About this role
Job summary
Band 5 Staff Nurse (Adelaide Ward - Haematology / Oncology)
**This is a fixed-term/secondment opportunity for 12 months to cover maternity leave.**
Adelaide ward has 23 beds including six isolation positive pressure rooms; these rooms are for high dose chemotherapy patients and patients with neutropenic sepsis who require isolation.
We care for a variety of patients with acute presentations such as sepsis, acute kidney injury and metastatic spinal cord compression whereby patients need emergency radiotherapy all the way through to terminally ill patients who require palliative management.
We work closely with both haematology and oncology specialities; in the past few years the haematology team have started Autologic stem cell transplants on patients with myeloma and lymphoma with exciting plans to extend the service in the future.
We are essentially a specialist ward, but have many acute patients needing numerous interventions; opportunities exist to practice clinical skills such as Venepuncture, cannulation, NG insertion, male and female catheters and central line maintenance.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a professional and caring staff nurse who is committed to providing excellent nursing care to haematology and oncology patients.
We are looking for someone who shows motivation in developing new skills and knowledge, embraces change and innovation positively and with enthusiasm.
You should demonstrates an empathetic, caring and sensitive approach to patients, relatives and carers. You should also be able to work under own initiative and without direct supervision within the responsibilities of role.
Duties include:
Fundamental nursing care. Safe administration of medication via different routes. Working with the MDT - demonstrates ability to work effectively within a team. Patient safety. Team work. Clinical Skills trained. Escalate when a patient deteriorates and act upon Observations. Assessments and care plans. General Nursing care, washing, feeding, toileting, wound care.
About us
Adelaide ward is a lovely team to join; we are friendly and welcoming - we as a team take pride in the care we deliver to our patients.
We learn from mistakes and promote our staff to be open and honest.
Great learning opportunities as we are a dueled specialty.
We are keen to develop and support you to become a specialised cancer nurse; we have funding to support education and development for our staff including cancer specific courses and the chemotherapy course.
We offer a great orientation to all areas in the Berkshire Cancer Centre, organised and supported by the senior team and practice education team.
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our "CARE" values:Compassionate,Aspirational,Resourceful,Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Job description Job responsibilities
The post-holder is responsible for undertaking and recording comprehensive nursing assessment and planning, delivering and evaluating high standards of evidenced-based nursing care to a diverse group of patients.
Deliver care without direct supervision and be accountable for the care delivered and any omissions of care.
Teach and supervise more junior staff, students and the non-registered nursing workforce.
Be accountable for care or any omissions of care that you delegate to others.
Act as role model, delivering care with empathy and compassion as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details of the job role.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training Essential
Registered Nurse - part 1 Current NMC registration Evidence of recent continuous professional development
Experience Essential
Experience (through placement or employment ) of working in an acute clinical environment Chemotherapy trained
Desirable
Oncology / Haematology experience
Knowledge Desirable
Oncology / Haematology knowledge - interested in this speciality
Skills Desirable
Cannulation, venepuncture, PICC, IV trained, catheters, NG, syringe drivers
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Berkshire Hospital
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
Employer's website https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)