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Job OverviewOn Eden Ward we care principally for haematology patients and patients undergoing investigations and treatment of disorders affecting the blood or bone marrow. We also care for patients with different types of cancer. We provide high standard of care to patients receiving intensive chemotherapy treatments on a daily basis. This is an exciting time as we are planning on starting a new autologous stem cell transplant service at Wexham Park Hospital as a spoke for Oxford University Hospital.
Driven to provide nursing led care you will be working with a dedicated patient list to provide holistic care to our patients and as part of the multi-disciplinary team ensure their safe and timely discharge. We are excited to be using an E-prescribing system and provide full training on this. You will also work closely with the Eden Day Unit.
We have a dedicated practice development team to drive your professional development so wherever you are in your career journey we can help you grow. Once experience and knowledge are built, you will be offered chemotherapy training to ensure safe administration.
Chemotherapy training will be provided, however, there will be a waiting list so will not be immediate
Main duties of the job
Provision of nursing care for patients with a variety of acute conditions
Co-ordinating the care of patients across the multi-disciplinary team.
Administration of Haematology and oncology treatments
Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individual patient care with minimal supervision.
To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that treatments are correctly carried out in accordance with given policy.
Responsible for the assessment of complex care needs of chemotherapy patients and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
Lead and monitor the performance and standards of care within the Nursing Team in absence of band 6
Work collaboratively with the other members of cancer services team to facilitate the development of the service.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for main responsibilities of this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN Level 1
- Current NMC Registration
- Trained in the administration of chemotherapy
- Experienced in working on haematology/oncology ward
Essential criteria
- Competent in basic life support and IV administration
- Acute Medical Nursing Environment
- Teaching and supervising of junior staff
- Effective working with multi-disciplinary teams
- Working with electronic medical record
Essential criteria
- Effective communication skills (written and verbal)
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage difficult / stressful situations
- Time management and delegation skills
- Able to train and supervise junior staff
- Ability to lead team in absence of leader
- Competent to administer chemotherapy
We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment .
Our three core values , and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future .
Apply online now
Job Overview
On Eden Ward we care principally for haematology patients and patients undergoing investigations and treatment of disorders affecting the blood or bone marrow. We also care for patients with different types of cancer. We provide high standard of care to patients receiving intensive chemotherapy treatments on a daily basis. This is an exciting time as we are planning on starting a new autologous stem cell transplant service at Wexham Park Hospital as a spoke for Oxford University Hospital.
Driven to provide nursing led care you will be working with a dedicated patient list to provide holistic care to our patients and as part of the multi-disciplinary team ensure their safe and timely discharge. We are excited to be using an E-prescribing system and provide full training on this. You will also work closely with the Eden Day Unit.
We have a dedicated practice development team to drive your professional development so wherever you are in your career journey we can help you grow. Once experience and knowledge are built, you will be offered chemotherapy training to ensure safe administration.
Chemotherapy training will be provided, however, there will be a waiting list so will not be immediate
Main duties of the job
Provision of nursing care for patients with a variety of acute conditions
Co-ordinating the care of patients across the multi-disciplinary team.
Administration of Haematology and oncology treatments
Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individual patient care with minimal supervision.
To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that treatments are correctly carried out in accordance with given policy.
Responsible for the assessment of complex care needs of chemotherapy patients and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
Lead and monitor the performance and standards of care within the Nursing Team in absence of band 6
Work collaboratively with the other members of cancer services team to facilitate the development of the service.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for main responsibilities of this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment .
Our three core values , and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future .
Apply online now
On Eden Ward we care principally for haematology patients and patients undergoing investigations and treatment of disorders affecting the blood or bone marrow. We also care for patients with different types of cancer. We provide high standard of care to patients receiving intensive chemotherapy treatments on a daily basis. This is an exciting time as we are planning on starting a new autologous stem cell transplant service at Wexham Park Hospital as a spoke for Oxford University Hospital.
Driven to provide nursing led care you will be working with a dedicated patient list to provide holistic care to our patients and as part of the multi-disciplinary team ensure their safe and timely discharge. We are excited to be using an E-prescribing system and provide full training on this. You will also work closely with the Eden Day Unit.
We have a dedicated practice development team to drive your professional development so wherever you are in your career journey we can help you grow. Once experience and knowledge are built, you will be offered chemotherapy training to ensure safe administration.
Chemotherapy training will be provided, however, there will be a waiting list so will not be immediate
Main duties of the job
Provision of nursing care for patients with a variety of acute conditions
Co-ordinating the care of patients across the multi-disciplinary team.
Administration of Haematology and oncology treatments
Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individual patient care with minimal supervision.
To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that treatments are correctly carried out in accordance with given policy.
Responsible for the assessment of complex care needs of chemotherapy patients and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
Lead and monitor the performance and standards of care within the Nursing Team in absence of band 6
Work collaboratively with the other members of cancer services team to facilitate the development of the service.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for main responsibilities of this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN Level 1
- Current NMC Registration
- Trained in the administration of chemotherapy
- Experienced in working on haematology/oncology ward
Essential criteria
- Competent in basic life support and IV administration
- Acute Medical Nursing Environment
- Teaching and supervising of junior staff
- Effective working with multi-disciplinary teams
- Working with electronic medical record
Essential criteria
- Effective communication skills (written and verbal)
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage difficult / stressful situations
- Time management and delegation skills
- Able to train and supervise junior staff
- Ability to lead team in absence of leader
- Competent to administer chemotherapy
We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment .
Our three core values , and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future .
Apply online now
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To work as a Staff Nurse in the UK, you'll need a combination of formal education, clinical skills, practical experience, and personal attributes. Here are the essential skills and qualifications required:
Educational Qualifications:
1. Nursing Degree: A Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSc) or an equivalent nursing degree is typically required.
2. Nursing Registration: You must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) in the UK. This typically involves passing an approved nursing program and the NMC's competency tests.
Clinical Skills:
1. Patient Assessment: Ability to perform thorough assessments of patients' health and identify needs.
2. Medication Administration: Knowledge of pharmacology and the ability to safely administer medications.
3. Wound Care: Skills in managing and dressing wounds, observing for signs of infection.
4. Infection Control: Understanding infection prevention practices and how to implement them in a clinical setting.
5. Basic Life Support (BLS): Certification in BLS and other emergency response skills, such as Advanced Life Support (ALS) if applicable.
6. Clinical Procedures: Proficiency in various clinical skills specific to your area of nursing (e.g., IV insertion, catheterization).
Soft Skills:
1. Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to interact with patients, families, and colleagues effectively.
2. Empathy and Compassion: The ability to provide emotional support and understand patients’ perspectives.
3. Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary healthcare team.
4. Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills to identify issues and implement solutions quickly.
5. Time Management: Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Additional Skills:
1. Attention to Detail: Precision in following medical procedures and documenting patient care.
2. Adaptability: Flexibility to handle changing patient situations and workloads.
3. Technical Skills: Familiarity with medical technology and electronic health records (EHR).
Continuing Professional Development:
1. Lifelong Learning: Commitment to ongoing education and training to stay current with nursing practices and policies.
Employment Considerations:
1. Experience: Many positions may require previous experience in a clinical setting, such as placements during your nursing degree.
2. Specialization: Depending on the area of nursing you wish to work in (e.g., surgical, pediatric, psychiatric), additional qualifications or experience may be necessary.
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