Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Ward Manager - Oncology
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Development Opportunity: Oncology Day Unit Manager (Band 7)
A development opportunity has arisen within the Oncology Day units at Alnwick and Berwick for a Manager (Band 7) to provide clinical/operational management for patients undertaking Systematic Anti-Cancer Treatment.
This is an exciting opportunity to work with the nurse-led Oncology Day Units treating a range of tumour groups. You will work closely with the wider members of the MDT, palliative care, and other clinicians in providing high-quality care.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Please note: for Secondment roles, before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval from your current manager and have completed the documentation required beforehand (see secondment policy), as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made.
To provide clinical expertise through the role of Oncology Day Unit manager to manage and develop the service. The post holder will work in close liaison with the other Unit Manager, and other Deputy Sister/Deputy Charge Nurses, Matrons, Practice Development Team (PDT) and the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) to provide the highest quality of assessment and evaluated care required to support each patient in their care pathway and improve the patient experience.
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Key Responsibilities
- Provide clinical expertise in the Oncology Day Unit.
- Manage and develop the service.
- Work in close liaison with other Unit Managers, Deputy Sister/Deputy Charge Nurses, Matrons, Practice Development Team (PDT), and the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT).
- Provide high-quality assessment and evaluated care to support each patient in their care pathway and improve the patient experience.
Requirements
- Candidates should be working within the SACT service.
- Significant post-registration experience is required.
- Previous experience of giving SACT and managing toxicities/acute oncology symptoms.
- Enhanced knowledge and decision-making skills are essential.
- Completion of the clinical skills course or equivalent would be an advantage.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck, and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High-quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
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Contact Information
For further details/informal visits, contact:
- Name: Cath Johnstone
- Job Title: Manager - Alnwick & Berwick ODU
- Email Address: Catherine.Johnstone@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk
- Telephone Number: 07989441221
Kate Mitchell - ODU ACP
- Email Address: Kate.Mitchell@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk
- Telephone Number: 07967816088
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