Experienced Registered Nurse, Haematology

Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. Contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to patients/carers and the multi-professional team including situations where difficulties in comprehension occur A competent practitioner, teaching, assessing and supervising/providing mentorship to appropriate students or junior staff Responsible for administering chemotherapy treatment in accordance with the trust policy. Training is provided Managing invasive devices i.e. Central, Hickman, and Picc lines in accordance with trust policy and supervision. Training is provided Responsible for clinical assessment of a group of patients and management of a team, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented and evaluated, involving patients and users Organisation of cross-departmental/organisational activities to support patient care pathways Demonstrate technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient care management including; patient observations; equipment management and administration of agreed invasive tests/procedures Utilise and ensure others utilise information and IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce and resource data Manage expected (and occasional unexpected) clinical events requiring high but unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need, referring to a senior member of staff where appropriate e.g. in an unexpected event Support patients, carers and others during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g. imparting bad news or following an unexpected event Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards. For further details please see the attached job description.