Are you a highly motivated and dynamic individual that drives for continuous service improvement? Are you caring, compassionate and committed to providing the best care for patients? If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen on Ward 622 for a band 5 staff nurse.

Ward 622 is a 32 bedded acute oncology ward. 28 beds are dedicated to acute oncology patients and 4 beds are dedicated for patients requiring emergency admission for oncology/haematology intervention.

We are seeking to appoint two enthusiastic band 5 nurses that have a passion for oncology nursing. Ward 622 thrives on sharing our knowledge and training junior members of staff and students. You will work closely with, Healthcare assistance, Occupational therapist, Physiotherapist, Medical team, Ward sisters and the ward manager to ensure we are delivering to best in care.

Experience within oncology is not essential as our excellent clinical educators will provide full specific oncology training within the trust, and we also encourage staff to attend university courses within the speciality.

We would welcome informal chats or visits before or after your application - you can contact the Senior Charge Nurse Jake Ramsay on the contact details provided.

Main duties of the job

Are you a highly motivated and dynamic individual that drives for continuous service improvement? Are you caring, compassionate and committed to providing the best care for patients? If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen on Ward 622 for a band 5 staff nurse.

Ward 622 is a 32 bedded acute oncology ward. 28 beds are dedicated to acute oncology patients and 4 beds are dedicated for patients requiring emergency admission for oncology/haematology intervention.

We are seeking to appoint two enthusiastic band 5 nurses that have a passion for oncology nursing. Ward 622 thrives on sharing our knowledge and training junior members of staff and students. You will work closely with, Healthcare assistance, Occupational therapist, Physiotherapist, Medical team, Ward sisters and the ward manager to ensure we are delivering to best in care.

Experience within oncology is not essential as our excellent clinical educators will provide full specific oncology training within the trust, and we also encourage staff to attend university courses within the speciality.

We would welcome informal chats or visits before or after your application - you can contact the Senior Charge Nurse Jake Ramsay on the contact details provided.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Adult Nurse on the NMC Register
• Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC

Experience

Essential

• Previous / recent experience or working in an acute secondary NHS care setting (can include student placements within the last 12 months )*
• Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/ competence
• Experience of working on own and in a team in a health care environment delegating to others within a team / providing supervision to others
• Willingness to become a practice supervisor / assessor to or meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment
• Understanding and knowledge of the NMC code of conduct
• Understanding of preceptorship and work based learning and assimilation of skills and knowledge
• Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context
• Understanding / experience of the principles of safeguarding and Mental Capacity
• Awareness of health and safety issues

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

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