Lead Community Matron - Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom - East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust (Enherts-TR)

Description

Site Mount Vernon Cancer Centre Town Northwood Salary £43,742 - £50,056 per annum, plus 15% High Cost Area Supplement Salary period Yearly Closing 01/05/2024 23:59
Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate oncology nurse to lead the oncology inpatient team at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre .

You will be responsible for leading the nursing and CSW team on the inpatient ward and ambulatory bay in delivering safe, high quality patient care for all patients and families receiving cancer treatment.

As an experienced oncology nurse and role model, you will demonstrate clinical expertise and excellent communication skills that promote evidence based practice, team work and a positive clinical learning environment.

To be a visible presence on the ward and co-ordinate the nursing service.

To perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health care needs including complex cases and safe discharge.

To be competent in the administration of cytotoxic chemotherapy and provide specialist oncology and Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) clinical advice for patients, carers and health care professionals.

Be experienced in cannulation and central venous access device assessment and administration of intravenous chemotherapy/ supportive therapies, adhering to Trust Intravenous Management and Central Venous Access Device policy and practice.

Promote a nursing culture that supports meeting the physiological, psychological, social and cultural needs of patients with cancer.
Contribute to building an effective, cohesive and dynamic team.
Encourage an open, supportive and empathetic working culture.
To drive and participate in the auditing, improving and maintaining of nursing standards.

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care.

Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients.

We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees.

This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests.

Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

We welcome applications from those who would relish the opportunity to be part of new and developing cancer service, building on the excellent reputation, research and patient experience the Cancer Centre already delivers.

Qualifications / Training
Post registration oncology qualification
SACT/ Chemotherapy module
Evidence of continuous professional development
Advanced communication skills training
Post registration experience in oncology specialist setting
Organisational and time management skills
Administration of SACT/Chemotherapy and management of side effects
National and local cancer initiatives
Understanding of clinical governance, quality systems and risk management
Knowledge of HR policies and processes

We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.

We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Committed to our Community

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community.

We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve.

In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life.

We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.
If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing

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Secondments/Fixed term
Where a vacancy is advertised as a temporary position, the duration will be specified in the advert.

If the vacancy becomes permanent towards the end of the specified duration, the successful applicant may not be required to re-apply and can be slotted into the role on a permanent basis if appropriate.

If you are an internal applicant applying for a temporary working arrangement, please see the attached notes on secondments

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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