Job summary
Employer heading
Sister/Charge Nurse- Chemotherapy
NHS AfC: Band 6
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which commenced in 2021
We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.
We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce
Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant. The Trust currently holds the Bronze Award which underlines the Trust’s commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community. As an organisation, we are aiming to achieve the next level Silver award, with our sights firmly on Gold.
RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM
Job overview
- Will provide clinical leadership for the Chemotherapy Unit in conjunction with the senior nurses within the department.
- Will take responsibility for the clinical management of the department and the provision of nursing care in the absence of the Chemotherapy Unit Manager.
- Will act as Deputy to the Chemotherapy Unit Manager as required.
- Acts in a manner that upholds the values of the Trust and that of the profession ensuring that service delivered contributes to supporting the principles of clinical governance.
- Will be required to administer cytotoxic drugs as per local/national protocols.
- To work in collaboration with Lead Nurses for Chemotherapy Services and Haemato-Oncology Service.
Main duties of the job
1. Act as a clinical nurse / leader to ensure the needs of patients are recognised and met by the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care. This will be achieved by using a patient centred approach in the provision of care in order to meet the physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs..
2. Responsible in leading the department team in the provision of care
3. Act as a point of liaison for multi disciplinary and multi agency working in order to achieve the best possible outcome for patient care. Will notify the Unit Manager of any deficits in service provision from other agencies.
4. Provide registered nurse support to junior nursing staff, clinical support workers and students.
5. Maintains the service to meet standards and outcomes identified by Senior Sister/Charge Nurse in accordance with national evidence based guidelines.
6. Accountable and responsible for accurate and legible record keeping in accordance with local policies with due regard to NMC guidelines
7. Administer Intravenous drugs in accordance with Trust policies.
8. Undertake additional training as required to meet the needs of the patients and register any additional skills acquired as a result of enhanced practice
9. Contributes to the efficient and effective utilisation of Trust resources.
10. Maintains the ‘Trust’s aims and objectives within the clinical setting.
Working for our organisation
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 286,700, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development of our Pleck Road site was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities. Work is also well underway on its multi-million pound new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre which will house a new Emergency Department (including Children's Emergency Department), co-located Paediatric Assessment Unit, Acute Medical Unit and Urgent Care Centre. This is scheduled for completion this year.
We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from some 60 sites including Health Centres and GP surgeries. Covering Walsall and beyond, our multidisciplinary services include rapid response in the community and home-based care, so that those with long-term conditions and the frail and elderly, can remain in their own homes to be cared for wherever appropriate.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Management Responsiblities
1. Maintain a safe level of nursing staff, taking remedial action and reporting to Senior Staff when this cannot be achieved.
2. Assist the Unit Manager in the selection of staff and monitoring of sickness and absence.
3. Assist the Unit Manager in undertaking the Individual Performance Review of staff.
4. Will have knowledge of ward budgets and assist in the efficient and effective use and maintenance of ward resources to meet the needs of the patients and the department.
5. May act as a deputy for the Unit Manager when requested
Clinical Responsibilities
1. Act as a clinical nurse / leader to ensure the needs of patients are recognised and met by the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care. This will be achieved by using a patient centred approach in the provision of care in order to meet the physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs..
2. Responsible in leading the department team in the provision of care
3. Act as a point of liaison for multi disciplinary and multi agency working in order to achieve the best possible outcome for patient care. Will notify the Unit Manager of any deficits in service provision from other agencies.
4. Provide registered nurse support to junior nursing staff, clinical support workers and students.
5. Maintains the service to meet standards and outcomes identified by Senior Sister/Charge Nurse in accordance with national evidence based guidelines.
6. Accountable and responsible for accurate and legible record keeping in accordance with local policies with due regard to NMC guidelines
7. Administer Intravenous drugs in accordance with Trust policies.
8. Undertake additional training as required to meet the needs of the patients and register any additional skills acquired as a result of enhanced practice
9. Contributes to the efficient and effective utilisation of Trust resources.
10. Maintains the ‘Trust’s aims and objectives within the clinical setting.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- registered general nurse
- current NMC registration
- chemotherapy course essential
Experience
Essential criteria
- significant post reg basic experience
- cannulation
- proven experience in the administration of chemotherapy at senior staff nurse level
Skills
Essential criteria
- ability to delegate
- team leader skills
- proficient it skills
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Matron Joan Dyer
- Job title
- Matron - Outpatient Services & Chemotherapy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01922 721172
- Additional information
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ext 7470
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