Senior Staff Nurse - Haematology Ward
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Job overview
Senior Staff Nurse - Haematology Ward
West Ward at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust has a full time vacancy for a band 6 senior staff nurse. West Ward is a Haematology Day Unit open Monday to Friday 0830-1700 hrs offering a comprehensive range of treatments, procedures and monitoring interventions to Haematology patients.We are looking for a hardworking, motivated nurse with at least 1 year post registration experience and chemotherapy competent to join our friendly team at an exciting time of service development and expansion. The successful candidate will have the support and opportunity to further develop their clinical skills.
There is also an opportunity for a 12 month secondment cover. Please note this is restricted to internal applicants.
Main duties of the job- Safe administration of medication via different routes.
- Team working.
- Patient safety.
- Chemotherapy administration
- Clinical skills trained.
- Patient assessment .
- To provide efficient, effective and evidence-based nursing care to patients on West Day Bed unit.
- To be competent in the recognition of life threatening/reactions and act appropriately.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority.The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north.
The Trust is Reading’s biggest employer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the job role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached.
This job description is not exhaustive and will be subject to periodic review in association with the post-holder.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- At least 6 months experience from newly qualified
- NMC registered
- Chemotherapy competent
Experience
Desirable criteria- Working in Acute medicine for 6+ months
- Being able to work as part of a small team
- Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance
- Annual leave – 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
- NHS pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Money Advice Service
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
- On-site nursery (based at RBH)
- Full educational library services
- Cycle to work scheme, lockable storage for cycles
- Bus to work scheme
- Excellent rail and bus links
- A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.
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