Staff Nurse – Oncology Ward
- Employer
- HCA Healthcare UK
- Location
- London
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 5 Oct 2018
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- Sector
- Acute Care Nursing, Cancer Nursing, Palliative Care
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Job Description
As an Oncology Staff Nurse, you will be providing care for Oncology patients from diagnosis, collaborative treatment planning, chronic pain control, to integration into the community and end of life care. This rewarding and yet challenging role allows empathic and caring nursing to utilise the full range of nursing skills from diagnosis support, patient and relative education, administering chemotherapy and treating all illness related symptoms, medically, physically, emotionally and mentally. • Job Type: Full time post, permanent role. • Hours: 37.5 hours per week. • Shift Pattern: 11.5 hour shifts - 8am to 8:30pm or 8pm to 8:30am (Rotation and flexibility required for days, nights and weekends) • Salary: £31,972 - £35,366 per annum (subject to experiance & record to achievement) plus 9% shift enhancement. • Benefits: Mentorship programme training, structured career development, funded courses, health & wellbeing support system, pension, private medical cover and much more.
Duties & Responsibilities
• Reporting to the Sister/Charge Nurse your role as a Staff Nurse is to treat all patients in their private room environment with dignity and respect, focusing on making a difference by offering individualised and one-on-one patient care and comfort to them and their relatives. • Assess, plan, deliver, evaluate and implement the highest of nursing standards covering specialisms; Cancer Care, Breast Care, Gastro, Skin, Liver and HPB. • Work in a highly experienced and specialist multi-disciplinary team, alongside leading specialist nurses and world class consultants. Utilise and work with all support services internally and externally. • Build strong relationships with your patient and your support team, closely monitor conditions of patients and report any concerns as necessary. • Administer Chemotherapy if qualified, conduct patient teaching, managing their illness and accurately document all patient records onto the computerised systems. • Adhere to all patient safety standard operating procedures, codes of conduct in line with NMC and Clinical Governance policies. • Take part in ward audits and contribute to the ongoing research based care and other practice development initiatives.
Skills & Experience
• Registered General Nurse with full NMC registration. • Experience in the field of Oncology or Medical and/or Surgical • Chemo trained is desirable but not essential. • Excellent communication skills who utilizes an emphatic and caring approach to patients whose diagnosis and treatment are often painful and life-threatening. • Supportive team player who is flexible to the needs of the department and willing to progress and continuously develop.
About The Individual
HCA Healthcare UK offers ground-breaking innovation, leading the way in complex care. The strength of the Wellington Hospital’s Cancer Care service is the combination of specialists we have working with our patients. Consultant surgeons, physician and clinical nurse specialists join the oncologists in a series of multidisciplinary team meetings to ensure surgical and non-surgical treatment options are discussed in full. Each patient is fully involved in their care pathway and treatment decisions. If you wish to find out more about this opportunity, please send through your details and we would be happy to accommodate an informal visit as part of your application process. We look forward to meeting you!
Company
HCA Healthcare Over 50 years of creating a healthier tomorrow.
Today HCA is the largest private healthcare provider in the world, and the largest provider of privately funded healthcare in the U.K. A world-class network of over 30 facilities in London, Manchester, Wilmslow, Glasgow and Prestatyn, with its latest venture opening in Birmingham in 2024. Uniquely we also partner with the NHS to provide care within large NHS teaching hospitals. No other U.K. provider can match our global scale, breadth and depth of knowledge and expertise. We treat 27 million people each year across our global network, and many of our hospitals are rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC. Covering virtually all aspects of medicine from prevention and diagnosis through to treatment and aftercare in both our Primary and Secondary Care Divisions. Cardiac and Cancer Care, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation, Urgent Care, GP and Health screening to Obstetrics, IVF and Maternity care, to name a few.
We can promise by joining the HCA family, you will learn from experts in every department, and your opportunities will be endless. You will be empowered to achieve more in your career and will be provided with outstanding rewards and development support to match the level of care we are famed for.
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