Band 6 Sister/ Charge Nurse - Oncology

The closing date is 29th Mar 2023

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join ward 623 Young Persons Unit here at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham as a Band 6 nurse who is interested in furthering their career in Oncology.

Ward 623 is a 28 bedded unit. 16 beds are dedicated to oncology patients and 12 beds are dedicated to Young patients diagnosed with cancer.

You will gain experiences in administering chemotherapy, caring for patients who are receiving palliative care, caring patients suffering from the side effects of chemotherapy.

Experience within Haematology and Oncology is not essential as a full and exciting training package will be provided which includes in house chemotherapy and stem cell transplant training and shadowing opportunities with clinical nurse specialists across the specialty.

Training and educations is supported by a chemotherapy trainer, clinical educator and a dedicated ward experienced ward team and staffs are encouraged to attend university courses within the specialty.

We are looking for someone who likes to work hard, to make a positive impact on the lives of patients, whilst being a part of a supportive and knowledgeable team. We would welcome informal chats or visits before or after your application - you can contact the Senior Sister Tina Dwyer on the contact details provided.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

*The post holder will be professionally accountable for the maintenance of standards and professional practice as set by the NMC Code of Professional Standards of Practice and Behaviour and relevant professional guidelines,

*They will regularly take charge of the practice setting or defined area of the practice setting / group of patients and take responsibility for ensuring the coordination and direct provision of high standard of holistic, patient centred care by assessing nursing care and health education needs, and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for each patient.

*To be designated to act as a deputy to the person holding continuing responsibility for the organisation and management of the practice setting.

*To demonstrate and facilitate others to develop the necessary skills and experience in ward/department management and provide leadership in the absence of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse.

*Use a range of techniques to set and monitor standards of clinical practice, audit, research and teaching to continually improve standards of care and patient experience.

*To support the development and implementation of audit, quality and risk management initiatives.

*To teach and act as a facilitator/ mentor /assessor / preceptor to nursing students, junior registered and unregistered staff, volunteers and work experience candidates, as well as participating in clinical supervision programmes as appropriate.

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.

Job description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Adult Nurse on the

NMC register

Experience

Essential

Substantial post registration

experience working in a complex

health care setting / Acute NHS

care setting supervising /

mentoring junior staff

* Evidence of professional /clinical

knowledge in area supplemented

by specialist clinical and or

managerial training and CPD

* Can demonstrate understanding /

experience / willingness to be a

practice based supervisor /

assessor as detailed in the Nursing

& Midwifery Council ( NMC )

standards for student supervision

and assessment

* Professional portfolio which

demonstrates continuing

professional development,

evidence of ability to maintain

professional registration

* Relevant and recent clinical

experience within the speciality

/acute care setting, including the

supervision /education of junior

staff

* Experience of mentoring

undergraduate students

* Evidence of ability to lead

/coordinate a shift /area of

department

* Experience in learning from

incidents /complaints and

supporting changes in practice.

* Demonstrable ability, experience,

*

passion in the following:

o Leadership

o Team Building

o Managing resources

o Time management

o Role modelling

o Change management / clinical

developments

o Clinical governance

o Audit and research

o Workforce planning / management

o NHS policy and political awareness

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact: 

ina Dwyer 

Tina.Dwyer@uhb.nhs.uk 

01213716289 

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change 

Band

Band 6 

Salary

£33706.00  to £40588.00 Yearly 

Contract

Permanent 

Working pattern

Full-Time, Flexible Working 

Reference number

304-1071103PM 

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital 
Mindelsohn Way 
Birmingham 
West Midlands 
B15 2TH 

Attachments

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