Staff Nurse - Galton Day Unit

Division: Cancer & Core Clinical Services

Care Group: Cancer Services

Band: 5

Salary: �29,970 - �36,483 per annum/pro rata

We are recruiting for a Staff Nurse who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will receive training in the safe administration of Systemic Anti Cancer Treatment (SACT and will work towards receiving an accredited SACT qualification.

The post holder will have the expectation to rotate and support Lawrence ward when required. Lawrence ward and Galton Day Unit are one team, expectations to support the ward is a necessity.

The post holder will work independently / autonomously and at times without direct supervision, accountable for their own professional working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centred care principles.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

About us

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Careby the Best of People providing excellent care, every time ?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared visionis achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First.Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient Firstdeployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B - Bold

E - Every person counts

S - Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsible for carrying out clinical practice within designated clinical areas, ensuring that high quality, current evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, implementation, interventions and evaluations for patients is provided from admission through to discharge

Will be responsible for the application of knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical experience

To act as advocate for patients within the area, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RN1/RN2/RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register
• To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality

Knowledge

Essential

• Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working on own and in a team
• Experience of working in the relevant area

Skills

Essential

• Manual handling of patients, using lifting aids
• Competent in basic life support
• Is able to administer intravenous drug therapy/ or is willing to work towards this
• Able to manage difficult situations

Values Based Question

Essential

• Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcomeGive an example of a time when you have gone the extra mile to help someone

Employer details

Employer name

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Medway Maritime Hospital

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY

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