Staff Nurse - Oncology Inpatients

Main area Oncology Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5 hours per week) Job ref 196-NM12796

Employer Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Guy's Hospital Town London Salary £35,964 - £43,780 p.a inc HCA Salary period Yearly Closing 28/04/:59 Interview date 07/05/2025

Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.

Guy's is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas' has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children's Hospital.

Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.

Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.

In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.

We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King's Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King's College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.

Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of 'good'. Our adult community services achieved a rating of 'outstanding'.

The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.

We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.

Job overview Hedley Atkins is a 24 bedded ward that predominantly cares for patients with oncology malignancies receiving active treatment, palliative and end
of life care. We also support patients with haematology malignancies and sickle cell disease.

The nursing team prides itself on a cohesive multidisciplinary approach to patient care, striving to provide high clinical standards in a supportive
environment. Support on the ward is underpinned by a full-time oncology PDN and the wider management team including the ward manager, deputy managers,matrons and heads of nursing. You will be working with the wider multidisciplinary team in supporting patients receiving chemotherapy, radiotherapy and supportive care.

We are looking for enthusiastic, confident, dynamic and motivated experienced nurses with excellent communication skills and experience of oncology and haematology patientswhocontribute in maintaining highest standards of care whilst demonstrating effective leadership and providing support. We are looking for nurses wishing to develop their leadership skills and come join us on this exciting journey in caring for our Oncology patients.

All applicants must have NMC registration.

Closing: 27/04/2025 at Midnight

Interview: 07/05/2025

Main duties of the job Our unit require a highly skilled workforce and staff will require experience in caring for patients with cancer or sickle cell disease. Staff will learn to care for patients having treatments, and learn the skills to administer chemotherapy.

The ideal applicant should be enthusiastic about cancer care and with oncology experience. If you are a confident and proactive practitioner who is always patient focused then we would like to hear from you.

We pride ourselves on giving high quality, specialised and person-centred care. As a nurse on this ward you will have the opportunity to develop
your assessment and prioritisation skills as well as escalation of the acutely unwell adult. You will also be able to develop your knowledge of a
range of cancer related issues and conditions including oncology emergencies and SACT.

You will work closely with the wider MDT including medical teams, physios, OTs, and other AHPs as well as wider clinical specialities including
palliative care.

Working for our organisation Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities As a band 5 on Hedley Atkins you will be responsible for the day to day planning, implementation and evaluation of bedside nursing care. You will
independently manage a group of patients whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care.

You are wholly accountable for your practice in line with the NMC code of professional conduct and you should take every reasonable opportunity
to sustain and improve your knowledge and professional competence.

You should be an effective communicator with patients and their significant people regarding their disease treatment and management. Equality, diversity and inclusion underpins our interactions with our patients and our colleagues and are core values for our ward team and wider MDT.

You should be competent in undertaking physical observations including: cardiovascular observations, blood sugar monitoring, urinalysis, fluid
balance monitoring, catheter care and GCS.

You will be supported and development competencies in managing chest and ascitic drains (temporary and permanent), PICC/PORT care, brachytherapy, PCA management, syringe driver management, NG and ryles tube insertion and management, and management of oncology emergencies.

You will be responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication via oral, enteral and IV routes including transfusion of blood andblood products.

Please see attached Job Description for full details

Person specification Experience

• Experience of administering intravenous drug therapy
• Experience of working on own and in a team
• Experience of working in the relevant area
• Experience as NIC
• Experience as mentor/teaching for junior and students

Values and Behaviours

• Trust values and behvaiours demonstrated

Skills

• Able to prioritise & meet deadlines
• Ability to administer prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products
• Uses own initiative and is able to take decisions
• Able to supervise and teach junior staff
• Able to administer chemotherapy

Qualifications

• NMC Registered
• SACT course
• SSSAP

Guy's and St Thomas'celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study's at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity . click apply for full job details