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Job summary

Main area
Surgical Oncology
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (4 day week (3 days 8am-6pm, one day 8.30am-6pm))
Job ref
196-NM11574
Employer
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Guys Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£34,089 - £41,498 p.a inc HCA
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
20/05/2024 23:59
Interview date
05/06/2024

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Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust logo

Staff Nurse - Surgical Oncology Outpatients

Band 5

Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.

Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. 

Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.

In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.

We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.

Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.

The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.

We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.



Job overview

1x   Band 5  Permanent vacancy.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced band 5 nurse to join the Surgical Oncology Outpatients Team. We cover ENT, Head and Neck, Thoracic, Breast surgery and Gynaecology outpatient clinics. We also have specialist services within this such as our laryngology procedure clinic, tracheostomy care clinic and micro suction clinic providing great developmental opportunities.

We currently have a nurse led wound care clinic which is something we are keen to develop. There is lots of interaction with the multidisciplinary team and working closely with Clinical Nurse Specialists, Nurse practitioners and surgeons means there is a wide range of exposure and learning opportunities. 

We are looking for a versatile and adaptable candidate that can apply themselves to be trained across the specialties of our cancer clinics. Good communication skills are essential within this role. 

Advert closing: 20th May 2024

Interview Date: 5th June 2024

Main duties of the job

- Focus on supporting with gynaecology procedures

- Managing patient flow and safety in clinical areas 

- Wound care and specialised dressings e.g. complex post op head and neck dressings, BAHA dressings

- Allergy testing 

- Managing admissions and unwell patients in clinics

- Prioritising tasks  

- Supporting specialist clinics

 

Working for our organisation

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s  biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Responsible for supporting clinical outpatient areas, ensuring the delivery of high quality, current evidence-based nursing.

You will be expected to apply knowledge across the range of
work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge and
practical experience.

To liaise with the multidisciplinary team and act as your patient's advocate to achieve person-centered individualised care.

To ensure that patients’ receive high quality clinical care and a positive
patient experience.

Carry out thorough assessments and implement personalised care plans.

Carry out nursing procedures and treatments, whilst
maintaining best practice and the highest possible standards.

Responsible for managing unwell patients in an outpatient area when patients are being admitted from clinics. 

To have an awareness of psycho-social factors that may be affecting patients attending oncology clinics. 

*Please see attached Job Description for full details*

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • The ability to undertake reflective thinking on own practice
  • Flexible and positive approach to work
  • Awareness of responsibility as nurse e.g. duty of candor
  • Experience of working in the relevant area
Desirable criteria
  • able to give examples of appropriate escalation in difficult situations

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NMC registration
  • Completion of preceptorship
  • Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
  • Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
  • Student supervision course
  • CPD relevant to clinical areas

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Post-registration experience
  • Venepuncture and cannulation
  • IV medication administration
  • Supervision of junior staff
  • Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
Desirable criteria
  • Oncology experience
  • Surgical Experience
  • Outpatient experience
  • Experience as NIC/coordinating a shift
  • Evidence of link nurse role
  • able to give examples of appropriate escalation in difficult situations

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lucy Jamieson
Job title
Sister
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02071882546
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