Band 5/6 Nursing Opportunities - APU

The admission and preassessment team in Chelsea, are looking for a highly motivated individual with excellent communication skills to complete our team. The team consists of Nurses, anaesthetist, health care assistants, administrators, technician (CPET and ECHO), research nurses and anaemia service CNS.

We provide a nurse led clinic supported by our anaesthetic consultants for patients undergoing surgery for a range of procedures, and specialties. We also support the elective admission pathway in the hospital and work closely with the Clinical site practitioners. We also work collaboratively with the Endoscopy, interventional radiology, private care and day surgery teams.

Our aim is to provide safe effective pre-operative care and we are responsible for ensuring a safe patient assessment in line with Royal Marsden and National guidelines and deliver a high standard of care with a patient centred approach.

Recently this team has supported the pre-operative pathway for oncology patients across London to continue to deliver as much cancer treatment as possible, with the initial focus being surgery. It’s a great opportunity to join a pioneering team that delivered care across the capital during the coronavirus pandemic.

We are looking for someone with a positive and progressive attitude, ability to problem solve, competent in advanced assessment skill and works well in a multi-disciplinary team, this post is a permanent full-time position, working across Monday-Friday service.

• To plan, document, deliver and evaluate evidence-based nursing care for patients in a responsible

and efficient way, which has been drawn up in conjunction with the co-ordinator of the shift

• To develop a greater awareness and understanding of the needs of patients with cancer and the

different treatment modalities administered within the unit.

• To develop an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of managing a shift with the

guidance of the Charge Nurse.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits and learning and development opportunities. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

Please see attached job description for Band 5 and Band 6 for further information on this role

Clinical Responsibility – patient care

These responsibilities will be carried out under the guidance of the shift co-ordinator:

• To complete the first level assessment of the patient’s needs to gain an understanding of the

physiological, psycho-social, spiritual and cultural needs of the patients with cancer and their
families and to develop a positive, realistic and supportive attitude to ensure that the needs of the
patient and family are met.

• To assist with teaching patients in preparation for investigations, treatment and home care

To be aware of the side effects of any treatment in progress, and adopt a problem-solving
approach to minimise the potentially adverse reactions.

• Be involved in the direct delivery of skilled specialised nursing care with supervision until

competent, e.g. wound dressings, removal of drains, and insertion of urinary catheters.

• To develop an awareness of the protocols involved for patients undergoing clinical trials.
• To be aware of all hospital policies and procedures and collaborate with other health care

professionals to ensure that these are observed.

• To be rostered as part of the ward to care for patients over a 24 hr period.