Senior Staff Nurse

at  University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Band 6 Paediatric Nurse Maternity Cover post.
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic nurse to join T11 North, caring for young children aged 1-2 years and their families with an oncology diagnosis.
This is a part time 18.75 hrs per week 10 month fixed term contract.
Are you ready to take the next step to become a band 6 or you may already be a band 6 looking for a new job? We are looking for experienced band 5/6 paediatric nurses with at least 2 years oncology/haematology experience, (ideally chemotherapy competent).
T11 North care for patients undergoing a range of treatments including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, proton beam and Molecular radiation treatment.
At a band 6 level we are looking for confident staff with leadership, development and organisation skills in order to coordinate safe efficient delivery of care to this patient group and work within our team.
Our unit is committed to the care of young children and their families going through a difficult time in their lives. We have a group of dedicated nurses who aim to make the ward a pleasant environment. We work very closely with our MDT colleagues to provide family centred and holistic care.
To work as a skilled member of the nursing team, to provide a high standard of holistic family centred care to the children and families.
To promote family centred care and establish good relationships with children and their families.
To communicate effectively at all levels within the multi-disciplinary team.
To work according to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines as the nurse for a defined group of patients and take responsibility for:
Protecting and supporting the health of individual patients, clients and families acting as their advocate when necessary within the multi-disciplinary team
The development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care including discharge planning for each patient.
To provide a high standard of nursing care and develop existing knowledge and skills and personal/ward management and leadership ability.
To be designated to take charge of the ward as required by the sister holding continuing responsibility for the management of the ward department
To act as a nursing resource giving advice and support to patients and staff where competent, as described in standard and local operational policies.
To support the trust bed manager and ward sisters in facilitating patient bed allocation and effective unit coordination
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040

Please refer the Job description for details