Job summary
An exciting opportunity for a permanent post for a Band 6 senior staff nurse has arisen to work part of a senior team on a fast paced Oncology and Haematology outpatient unit .

Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will work as a part of an experienced Senior team delivering high standards of care and support to the staff within the unit and the B7 Senior Sister

You will be expected to work part of a team and have excellent communication skills, be highly motivated and enthusiastic and keen to develop knowledge and skills around Senior leadership and Oncology and Haematology - SACT

• Managerial responsibility for the nursing team within the unit
• Nurse Led outpatient unit
• Caring for Oncology and Haematology patients .
• Take responsibility and take NIC role .
• take responsibility for the junior team

About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Job responsibilities
For further information on this vacancy , please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or Hiring Manager .

Person Specification
Essential

• Has NMC registration
• Cannulation and Venepuncture
• SACT Trained
• Has some leadership experience

Desirable

• mentor/supervisor experience

Essential

• Has NMC registration
• Cannulation and Venepuncture
• leadership experience
• Can work Autonomously
• Excellent communication skills
• Can manage difficult situations
• SACT trained

Desirable

• Education / Teaching experience

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).