Staff Nurse - Ingham Suite - Band 5 Lincoln, England
Job description
Be part of our Cancer Services Family.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Registered Nurses to work within the day case Oncology/Haematology Chemotherapy Unit, Ingham Suite at ULHT. This unit is open Monday to Friday with flexible hours available.
Ingham suite has 14 chairs and delivers approximately 160 chemotherapy treatments per week.
This position offers the applicant an opportunity to develop clinical and managerial skills relating to Systemic anti-cancer treatment (SACT) and central lines. You will be supported whilst you are completing your SACT pack by all members of the team whilst learning about the various types of anticancer treatments delivered on the unit. The ideal candidate will be a 1st level registered nurse, with the ability to undertake extended skills such as venepuncture, cannulation ,IV administration, care of central lines and chemotherapy administration are desirable
You must be proactive and able to demonstrate clinical effective practice and be able to priorities and organize workload. You must be willing to work as part of a team and be able to deliver a high standard of nursing care in a demanding environment.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. your NHS needs you!!!
