Senior Staff Nurse-Chemotherapy
Location: Birmingham
Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Permanent
Salary: Competitive dependent on experience, 9% shift allowance (if applicable) + Benefits (pension, health cover, flexible benefits, and excellent career development).
TTM Healthcare Solutions are looking for a Senior Staff Nurse who specialises in chemotherapy/ cancer care to join our Nursing Team in Birmingham.
Role Overview
As a Senior Staff Nurse, you will be responsible for assessing, planning, delivering, and evaluating high standards of specialist care to ensure that patients are cared for in a safe, caring, and comfortable environment. This will include meeting their medical, physical and emotional needs by effectively communicating with the patient and their families. You will work in a manner that puts the patient at the centre of all you do and strive to deliver exceptional standards, consistently. The role will work across a full rotating shift pattern and provide an opportunity to care for patients who have undergone surgery across multiple specialties.
Role
·Ensure individualised care plans are in place for all patients in the designated clinical area.
·Ensure an ongoing welcoming, caring and safe environment is provided for patients and their families.
·To develop and maintain clinical skills and knowledge necessary to provide holistic, evidence-based nursing care. This includes completion of the Unit Orientation booklet and clinical skills competencies.
·Work within and monitor standards of care within the defined policies, procedures, standards, and protocols of the Unit to ensure adherence to, and delivery of, a high-quality service.
·Comply with and promote infection control standards and relevant care bundles to the department.
·Promote discharge planning commencing at admission and educate junior staff with regards to discharge planning.
Requirements
·NMC Registered Nurse (RN Adult).
·Recent SACT competencies/SACT Passport.
·Leadership experience.
·Extensive experience within chemotherapy.
TTM Healthcare Solutions is an Equal Opportunities Employer