Rainbow Centre for Children and Young People based at Newham University Hospital is one of three children's acute sites within Barts Health NHS Trust.

Rainbow centre is a lively forward-thinking unit providing a service to a diverse and multi-cultural area of East London. Rainbow Centre consists of 18 acute beds caring for children aged between 0-16 years with acute nursing and medical needs. We have an Outpatient department and a Day care unit.

Main duties of the job

We are a POSCU service working towards delivering enhanced level A treatment. We admit children who are neutropenic for treatment, administering regular chemotherapy to patients, supporting specialist paediatricians, and liaising with tertiary services to provide supportive care

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Although this position is a 12 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 12 months.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Knowledge

Essential

• RSCN / RN Child with current registration
• Educated to degree level or working towards it
• Possession of a Nurse Mentorship qualification or prepared to undertake the course
• Evidence of continued professional development in Paediatric Oncology
• Intravenous bolus chemotherapy accreditation
• Evidence of Children's Cancer Network and RCN competence based type 2 'Full' chemotherapy administration and oncology skills. Or other training of equal or greater standing eg ENB240, ENB237, ENBR62

Desirable

• Leadership course / development programme
• Intravenous infusional chemotherapy accreditation
• External training accredited to 20 units at first degree level type 1-chemotherapy administration and oncology skills

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 4 years post registration experience within an acute paediatric setting
• Experience of working within POSCU or oncology service

Desirable

• Evidence of Haematology experience

Skills

Essential

• IT skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills with people on complex matters/issues
• Ability to deal with difficult situations
• Excellent organisational skills
• Displays professional integrity and credibility
• Adaptable and able to deal with changing workloads

Other

Essential

• Positive attitude and ability to work under pressure
• Takes responsibility for own learning
• Responsible for own Individual Performance Review
• Lead, influence and motivate others
• Personal Resilience

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Newham Hospital

London

E13 8SL

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259-6588028NUH