Sister/ Charge Nurse | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced clinical leader to join our team of highly experienced nurses as the band 7 Sister/ Charge Nurse for Ellis Ward. Ellis Ward is a 14 bedded unit on the Chelsea site caring for patients undergoing surgery, systemic anti-cancer therapies, radiotherapy as well as supportive care treatments, for a variety of different cancer types, with a specialisation in Gynaecological, GI and breast patients. The successful candidate will be a proactive and motivated oncology nurse with dynamic leadership skills, demonstrating the ability to manage the service in line with trust values as well as show a vision for service development in order to optimise high quality patient care delivery.

Clinical Leadership

Manage a coordinated nursing service in liaison with all members of the multi-disciplinary team maximising high quality patient care.

To maintain clinical credibility through practice and to utilise the findings of nursing research and evidence based care to optimise high quality patient care.

To monitor and review nursing practice regularly, participating in audits and data gathering using trust information systems in accordance with Trust policy and NMC Guidelines.

To maintain the continuity of quality nursing care that responds flexibly to patients’ and carers’ needs and includes a safe discharge to the community or relevant care setting.

Monitoring of trends and prevalence’s of clinical incidents according to the Trust’s Clinical Governance Guidance and Directives and develop strategies to prevent them reoccurring.

Clinical

To undertake first level assessment of the needs of the patient and family. Planning, delivering and evaluating their care throughout their stay from admission to discharge/transfer including complex care packages e.g. discharge of a terminally ill patient. To be a clinical expert in the specialties that relate to the ward.

To complete documentation relating to patient care and ensure that staff maintain and update documentation as changes occur according to Trust policy. Encourage nursing staff through role modelling to apply critical thinking through the process of clinical assessment of patients or problem solving. To then follow this process through the planning and evaluation stages of patient care and to effectively document this process in the nursing records.

Management of the Environment

To be responsible for the safety of the environment, keep abreast of health and safety legislation and ensure departmental procedures are in place e.g. COSH, audits, staff awareness, fire risk assessments.

To be proactive in identifying and managing areas of risk and to bring these to the attention of the Divisional Nurse Director/Service Manager including infection control and radiation protection issues.

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