Staff Nurse (Band 6) - Children's Day Unit

The Methodist Church in Britain; Carshalton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wide range of staff benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Clear career pathways

Opportunities to work flexibly across…

Flexible working requests welcomed

Job summary

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Staff Nurse for the Children and Young People’s Daycare Unit. You will supervise shifts, exercise clinical judgement, participate in clinical trials, and lead care planning from admission to discharge within a multidisciplinary team.

Required experience includes intravenous drug administration, oncology/post-registration nursing, and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with oncology experience or equivalent
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• NMC registration for child nursing

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise a shift, communicating with the multidisciplinary team to deliver evidence-led care
• Exercise clinical judgement about patients' long-term goals and plans
• Take part in clinical trials, including recruiting, educating and monitoring patients and liaising with sponsors
• Complete first-level assessments of patients' physical, psychosocial, spiritual and cultural needs
• Check vital signs, blood results, body surface area, chemotherapy prescriptions and consent before treatment
• Educate patients on their treatment, including indications and side effects
• Ensure necessary medication and follow-up appointments are arranged
• Plan, document, deliver and evaluate care plans from admission to discharge, alerting the Sister or Charge Nurse to changes
• Set goals for nursing issues and teach other nursing staff to do the same
• Take an active role in unit leadership, leading projects to improve the patient journey and driving service improvements in line with Trust values
• Role model positive practice and support development of the team and pre- and post-registration placements

Skills

Intravenous drug administration

Clinical trial coordination

Care planning

Education and training

Team leadership

Education

Nursing degree or equivalent

Job description

Staff Nurse post in the Children and Young People's Daycare Unit at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, a cancer centre. The work centres on shift supervision, clinical decisions, chemotherapy checks and care planning, alongside clinical trials. The unit treats patients aged one to 24, and the post carries leadership of service improvement and training placements. Fit depends on child registration and intravenous drug administration experience, with the Trust certificate obtainable within three months of appointment.

What the job involves

• Coordinate and supervise a shift, communicating with the multidisciplinary team to deliver evidence-led care
• Exercise clinical judgement about patients' long-term goals and plans
• Take part in clinical trials, including recruiting, educating and monitoring patients and liaising with sponsors
• Complete first-level assessments of patients' physical, psychosocial, spiritual and cultural needs
• Check vital signs, blood results, body surface area, chemotherapy prescriptions and consent before treatment
• Educate patients on their treatment, including indications and side effects
• Ensure necessary medication and follow-up appointments are arranged
• Plan, document, deliver and evaluate care plans from admission to discharge, alerting the Sister or Charge Nurse to changes
• Set goals for nursing issues and teach other nursing staff to do the same
• Take an active role in unit leadership, leading projects to improve the patient journey and driving service improvements in line with Trust values
• Role model positive practice and support development of the team and pre- and post-registration placements

What’s required

Qualifications

• Qualification in oncology or speciality (stated as essential for Band 6)
• RMH Certificate in Intravenous Drug Administration, or obtained within three months of appointment
• Evidence of ongoing professional development

Registration & licences

• NMC child registration

Experience

• Experience in intravenous drug administration
• Sufficient post-registration nursing experience in oncology or speciality to be confident and competent in the role

Nice to have

• Qualification in oncology or speciality
• Diploma or degree-level study, or equivalent
• Recognised teaching qualification
• Experience in chemotherapy administration
• Experience in clinical management
• Evidence of relevant teaching experience
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical trials management
• Venepuncture and/or cannulation skills

What’s offered

• Wide range of staff benefits
• Learning and development opportunities
• Clear career pathways
• Opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities
• Flexible working requests welcomed from point of hire