Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 1 year
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-WCCS-1369
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Mary's Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £58,698 - £65,095 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/06/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Matron for Children's Haematology and Oncology
Band 8a
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year. We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
An exciting leadership and management opportunity has opened up in our Paediatric Haematology and Oncology Service. We require the expertise and talent of a senior nurse who has the knowledge and ability to lead our service through this period of rapid growth. The service offers specialist care for common and rare haematological disorders and supports one of the UK’s largest bone marrow transplant programmes for non-malignancies and a nurse-led Apheresis service. You will work alongside the Matron for Haematology and Oncology as a 12 month fixed-term job share with the opportunity for a substantive post.
Your key working days will be Mon, Tues and Thurs at 7.5 hours with some flexibility.
The successful candidate will have the operational and management responsibility of the Paediatric Haematology; PBMT and the POSCU Level 2 service; and to oversee the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care focussed on improving outcomes and the experiences for patients, families and other service users in the areas listed below:
- 13 bedded Grand Union Ward
- 6 beds and 3 chairs Paediatric Haematology and Oncology Day Unit
- Haematology, Oncology and Paediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Clinical Nurse Specialist Team
Main duties of the job
To provide the operational management responsibility for the following areas and to oversee the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care focussed on improving outcomes and experiences for patients, families and carers:
- Grand Union Ward- Led by Band 7 Ward Manager/CNS
- Paediatric Haematology Day Unit- Led by Band 7 Ward Manager/CNS
- Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialist Team
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
Detailed job description and main 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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse/RN Child/RSCN
- Post registration qualification in specialty
- Educated to postgraduate diploma/degree level or equivalent experience
- Management certificate or equivalent experience.
Desirable criteria
- Leadership or Management qualification (or working towards this qualification)
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 2 years at Senior Charge Nurse/Sister Band 7 level within specialty
- Sound knowledge and understanding of current issues in specialty
- Experience and knowledge of quality, standard setting and audit
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of Research/ Publicatio ns
- Evidence in Quality Improvement/Project Management
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to lead a large team
- Team building skills and Appraisal skills
- Maintain accurate records
- Ability to undertake surveys or audits, as necessary e.g. audit of clinical incidents
Desirable criteria
- IT Skills
- Capable of working strategically (business planning, service improvements, strategies for infection control)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jeremy Weber
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Or
Louise Eastland, Matron for Haematology and Oncology
e-mail at [email protected]
Mobile: 07741307919
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