An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated senior nurse to join the management team at Hamwic House as a Sister/Charge Nurse for a 1 year secondment. Hamwic House is a busy outpatient department which provides services for adult cancer patients including SACT (systemic anti-cancer therapies), blood product transfusions, and supportive therapies, as well as phlebotomy services, PICC insertions and oncology outpatient clinics. The applicant should be qualified and experienced in SACT administration. 

The successful applicant will be reporting to the Band 7 and will support them in the management of the nursing team which includes staff nurses, healthcare assistants and housekeepers. They will have the opportunity to oversee the management of a small team by completing yearly IPRS, manage sickness, performance and support development opportunities. 

The role of Band 6 at Hamwic House includes the nurse in charge role which involves coordinating the flow of the unit, communicating with pharmacy and the SACT coordination teams, ensuring safe staffing levels, and supporting junior team members with complex issues. The applicant should possess excellent communication skills and stress management to be effective in this role as it requires them to manage multiple issues at once whilst always remaining calm and professional. 

As a Band 6 in cancer care you will be expected to be the cancer care bleep holder who oversees the staffing levels for the care group with support from the matron team. As bleep holder you may be contacted to support other cancer care wards who are struggling with acutely or staffing and may be asked to administer SACT outside the care group footprint. 

You will be supported in your personal development to attend study days which will support you in this role such as leadership courses, advanced communication and training in HR processes.