On Eden Ward we care principally for haematology patients and patients undergoing investigations and treatment of disorders affecting the blood or bone marrow. We also care for patients with different types of cancer. We provide high standard of care to patients receiving intensive chemotherapy treatments on a daily basis. This is an exciting time as we are planning on starting a new autologous stem cell transplant service at Wexham Park Hospital as a spoke for Oxford University Hospital.

Driven to provide nursing led care you will be working with a dedicated patient list to provide holistic care to our patients and as part of the multi-disciplinary team ensure their safe and timely discharge. We are excited to be using an E-prescribing system and provide full training on this. You will also work closely with the Eden Day Unit.

We have a dedicated practice development team to drive your professional development so wherever you are in your career journey we can help you grow. Once experience and knowledge are built, you will be offered chemotherapy training to ensure safe administration.

Chemotherapy training will be provided, however, there will be a waiting list so will not be immediate

Main duties of the job

Provision of nursing care for patients with a variety of acute conditions

Co-ordinating the care of patients across the multi-disciplinary team.

Administration of Haematology and oncology treatments

Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individual patient care with minimal supervision.To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that treatments are correctlycarried out in accordance with given policy.Responsible for the assessment of complex care needs of chemotherapy patients and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.Lead and monitor the performance and standards of care within the Nursing Team in absence of band 6Work collaboratively with the other members of cancer services team to facilitate the development of the service.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for main responsibilities of this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RGN Level 1
• Current NMC Registration

Desirable

• Trained in the administration of chemotherapy
• Experienced in working on haematology/oncology ward

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Competent in basic life support and IV administration
• Acute Medical Nursing Environment
• Teaching and supervising of junior staff
• Effective working with multi-disciplinary teams
• Working with electronic medical record

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Effective communication skills (written and verbal)
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage difficult / stressful situations
• Time management and delegation skills
• Able to train and supervise junior staff
• Ability to lead team in absence of leader

Desirable

• Competent to administer chemotherapy

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL

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