Oncology Senior Staff Nurse
- Employer
- Bupa
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £37989 - £44692 per annum
- Closing date
- 14 Oct 2020
Job Details
Senior Staff Nurse Oncology
Bupa Cromwell Hospital, London
Permanent
£37,989 - £ 44,692 per annum
£1,100 Shift Allowance
£2,500 Golden Handshake
£5,000 towards Relocation Costs (if applicable)
Full-time
Date Posted: 14th September 2020
Application Close Date: 13th October 2020
We're a leading health insurer and healthcare provider, with care homes, health centres, dental practices and a hospital. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. We reinvest profits into providing more and better healthcare for the benefit of current and future customers. We believe in quality, affordable and accessible healthcare for all. If you share our purpose of helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives, then look no further, Bupa could be the perfect match.
At Bupa, you can be the nurse you want to be. With the autonomy to use your skills and strong benefits to support you, patient care can be your top priority. Building a nursing career in London has never been easier, with good hours, you can live a balanced, healthy lifestyle.
The Cromwell is the only private hospital in the country doing the Gold Standard Framework (GSF), subsequently revolutionising our end of life care. Join us and we will teach you more on this as well as SACT in both Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy. We'll make sure that you are also supported by our award-winning palliative care team. As the leaders of tomorrow, we will invest in your development and growth so you can be the best at what you do in this interesting and rewarding specialty.
Oncology Department
The service treats all forms of cancer, both solid and haematological tumours and stem cell transplants. Treatments can be in the form of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The service also offers palliative care and a breast care service
What you'll be doing
As a Senior Staff Nurse you will lead a nursing team in delivering optimum patient care and deputise for the sister/charge nurse as required providing clinical support to the nursing team
You will be a caring and compassionate nurse, working as part of the multi-disciplinary team delivering a high standard of care to our patients. You will be responsible for the assessment of patient care needs and for the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes
What's a typical day?
Undertake clinical duties in any area that is reasonably requested
Supporting the working environment and maintenance of staff morale through mutual regard and respect recognising and valuing contributions from individuals within the ward team.
Assist the Sister/Charge Nurse with operational requirements in the delivery of a consistent, safe service in all aspects of the patient journey whilst instilling a culture of customer service throughout the nursing team.
Managing a team of nurses by organising the patient allocation
Provide consistent, clear, clinical and professional leadership and act as a mentor for all staff demonstrating professional awareness and accountability.
Participate in the direct nursing care of patients as a clinical leader and expert.
Support flexibility with off-duty in order to maintain a well-resourced clinical area.
Assist the Sister / Charge Nurse in monitoring and maintaining stock levels.
Who we're looking for?
To be considered for this post you must have: An Adult NMC registration, a senior staff nursing experience in Oncology and competencies of venipuncture, wound care management and chemotherapy. You will have effective communication skills and traits of a proactive and energetic leader
Benefits
Dedicated Clinical Educator support
Strong national clinical network and clinical engagement
Oncology clinical staff are trained in the Gold standard framework
Multiple In-house training days and teaching sessions
A supported supernumerary induction period
Support with revalidation
Mentoring
Training opportunities
Comprehensive benefits package including - Pension, private medical insurance, holiday and annual pay reviews
Career opportunities to move into other roles or other parts of Bupa
Bupa Health insurance
Contributory pension scheme
Discounts on Bupa products
Discounted gym membership
Subsidised staff restaurant
Free health assessment
Access to health minds service and 24/7 anytime Health line
Bupa rewards to High street Retailer discounts
Childcare vouchers
Cycle2work scheme
Annual awards ceremony and long service awards
Company
With no shareholders, our customers and colleagues our focus. We reinvest our profits back into our care homes, health centres, dental practices, offices and our hospital to provide better healthcare for our current and future customers.
At Bupa you’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be your true self and where everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. Every single one of our global employees share this purpose and we have belief in them to help us achieve our goals.
Our world-renowned Cromwell Hospital in London was purpose built and opened in 1981 as a state of the art private facility for complex procedures and a tradition that continues to this day. Patient care is our top priority and we believe in giving our colleagues the autonomy to do what’s right – allowing them the freedom to do work that matters every day.
We offer a variety of nursing roles across our Clinics and our Hospital, allowing you to be the Nurse you want to be. No matter your role, we believe you should be supported. That’s why we offer a range of personal and professional development opportunities and continually invest in our technology to help you continue to deliver the best possible standards of patient care.
So no matter whether you’re an experienced nurse or just at the start of your career welcome to a company that has belief in you.
Get job alerts
Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.
Create alert