# Senior Staff Nurse

**Company**: University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: temporary
**Salary**: £47951.00 to £56863.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic nurse to join our teenage cancer unit, caring for young people aged 13-19 years old. As a Senior Staff Nurse, you will have the opportunity to share and develop knowledge and skills in caring for a range of solid tumours and haematology cancers.

**Job Summary:** Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse (adult or paediatric registrant).

**Main Duties of the Job:**

- Maintain a high standard of clinical work when carrying out nursing procedures.

- Administer medications (including chemotherapy) as per prescription and protocols.

- Responsible for the safe custody of medication, including checking and administration.

- Help manage staffing across your own ward but also the division and offer support as and when needed.

- Ensure compliance with our clinical governance framework, you will motivate colleagues, champion service user safety and dignity and drive continuous improvement.

- Work with (and educate) more junior members of the team (as well as student nurses) to promote excellent standards of practise.

**Benefits:**

- Competitive salary: £47,951 to £56,863 a year

- Opportunity to work in a specialised unit

- Professional development opportunities

**Requirements:**

- Registered Nurse Part 1, 2 or relevant section of the register

- Accredited mentorship course or willing to undertake

- Relevant accredited clinical course (oncology/haematology 30 credits OR equivalent)

- BSc or working towards

- At least 2 years' experience in this specialty

- Proficient in chemotherapy administration and advanced IV administration skills or working towards

## Skills

### Required
-  chemotherapy administration
- advanced IV administration skills
- clinical governance framework
- leadership skills

### Nice to have
- haematology/oncology experience
- mentorship course

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