Band 7 Senior Sister - Sunflower Suite Romford, England
Job description
The Sunflower Suite at Queens Hospital BHRUT requires an enthusiastic,highly motivated Senior sister with an interest in Haematology and Oncology to join our team and provide excellent clinical leadership.Duties would involve co ordinating activity within Sunflower Suite,sickness and absence management,retention and recruitment of staff members and ensuring quality and safety.This is a part time post consisting of 18 hours.
The successful candidate would be required to work over 2-3 days,to include a Wednesday working day.BHRUT is a large cross-site organisation encompassing both Queens Hospital in Romford and King George Hospital in Ilford.The Sunflower Suite is open Monday-Friday 08.00-20.00 and Saturday 09.00-17.00,treating both malignant and non malignant Haematology and Oncology patients.The postholder will require an Adult NMC registration and proven experience at band 6 level encompassing ward/acute nursing experience.And be competent in the administration of Systemic anti cancer treatment.The sucessful candidate would need to demonstrate the Trusts PRIDE behaviours and assist in achieving the Trusts objectives.
Under the leadership of our Chair, Jacqui Smith and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive we provide care for the residents of three diverse London boroughs. More than half of our 7,500 strong workforce are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and most live in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge. We also provide healthcare services to people in south west Essex, and specialist neurosciences services to the whole of the county.
Our services include all the major specialties of large acute hospitals, operating from two main sites - King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We also provide outpatient services at Brentwood Community Hospital, Barking Hospital, Loxford Polyclinic and Harold Wood Polyclinic.
As we recover from Covid-19, we’re proud to be leading the way in reducing the time our patients wait to get the treatment they need. The pandemic provided the drive for our teams to innovate and change.
We know we have more work to do to improve waiting times for urgent and emergency care, and this will be one of the many benefits of our closer collaboration with Barts Health. Working with them and with all our partners across north east London, we will find a sustainable solution to enhance patient care.
We are particularly proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre; Radiotherapy Centre; Hyper Acute Stroke Unit; and dedicated breast care service at King George Hospital. We’re also pleased to be part of the NEL Cancer Alliance.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process or assistance with completion of the form (for applicants with a disability) can be made to Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5935. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
