Nurse Unit Lead - London, United Kingdom - East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Description
We are recruiting for a Nurse Team Leader who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
We are looking for that special person who enjoys a challenge, has a positive outlook, is caring, enthusiastic and ready to commit to the role of team leader within our dynamic SACT day unit based at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre.
The day unit has 20 treatment chairs and operates from 08:00 - 20:00 Monday to Friday treating adult patients with Chemotherapy, immunotherapies and targeted cancer therapies.
Facilitating the education and support of qualified and unqualified staff and participating in the development of nursing practice in the clinical area.
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care.
Our ability to be flexible & 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, StevenageNew 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 our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests.
Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & 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.
In possession of Oncology or Haematology Care modulesCounselling Skills
Proven experience at Band 5 in Oncology / Haematology
Team nursing
Change management
Working with chemo care or electronic prescribing systems
Ability to prioritise patient care
Resource management
Health and Safety
Management of central venous access devices
Quality assurance
Commited to inclusion and diversity