Senior Staff Nurse - Paediatric Haematology Day Unit

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust as a Band 6 Paediatric Nurse, providing exceptional care to children with complex conditions in a vibrant, innovative environment. You'll work alongside experienced clinicians and lead a dedicated team, making a real difference in patient outcomes while enjoying opportunities for career advancement and professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working

Career development opportunities

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Onsite leisure facilities membership options

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 months experience at band 5 in relevant speciality.
• Experience in supervision of junior staff and mentorship required.
• Ability to take charge of a ward and supervise junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Ensure patients are assessed and care plans implemented based on Trust policies.
• Act as a clinical expert and provide leadership for nursing and support staff.
• Champion quality improvement and a culture of learning in the clinical area.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Leadership

Chemotherapy delivery

Research knowledge

Education

RSCN/RN (child)

Job description

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Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

We are looking for a Band 6 Paediatric Nurse who has the expertise, experience and passion to develop the service in conjunction with world renowned clinicians and senior nursing team.

Our paediatric haematology day unit at St Mary's Hospital specialises in the care of children with Haemaglobinopathies, Oncological conditions, red cell disorders and bone marrow failure syndromes. Children who have undergone bone marrow transplant and gene therapy also regularly attend the unit for follow up and ongoing care.

We provide a comprehensive service for the management of children with sickle cell disease and thalassaemia, including a dedicated teenage and young adult transition service. We are the specialist Haemoglobinopathy centre in the Paediatric Imperial Red Cell Network, providing tertiary services to local patients and outreach services to Haemoglobinopathy patients at hospitals across North West London.

Main duties of the job

• As a key member of a multi professional team, ensure appropriate referral and discussion with other members of the team to optimise patient care.
• Ensure patients are assessed, have care plans that are implemented and evaluated in accordance with Trust's evidence based procedural documents.
• To have local open and transparent communication channels that support the ward team to do the right thing for people we care for, to be bold when they have good ideas and to speak up when things go wrong.
• Act as a clinical expert within sphere of work.
• Have continuous responsibility for the ward area, providing visible professional leadership and line management for a team of nursing and support staff.
• Ensure staffing is in line with Trust policy.
• Be responsible for the safety and cleanliness of the clinical environment.
• Champion a culture of learning and quality improvement in the clinical area.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria

• RSCN/RN (child)
• Experience of supervision of junior staff, Mentorship in practice or equivalent
• Excellent level of English language demonstrated through effective written and verbal communication skills

Desirable criteria

• APLS

Experience

Essential criteria

• Minimum of 12 months experience at band 5 within the relevant speciality
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable criteria

• Experience of change management - positive change agent

Skills

Essential criteria

• For specialist areas able to demonstrate specialist knowledge of patient group
• To be trained in the safe delivery of Chemotherapy
• Knowledge of research and audit
• Ability to take charge of a ward or part of a ward, delegate and supervise junior staff

Desirable criteria

• Leadership skills

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 712.1KB)
• Functional requirements (PDF, 360.6KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)