Senior Staff Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a high standard of patient care: plan, implement and evaluate care on an individual basis holistically.

To communicate effectively with patients and families, providing relevant support, information, education to patients and their carers how to deal with complications caused by SACT e.g. neutropenic sepsis.

To be competent to administer SACT and manage the SACT triage line.

To be skilled in treatment of anaphylaxis and to recognise and initiate treatment for neutropenic sepsis.

To care for patients who are at end of life whilst working closely with the palliative care team.

To care for patients who are undergoing a stem cell transplant.

To be competent in accessing and maintaining the patency of central lines; to educate patients and relatives.

Recognizing when physiological interventions are needed, to act accordingly and refer to other members of the MDT as needed.

Manage patients receiving blood and blood product support including reactions as per Trust Policy.

To have a theoretical knowledge of patients diagnoses, to be able to further support the patient and their family/carers.

Please see the full job description for more details

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse Part 1
• Experience at Band 5 or above
• Diploma/Degree in relevant area or willing to work towards one
• Teaching qualification e.g. ENB 998
• ENB N59 (chemotherapy course) or equivalent (or willingness to undertake)
• Post registration training preferably in haematological / oncological care.
• Demonstrates evidence of ongoing continuous professional development
• Leadership skills

Desirable

• ENB 237 course or ENB N14 or equivalent (or willingness to undertake)
• NVQ assessor
• Mentor to pre-registration students
• ALERT
• Evidence of teaching skills

Experience

Essential

• Regular experience of taking charge and delegating duties
• Experience of working as a preceptor/facilitator
• Demonstrates evidence of ability to educate others
• Thorough and up to date knowledge of nursing theory and best practice particularly within haematological and oncological care and the application of this in practice
• Significant experience at a Band 5 or above

Desirable

• Evidence of involvement in service users advocacy and complaints resolution.
• Thorough and up to date knowledge of nursing theory and best practice particularly within rheumatology and chronic pain care and the application of this in practice.
• Understanding of the basic principles of effective staff Management
• Understanding of the basic principles of effective budgetary management

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Great Western Hospital

Marlborough Road

Swindon

SN3 6BB

Employer's website

https://www.gwh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)