Experienced Staff Nurse

The Haematology Day Unit is a nurse led service offers apheresis, supportive care and venesection. We care for patients with haematologicalcancers, sickle cell disease and other haematology diseases., You will have the opportunity to further develop and enhance your skills within a haemato-oncology setting with the support and trainingnecessary. You will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced nurses and specialists to develop and gain a plethora of skills to enhanceyour nursing ability. We have a supportive culture, whereby we encourage each other to strive to be the best within our daily practice, and ourfeedback as a team reflects this.

Our aim is to provide expert care to allow patients to avoid hospital admissions and to manage their disease in an ambulatory setting.We are seeking experienced senior nurses to join our team as a Staff Nurse on the Haematology Day Unit.

The individuals should be motivated, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and an ability to organize, prioritize and co-ordinatewithin a challenging and fast paced environment. You will be supported by a strong expert team, including the Ward Sister, Clinical NurseSpecialists, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and the inpatient Matron team.

We are currently open Monday to Friday 08.00 - 20.00. Shift patterns at present are 9.5 hour shifts per week. We do not currently work weekendsor bank holidays regularly, however occasionally work out of hours to support the service and eventually we may aim for weekends to bepermanent in the future., We are seeking experienced and motivated nurses to join our team on the Haematology Day Unit. We are seeking nurses that are eager todevelop their clinical skills and competence and want to be future leaders within haematology nursing in an ambulatory setting. You will have the opportunity to further develop and enhance your skills within a haemato-oncology setting with the support and trainingnecessary.

We are seeking candidates with a strong desire to deliver the best individualized care to patients living with haematological diseases by workingas an effective part of the nursing and wider team.

Interviewer information packThe successful candidate will need to have at extensive experience in haematology and acute setting and will be committed to developing theirskills, knowledge, and leadership in a fast paced setting.

Opportunities for the right candidate include developing skills in apheresis, expert cannulation assisted by ultrasound, femoral line placement, and bone marrow biopsy skills. Informal visits/phone calls are strongly recommended.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children'sHospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care,clinical excellence, research and innovation.