurses wishing to develop their leadership skills and come join us on this exciting journey in caring for our Haematology Oncology patients.

All applicants must have NMC registration and ideally experience in Haematology Oncology.

Main duties of the job

This ward is part of a larger portfolio of Cancer and Sickle Cell wards. These units require a highly skilled workforce and staff will require experience in caring for patients with cancer or sickle cell disease. Staff will learn to care for patients having treatments, and learn the skills to administer chemotherapy. Experience of this will be an advantage but training will be provided.

Hawthorn and Olive & Hazel:

Hawthorn Ward is an inpatient ward (15 beds) and Olive and Hazel are joint wards (26 beds) which will deliver specialist inpatient care for people with cancer and blood malignancies.

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

Job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities of the senior staff nurse role on Olive and Hazel includes supporting the nursing and multidisciplinary workforce in contributing to delivering high standards of clinical leadership, and committed to excellent standard of patient care.

Responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the specialty. Supporting and leading the team in adhering to areas of compliance and governance. Provide leadership, support and guidance to staff in monitoring the planning and delivering of patient care.

*Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details*

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of administering intravenous drug therapy
• Experience of working on own and in a team
• Experience of working in the relevant area
• Experience as NIC, understanding of skill mix and rostering
• Experience as mentor/teaching for junior and students
• Link role experience, including QI and audits
• SACT/Chemotherapy trained

Values and behaviours

• Trust values and behvaiours demonstrated

Skills

• Able to prioritise & meet deadlines
• Ability to administer prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products
• Uses own initiative and is able to take decisions
• Able to supervise and teach junior staff
• Able to administer chemotherapy

Qualifications

• NMC Registered

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.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Olive and Hazel Ward, Guy's Hospital, SE19RT

Olive and Hazel Ward, Guy's Hospital, SE19RT