Job summary
Employer heading
Senior Registered Nurse - Woolverstone Macmillan Centre
NHS Afc: Band 6
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Registered Nurse to join the team on the Woolverstone Macmillan Centre. This is a great opportunity to join a fantastic nurse led outpatient haemato-oncology service.
You will be an enthusiastic, innovative Registered Nurse to work in the busy, fast pace environment of a Chemotherapy Day Unit / Outreach clinics. You will be an experienced Oncology & Haematology Nurse and will have completed the UKONS Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) Competency passport.
You will need recent post registration experience and evidence of relevant post-registration study.
Working hours Monday – Friday 08.00 – 18.00.
If you think you have the passion to ensure the continued development of the cancer services the trust provides we want to hear from you.
Further details or informal visits please contact Pauline McKeown 07544 376929/Diane Young 07395 852731
Main duties of the job
You will support the ward sisters in leading and developing the nursing team in this department. You will provide inspirational leadership to the department, be positively welcoming, effective and act as a credible role model. You will have well-developed communication, change management and organisational skills, with a positive attitude and share in our vision and commitment to continuously develop and improve. You should be caring, compassionate, forward thinking, well organized and have a positive attitude towards flexibility and change.
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven experience within Oncology / Haematology including the delivery of chemotherapy.
- Experience at Band 5 level including the mentorship of students.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within an autonomous role.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registration
- ENB 998 (or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
- Attended LEO course
- Relevant post registration course (or working towards).
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
- Pauline McKeown
- Job title
- Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07544 376929
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Colchester General Hospital
- Telephone
- 07789651269
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