Staff Nurse

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Would you like to work in an exciting environment with lots of learning opportunities for career development? If so, the Northern Centre for Cancer Care are currently recruiting Staff Nurses. The centre cares for Oncology and Haematology patients with a cancer diagnosis.

We will be able to offer you training and experience in the following areas:

Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) administration
UKONS Triage
Dealing with emergency situations, such as neutropenic sepsis and spinal cord compression
Palliative Care
Venepuncture
Cannulation
CVC Access

Interview Date 29/11/2022
Full & Part Time Hours/Week
You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month's pay.

Newcastle Hospitals encourages all staff and volunteers who are appointed to join the Trust to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Main duties of the job

Ward 34 is 26 bedded inpatient ward. It is the centre for the Teenage and Young Adult (TYA) service for patients aged between 18 and 24 with a cancer diagnosis. TYA patients attend the ward for review appointments, elective SACT and emergency assessment. There is a dedicated TYA team who work closely with the ward. The ward also cares for patients above this age with a range of conditions, from curative treatment to end of live care.

Ward 35 is a 26 bedded inpatient ward. The ward takes patients who are receiving specialist brachytherapy treatment and radioiodine treatment. The ward liaises closely with departments such as Theatres and the Nuclear Medicine department.

Ward 36 is a fast paced busy day unit. The unit sees patients for chemotherapy, immunotherapy and supportive therapy treatments such as blood and platelet transfusions. In addition to the elective day unit it also manages an acute emergency admissions area for patients on cancer treatment who are unwell and need reviewed and potentially admitted. Ward 36 operational hours are 08:00-19:00 7 days a week inclusive of Bank holidays (excluding Christmas Day). We also have a satellite unit at Cramlington Manor Walks Shopping Centre every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Staff rotate between ward 36, ward 36 emergencies and Cramlington. Full time staff will work x2 08:00-19:00 and x2 08:00-17:00 shifts.

Other areas within the centre include:

Ward 33
Ambulatory Care
Outpatients and Radiotherapy

About us

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

Rated 'Outstanding' by theCQC for the second consecutive time in 2019, we have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Date posted

31 October 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£27,055 to £32,934 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

317-2022-37-28-DR

Job locations

Freeman Hospital

317 01 Freeman Hospital

NE7 7DN

Job description

Job responsibilities

Accountable for assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating high quality patient care.
Provide effective support to both patient and carers throughout their care pathway.
Act as role model, teacher and supervisor for junior staff and students, participating in mentor and preceptorship programmes
To abide by Trust policies and procedures.

Provide support for and depending on experience deputise for nurse in charge in their absence.
Act as patient advocate in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code / Health and Care Professions Council standards of conduct, performance and ethics.
Work collaboratively as an effective member of MDT.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Accountable for assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating high quality patient care.
Provide effective support to both patient and carers throughout their care pathway.
Act as role model, teacher and supervisor for junior staff and students, participating in mentor and preceptorship programmes
To abide by Trust policies and procedures.

Provide support for and depending on experience deputise for nurse in charge in their absence.
Act as patient advocate in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code / Health and Care Professions Council standards of conduct, performance and ethics.
Work collaboratively as an effective member of MDT.

Person Specification

Shortlisting Criteria

Essential

Meets all Essential Criteria

Desirable

Meets all desirable Criteria

Person Specification

Shortlisting Criteria

Essential

Meets all Essential Criteria

Desirable

Meets all desirable Criteria

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).