About this role
Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced and motivated Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse to join our Oncology Outpatient Service. This is an exciting opportunity to provide clinical leadership within a busy and progressive service, delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to patients receiving cancer treatment and attending outpatient clinics.
The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in the day-to-day management of the department, ensuring the safe and effective delivery of systemic anti-cancer treatments, including cytotoxic therapies, within a nurse-led environment. You will act as a clinical role model, promoting excellence in nursing practice and supporting the delivery of seamless care across the South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire Cancer Network.
As a senior member of the team, you will provide professional leadership, education and support to nursing staff, acting as a source of expert advice for patients, carers and healthcare professionals. You will contribute to service development initiatives, quality improvement programmes and the ongoing enhancement of patient experience and outcomes.
Main duties of the job
- Lead and coordinate the day-to-day running of the Oncology Outpatient Department, ensuring safe, effective and compassionate patient care.
- Provide clinical leadership and act as a role model, promoting high standards of nursing practice and patient experience.
- Safely administer and oversee Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatments (SACT), including chemotherapy and supportive therapies, in line with local and national standards.
- Assess, monitor and support patients throughout their treatment journey, managing treatment-related complications and adverse reactions.
- Provide specialist advice, education and support to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
- Support, supervise and develop nursing and support staff, acting as a mentor and facilitating professional development.
- Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and the South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire Cancer Network to ensure seamless patient care.
- Contribute to clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and service development initiatives.
- Manage the department in the absence of the Senior Sister, ensuring safe staffing levels and effective service delivery.
- Support service provision across multiple outpatient sites, including Breathing Space, as required.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse on Part 1 or 12
- To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998
- Evidence of relevant post registration academic achievement at degree level.
Desirable
- Experience of leading and managing a team
- Recognised management / leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience at Band 5 or above
- Proven management and leadership
- Change management skills
- Demonstrate experience in patient flow in a busy acute area
- Relevant post registration experience.
- Experience of applying research and audit in practice
- Evidence of working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams
- Evidence of policy and protocol development
Desirable
- Experience of leading change.
- Audit/research experience.
- SACT experience
Further Training
Essential
- Understanding of Cancer care pathways and regional agenda
Desirable
- SACT passport or training package
- Experience of SACT complications and management of SACT side effects
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Highly motivated
- Ability to work under pressure.
- IT skills including the knowledge of word processing and software packages.
- Ability to work productively in a multidisciplinary environment with commitment to working as a team member
- Ability to complete work to deadlines
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Commitment to developing and sharing knowledge
- Understanding of Clinical Governance issues
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent written and presentation skills
- Ability to prioritise workload
Other Factors
Essential
- Commitment to professional development
- Ability to work flexibly
- Act as a role model for all Health Care Professionals
Desirable
- Valid UK driving licence
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Weston Park Hospital
Whitham road
Sheffield
S10 2SJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.sth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)