Senior Sister

at  The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for a highly dynamic clinical manager ideally with Junior Sister experience and a background of SACT, haematology-oncology and Stem cell transplant experience.
Bud Flanagan East Ward comprises of 16 single, en suite rooms, providing a protected environment for adult patients who require intensive chemotherapy and haematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
The successful candidate will be enthusiastic about haemato-oncology and stem cell transplant nursing, with the vision and passion to help optimise high quality patient care. They will use clinical expertise, leadership and management skills to ensure co-ordination of the care of patients with a Haemato-oncology malignancy, providing a seamless service for patients and their families.
They will be responsible for providing strong proactive leadership of the nursing and support worker team, which is motivating, supportive whilst upholding the trust’s values of pioneering change, pursuing excellence, working collaboratively, and showing kindness.
Manage a co-ordinated 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 which must include documentation in accordance with Trust policy and NMC Guidelines
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, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:
Within the framework of Primary Team Nursing, 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.
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 post allogeneic transplant patient

Please refer the Job description for details