Staff Nurse (BAND 6) - Goldman Sachs Centre for Urgent Care

NHS; Sutton Coldfield; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cancer care organization in Sutton Coldfield seeks a motivated Band 6 Nurse for the Centre for Urgent Care. You'll manage patient care, collaborate with clinical teams, and support initiatives within the trust while ensuring high-quality services for acute oncology patients. Relevant experience and NMC Registration are required. Opportunities for professional development are provided.

Benefits

Dynamic working environment

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible working requests

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC Registration required.
• Experience in intravenous drug administration is essential.
• Post-registration experience in oncology or specialty preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure coordinated and efficient care for acutely unwell patients.
• Collaborate with medical and clinical teams.
• Manage daily operations of the CUC.
• Administer medications and therapies as prescribed.

Skills

Effective people skills

Team collaboration

Self-motivation

Decision-making

Customer care initiatives

Computer literacy

Venepuncture skills

Negotiation skills

Team leadership

Education

NMC Registration

Qualification in oncology or specialty

Ongoing professional development

Teaching qualification

Job description

Staff Nurse (BAND 6) - Goldman Sachs Centre for Urgent Care

A position has become available for a Band 6 nurse for the Centre for Urgent Care (CUC) at the Sutton site of The Royal Marsden Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity for a suitably experienced registered nurse who is highly motivated and enthusiastic, with a keen interest in caring for Acute Oncology patients. The post holder should work effectively within a team environment, have good communication skills, initiative, demonstrate enthusiasm about the role and share our passion and vision for providing high quality patient care. We are looking for highly motivated candidate to come and join our specialised team. The CUC operates Monday to Friday and provides advanced nursing services to Royal Marsden Hospital patients presenting with acute symptoms linked to their condition or treatment, supports those on ambulatory pathways, and offers care for elective patients scheduled for supportive care treatments such as blood transfusions and IV antibiotics. This role includes daily management and coordination of CUC operations. Candidates should be Registered Nurses with relevant experience in patient assessment, clinical decision-making, diagnostics, and ward or unit management. The position also involves contributing to service improvement initiatives within CUC and supporting transformation programmes throughout the Trust. For more information about the post or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Camilla Boyd (Matron) on extension 4492.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will work as a staff nurse within CUC. They will provide a service to ensure the patients who are acutely unwell have an experience that is co-ordinated and efficient. The postholder will work collaboratively with medical colleagues, advanced nurse practitioners, other clinical and non-clinical staff across the trust and external agencies to ensure that patients receive seamless care across primary, secondary, and tertiary settings.

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:

• To be able to explain and expand on clinical diagnosis; preparation for investigations; treatment in accordance with the treatment plan recorded in the patient records.
• To assess the educational and informational needs of patients and their family and provide appropriate evidence-based information for their safe management and care.
• To adopt a problem-solving approach to symptom management to minimize adverse reactions.
• To administer / check intravenous antibiotics and supportive therapies, including all necessary blood products.
• To administer medicines as prescribed with adherence to The Code (NMC 2018) and The Royal Marsden Medicines Management Policy.
• To work in collaboration out of hours with the clinical site practitioner (CSP) team, Centre for Urgent Care (CUC) and liaise closely with the clinical team / on call team (medical, surgical SpR, consultants, pharmacist or laboratory service) in order to initiate appropriate care for patients accessing the service.
• To demonstrate a positive, realistic, and supportive attitude to the patient with cancer to ensure that physiological, psycho-social, spiritual, and cultural needs of the patient and family are met.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

• NMC Registration
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Qualification in oncology or speciality Diploma or Degree level study (or equivalent) or willing to undertake
• Recognised teaching qualification

Experience

• Experience in intravenous drug administration
• Sufficient post registration nursing experience in oncology or speciality to be confident and competent in using the required skills to do the job

Skills Abilities/knowledge

• Evidence of effective people skills with ability to liaise with multidisciplinary team members.
• Evidence of working well in a team
• Ability to demonstrate self-motivation
• Ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise.
• Evidence of commitment to customer care initiatives.
• Knowledge and understanding of quality issues
• Computer Literacy (e.g: Microsoft Word and Outlook)
• Venepuncture and cannulation skills
• Evidence of effective negotiating and influencing skills
• Ability to lead a team

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.