Senior Staff Nurse (Haematology)

at  Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

West Ward at the Royal Berkshire Hospital has a full time vacancy for a band 6 Senior Staff Nurse. West Ward is a Haematology Day Unit , which is open Monday to Friday 08.30 - 17.00, offering a comprehensive range of treatments, procedures and monitoring interventions to haematology patients. We are looking for a hardworking, motivated nurse with least 2 yrs post registration Oncology-Haematology experience to join our friendly team. You will need excellent time management and communication skills at all levels of the multi-disciplinary team. The successful candidate will have the support and opportunity to further develop their clinical, management and leadership skills to fulfill the role of supporting the Ward Sister and managing the day to day running of the unit in her absence.
The post holder will facilitate the provision of a coordinated, high quality outpatient service to Haematology patient in consultation with the ward manager and Clinical Nurse Specialists.
To be able to work autonomously and also part of a team.
To provide efficient, effective and evidence-based nursing care to patients.
To be competent in the recognition of life threatening/reactions and act appropriately.
To organise workload in line with clinical priorities.
We are one of the largest general hospital foundation trusts in the country - serving a population of more than 500,000 people - and the main provider of acute and specialist care services for West Berkshire.
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, play, and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
For further details on this role, please refer to the Job description and Person Specification attached.
This job description is not exhaustive and will be subject to periodic review in association with the post-holder

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