Sister Breast Surgery

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in the Greater London area seeks a Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse for Breast Surgery. This role involves delivering safe and effective care to patients, leading a team in the clinical area, and ensuring high standards of care. Applicants should be Registered Nurses with relevant cancer care experience. The Trust promotes a supportive and innovative environment with multiple development opportunities. Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply for this rewarding position in patient care.

Benefits

Access to in-house and external training

Leadership opportunities

Support from practice education team

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse title required.
• Experience working in acute cancer or surgical ward.
• Competency in IV therapy.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe effective care to patients.
• Coordinate clinical area activities as required.
• Work closely with the Charge Nurse to achieve care standards.

Skills

Ability to support and motivate others

Ability to adapt and change in an ever-changing situation

Venepuncture and Phlebotomy skills

Education

Registered Nurse

Post registration qualification in relevant area

IV therapy competency

Job description

Sister/Charge Nurse Breast Surgery - Band 6 This is an exciting time at St Bartholomew's Hospital as we look forward to opening our dedicated Breast Cancer centre, bringing all services, including vital reconstructive surgery, together, improving patient care and experience. We are now recruiting for Band 6 nurses with significant experience in breast surgery and/or other cancer or acute experience to join our cancer surgical inpatient and day case wards. We welcome applications from those with recent Band 6 experience looking for a fresh challenge or Band 5 nurses with relevant clinical experience. We offer a wide range of development opportunities including, Band 6 leadership opportunities, access to inhouse and external training and support from the practice education team.

Main duties of the job

Works as part of a team of registered nurses, nursing associates, health care support workers in delivering safe effective care to patients within the clinical area. To work closely with the Ward/Departmental Sister/Charge Nurse to ensure that clinical standards of care are achieved within the unit and to participate in the audit of clinical care. Co-ordinates the activities of the clinical area when required, including deputising.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job 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 documents, please view the attachment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse.
• Post registration qualification in relevant area i.e. Cancer/Breast Care
• IV therapy competency

Experience

• Experience working as Band 5 or Band 6 in an acute cancer or surgical ward setting.
• Teaching others
• Taking charge of clinical area
• Experience supervising others

Knowledge

• Knowledge and understanding of cancer patient clinical issues, including common emergencies and their management
• Understanding and knowledge of Cancer/Oncology/Breast Surgery
• Knowledge and understanding of cancer patient pathways
• Knowledge and understanding of audit and data collection
• Understanding of the NHS Plan and current NHS issues

Skills

• Ability to support and motivate others
• Ability to adapt and change in an ever-changing situation / environment
• Venepuncture and Phlebotomy skills
• Demonstrate we care values in all aspects of care provided

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.