Staff Nurse - Ward 5 Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

We are able to offer a modern working environment, strong peer support, and the opportunity to work with a team committed to delivering the best care to our patients. We support your professional development and are able to offer a range of study opportunities, which include:

Ward 5 is a Haematology ward. You will be required to undertake the care of the patient receiving SACT module at Guys Cancer Academy to be able to administer SACT. We are also able to offer other haematology/cancer care modules which are all accredited and can be used towards degree/masters. As the inpatient unit for Autologous Stem Cell transplant, we are also able to offer the Stem Cell transplant module too.

Ward 5 operates a two-shift working pattern - 07:00-19:30 and 19:00-07:30. You will be required to work across site with Clinical Nurse Specialists and Multi-disciplinary team members within the Cancer Care and Haematology units and ward. You will be required to work a rotational shift pattern Monday to Sunday.

The post holder is designated to regularly take charge of the ward/department and provide effective, professional, and managerial leadership focus in the absence of the ward manager or deputy. The post holder is expected to carry out all relevant forms of care, maintaining a high standard of nursing care within the framework of Trust policies.

Responsibilities include:

1. Supervising qualified and/or unqualified staff.
2. Teaching qualified and unqualified staff, including basic and/or post-basic students.
3. Participating in an annual performance at which appropriate targets will be defined.

This job description is presented as a working document and is therefore subject to alteration in the event of significant developments.

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension, and access to NHS discount schemes. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community, we recognize the value of employing service leavers/veterans and their families.

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant, there is the option for secondment; all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application. If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us quoting the vacancy reference number.

This advert closes on Thursday 24 Apr 2025.