Job summary Do you want to be that Nurse who is remembered for the grace, care and compassion to get their patients through one of the most difficult times in their lives?
The University Hospital of North Midlands Trust has a purpose built and dedicated Cancer Centre at our Royal Stoke site and an Outpatient Chemotherapy Treatment Unit at our County site.
All inpatient and majority of outpatient oncology and haematology services are delivered from the purpose-built, Cancer Centre which opened in July 2009.
The specialist Cancer Centre has an Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU) where all oncology and haematology emergencies are admitted directly and dealt with by an in-house dedicated medical and nursing team.
There are currently two posts available, one full time at hours and a second post at 30 hours.
Main duties of the job We provide cancer care to a local population of 70,000.
We have the facilities to diagnose and treat all types of cancers.
At UHNM, 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.We are committed to entering our patients into Clinical Trials and have our own research team on site.
About us University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country.
We serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research.
The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford.
Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential.
Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile can select your preferences upon application.
Job description Job responsibilities For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered Nurse on the professional register Recognised qualification in teaching and assessing, or evidence of delivering teaching.
Desirable Evidence of recent on-going professional development Knowledge Essential Good communication skills.
Venepuncture and cannulation skills Medicines management Has experience as a registered nurse in an Acute hospital setting.
Is able to recount / discuss the requirements for high standard of care.
Ability to use a computer