Staff Nurse (BAND 6) - Robert Tiffany

at  The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Are you highly motivated, enthusiastic and forward thinking? Do you have excellent communication skills and the ability motivate nursing staff to provide high quality patient focussed care? If so we could have the perfect job for you!
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Band 6 Staff Nurse for Robert Tiffany Ward. The ward consists in 13 rooms, offering specialist facilities to provide excellent ongoing care of patients throughout their cancer journey.
The successful candidate will have experience in oncology with the vision and passion to help optimise high quality patient care and good team work. You must be a positive role model and have a willingness to learn and develop.
This is a demanding but very rewarding role with a Trust that is committed to the ongoing development of its staff. An ideal next step if you have the right blend of skills and experience to join us.
Our commitment to ongoing staff development and support of a modern career framework is apparent through the variety of educational opportunities available in-house with the use of the clinical education team, and via the Royal Marsden School. The environment is challenging, exciting and supportive, and facilitates the development of specialised skills. You will enjoy working as part of a highly skilled and motivated team that includes nurses, doctors, AHP’s, psychological support services, social care, education teams and healthcare assistants.
To coordinate and supervise a shift, communicating effectively with members of a multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality, evidence-led care to patients.
To exercise clinical judgment and decision making about patient needs in terms of long term goals or plans.
To participate fully in the day to day organization and running of clinical trials including the recruitment, education and monitoring of patients entering a clinical trial and liaison as required with trial sponsors.
To assume personal accountability for nursing care delivered to a patient in accordance with the NMC code of conduct. There is an expectation for post holders:
To promote a safe clinical environment for all patients, visitors and staff
To participate in Trust initiatives around infection control and care quality indicators
To assist with any local or trust initiatives to ensure the continuous improvement of the quality of services and safeguarding of high standards of care
To be aware of all hospital policies and procedures and collaborate with other health care professionals to ensure that these are observed
To help foster a supportive working environment and maintain staff morale
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.
To complete the first level assessment of patients with cancer and their families to gain an understanding of their physiological, psycho-social, spiritual and cultural needs and to develop a positive, realistic and supportive attitude to ensure that these needs are met.

Please refer the Job description for details