# Staff Nurse (BAND 5) - OCC Outpatients **Company**: The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust **Location**: Sutton **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: staff **Salary**: £36943.00 to £44900.00 **Category**: Healthcare **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9282-26-0938?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_b520570f-20f ## Description The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is one of the leading cancer centres in the world and has an international reputation for the care and treatment it provides. The Royal Marsden serves a local, regional, national, and international population from two hospital sites, Chelsea, and Sutton. We are looking for enthusiastic and committed Band 5 staff nurse to join our nursing team to provide expert care and support our patients in the Outpatients department, at the Sutton site. The department manages multi-speciality medical oncology clinics including chemotherapy (injections) and radiotherapy. The phlebotomy and Line Access (Central venous access devices) service is also run by the Outpatient team. The post holder will work in the outpatient department in the new cancer centre at Sutton. This centre is open Monday-Friday 08.00 - 20.00. There are many new and exciting innovative opportunities for a Band 5 nurse within the Royal Marsden Trust. This is a great opportunity to develop your existing skills and knowledge, but also to learn new one's in caring for cancer patients at all points of their cancer pathway. **Main duties of the job** - To plan, document, deliver and evaluate evidence-based nursing care for patients in a responsible and efficient way, which has been drawn up in conjunction with the co-ordinator of the shift - To develop a greater awareness and understanding of the needs of patients with cancer and the different treatment modalities administered within the unit. - To develop an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of managing a shift with the guidance of the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse. **Job responsibilities** - To complete the first level assessment of the patients needs to gain an understanding of the physiological, psycho-social, spiritual and cultural needs of the patients with cancer and their families and to develop a positive, realistic and supportive attitude to ensure that the needs of the patient and family are met. - To assist with teaching patients in preparation for investigations, treatment and home care - To be aware of the side effects of any treatment in progress, and adopt a problem-solving approach to minimise the potentially adverse reactions. **Requirements** - Qualified Staff Nurse with at least a year's experience in an acute hospital setting - Flexible, a good team player with a real commitment to providing good quality patient care - Experience of working in a clinic setting would be an advantage but is not essential. **Benefits** - Competitive salary: £36,943 to £44,900 a year - Wide range of staff benefits - Learning and development opportunities - Clear career pathways - Opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities **Person Specification** - Education/Qualifications: Registration, Evidence of ongoing professional development - Experience: Experience in intravenous drug administration, Sufficient post registration nursing experience in oncology or speciality to be confident and competent in using the required skills to do the job - Skills Abilities/knowledge: Venepuncture and/or cannulation skills, Evidence of effective negotiating and influencing skills, Ability to lead a team, Ability to motivate others ## Skills ### Required - intravenous drug administration - venepuncture - cannulation - cancer care ### Nice to have - chemotherapy administration - clinical management - teaching experience - oncology qualification --- Source: [Apply at jobs.nhs.uk](https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9282-26-0938?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)