Job Description
The post holder will work as part of a team of registered nurses, nursing
associates, health care support workers and student nurses in delivering safe effective care to patients within the Cancer Inpatient wards working in
collaboration with the medical and wider MDT teams, ensuring a high-quality service to patients.
The post holder will provide care to patients within the cancer inpatient wards on with the guidance and support of senior colleagues. As skills and competencies are developed there may be occasion when you would take charge of the unit.
The post holder will always act as a role model ensuring safe and effective care is provided to all. The post holder will actively participate in meeting patient needs within the service to agreed standards and participate in audit activities / data collection. The post holder will be expected to act as a practice assessor / supervisor to students / learners allocated to the unit.
Responsibilities Clinical: Patient care
Acting as role model and leading by example in all aspects of clinical care
Education and Development Undertake appropriate education and training relevant to the role to
support with personal and professional development and growth
Management and Leadership Take charge of the unit on occasion as necessary
Participate in audit and QI projects as required.
Clinical Governance Effective risk management, reporting clinical incidents via DATIX
incidents and promote a culture of safe practice with openness and
transparency.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Greal Cassandra Gana Job title: Matron for Cancer In-Patients Email address: grealcassandra.gana@nhs.net