Staff Nurse; Band 6; Children's Unit

Staff Nurse post in the Children and Young People's Daycare Unit at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, a cancer centre. The work centres on shift supervision, clinical decisions, chemotherapy checks and care planning, alongside clinical trials. The unit treats patients aged one to 24, and the post carries leadership of service improvement and training placements. Fit depends on child registration and intravenous drug administration experience, with the Trust certificate obtainable within three months of appointment.

• Coordinate and supervise a shift, communicating with the multidisciplinary team to deliver evidence-led care
• Exercise clinical judgement about patients' long-term goals and plans
• Take part in clinical trials, including recruiting, educating and monitoring patients and liaising with sponsors
• Complete first-level assessments of patients' physical, psychosocial, spiritual and cultural needs
• Check vital signs, blood results, body surface area, chemotherapy prescriptions and consent before treatment
• Educate patients on their treatment, including indications and side effects
• Ensure necessary medication and follow-up appointments are arranged
• Plan, document, deliver and evaluate care plans from admission to discharge, alerting the Sister or Charge Nurse to changes
• Set goals for nursing issues and teach other nursing staff to do the same
• Take an active role in unit leadership, leading projects to improve the patient journey and driving service improvements in line with Trust values
• Role model positive practice and support development of the team and pre- and post-registration placements

• Qualification in oncology or speciality (stated as essential for Band
  6)
• RMH Certificate in Intravenous Drug Administration, or obtained within three months of appointment
• Evidence of ongoing professional development

• NMC child registration

• Experience in intravenous drug administration
• Sufficient post-registration nursing experience in oncology or speciality to be confident and competent in the role

• Qualification in oncology or speciality
• Diploma or degree-level study, or equivalent
• Recognised teaching qualification
• Experience in chemotherapy administration
• Experience in clinical management
• Evidence of relevant teaching experience
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical trials management
• Venepuncture and/or cannulation skills

• Wide range of staff benefits
• Learning and development opportunities
• Clear career pathways
• Opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities
• Flexible working requests welcomed from point of hire