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London, Greater London
Staff Nurse - Haematology - Nights
Overview
About The Facility HCA Healthcare UK – The World’s largest private healthcare group; providing award winning primary, acute and complex care. Working in partnership with University College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, HCA UK at University College Hospital (HCA at UCH) is a dedicated private facility offering expert care for patients with cancer and blood disorders. Our team of experienced doctors and nurses provide the highest quality of personalised care, at all stages of treatment for our patients. Rated ‘Outstanding’ by CQC, we are continually investing in our facilities to make sure that our patients have access to the latest treatments and technology. We offer specialist care for solid tumour and blood cancer and we are a JACIE accredited bone marrow and stem cell transplant centre. We treat patients for CAR T-cell therapy, making us one of the few JACIE accredited private providers in the UK to offer this ground-breaking therapy. We continue to grow our service and in 2020 our private inpatient unit will move to the new UCLH state-of-the-art haematology hospital where the floors have been designed to the highest possible specification, taking into account the acute medical needs of haematology patients. These are exciting times and we are looking for highly motivated staff nurses to join our haematology team and help us to continue to deliver and build upon excellence in care and service delivery. We offer low nurse to patient ratio where you will have the opportunity to deliver exceptional care. Job Description As a Staff Nurse working within haematology, you will be responsible for working in a supporting experienced nursing team to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate high standards of specialist care to ensure that patients are cared for in a safe, caring and comfortable environment. This will include meeting their medical, physical and emotional needs by effectively communicating with the patient and their families. We understand that cancer care is a challenging field and our friendly team work closely together to adopt a supportive culture. As part of HCA Healthcare our team are offered emotional support and career development. This is a full time role working 37.5hrs per week on 3-week nights & 1-week days’ roster The attractive and competitive salary for this role is between £32,270 - £37,648 (dependent upon skills and experience) plus 12% enhancement. Reward & recognition – We reward your commitment in delivering the highest standard of care with generous and competitive benefits such as our contribution pension scheme, private medical insurance, annual salary review, 247.5hrs holiday each year; with the option to buy and sell. We invest in your career development with clear career pathways and access to further education. We can also offer you support with relocation if you are living outside of London or the UK; subject to terms and conditions. Duties & Responsibilities Participate in individual care needs of patients and develop appropriate care plans to implement and evaluate Monitor patient care and interventions appropriately Recognise deterioration in patients’ condition at an early stage, (including neutropenic patients) Refer to the senior nurse and medical team appropriately Attend IV/ chemotherapy drug administration training, complete workbook competence Report and document adverse incidents appropriately Initiate appropriate actions to isolate patients when required Implement a holistic approach in the care of patients requiring infection control precautions. Skills & Experience Registered General Nurse with valid NMC pin NHS or Private ward experience Passionate about patient care, respectful, responsible and committed Haematology experience is desirable. We offer a three month supportive probationary period which includes some supernumerary time About The Individual At HCA UK we recognise and value everyone as unique and individual; treat people with kindness and compassion; act with absolute honesty, integrity, and fairness and trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family. As someone looking to join our family, you will demonstrate these key values. You will also actively participate as a member of a team, working together to achieve tasks, goals, and objectives; demonstrate a lead by example attitude to inspire our colleagues and patients; and deliver information in a clear, concise, and compelling manner to effectively engage others and achieve desired results. If you wish to find out more about this opportunity, please apply for this role and a member of the team will be in contact shortly.