Junior Sister/Charge Nurse (Trevor Howell Day Unit)

SWL Recruitment Hub; London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 54,000

Job description

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

About

With nearly 9,900 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London. Their main site, St George’s Hospital in Tooting – one of the country’s principal teaching hospitals – is shared with St George’s, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George’s Hospital also hosts the St George’s, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region. As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010. St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people. The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre. A number of their services are members of established clinical networks which bring together doctors, nurses and other clinicians from a range of healthcare providers working to improve the quality of services for patients.

Key details

Location

Site: St George’s University Hospital
Address: Blackshaw Road
Town: London
Postcode: SW17 0QT
Major / Minor Region: London

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £44,806 - £53,134 per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: Band 6

Specialty

Main area: Chemotherapy & SACT Administration

Job overview

• Due to promotions within the team, an exciting opportunity is open to join the Trevor Howell Day Unit team, to provide leadership to a team administering Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapies & supportive treatments to day case oncology & lymphoma patients.
• In this role you will be a professional role model, leading and coordinating the nursing team.
• To have responsibility for the management and organisation of the day unit within the available resources in the absence of the Senior Sister.
• To be able to safely coordinate the unit and ensure that there are education and training opportunities for all staff.

Advert

• An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual looking to develop managerial skills within the Trevor Howell Day Unit.
• The successful applicants will join a highly skilled specialist team that offer treatments including SACT and supportive therapies to patients with solid tumours as well as malignant haematological conditions.
• The candidate will have ideally completed a recognised SACT course, have experience in administering SACT and have venepuncture/cannulation skills.
• Management experience is desirable but not necessary as training and support will be provided.
• The post holder will be expected to provide and maintain high standards of care to our patients, meeting trust values, be able to work autonomously as well as part of a cohesive team and demonstrate the ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to this group of patients.
• You will need to be able to work well under pressure and cope with conflicting demands.
• If you are looking to develop your managerial and leadership skills, then this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below. Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.

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.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse (Adult)
• Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy qualification

Desirable criteria

• Proof of study at level 6/7 or prepared to undertake level 6/7 study

Skills

Essential criteria

• Cannulation and venepuncture
• Management of central venous access devices
• Evidence of leadership roles and skills
• Ability to prioritise own workload and that of other staff
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills

Desirable criteria

• Attended a clinical leadership programme
• Evidence of implementing a change into practice

Experience

Essential criteria

• Minimum of two years post registration experience, of which at least 1 year should be within the speciality
• Ability to identify stress in self and others and to take effective action to manage the situation
• Understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment

Desirable criteria

• Teaching and mentoring
• Evidence of audit or research project

Documents

• JD - Junior Sister/Charge Nurse THDU (131.2) PDF KB
• Referee Contact details form (200.6) PDF KB

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Ma Angelyn Danao
Job title: Senior Sister
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 020 8725 6527

If you have problems applying, contact

Address: South West London Recruitment Hub
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