Haematology Staff Nurse

Haematology is a great specialty to nurse in, providing acute and chronic care, palliative care and nurse led care. The inpatient haematology unit provides a positive working culture, with safe staffing levels that enables you to do your job well, supporting your professional & academic development.
You will be responsible to provide and organize high quality care for your own group of patients, including the administration of medications, supportive therapies, and systemic anti-cancer therapies, working together with other members of the multi-disciplinary team in a compassionate and effective manner to facilitate admissions and discharges according to the UCLH patient flow targets.
You will be responsible to comply with our policies and procedures to preserve safety, privacy, dignity, and confidentiality, minimizing the risk of infection by following the infection prevention and control advice. You will be a valuable member of the team who will motivate colleagues to succeed and develop a culture of improvement in the unit., Please note that all correspondence regarding your application will be via email. The emails will be sent to you via TRAC.jobs and not via NHS Jobs, we encourage you to check your inbox regularly.
Please note that if you are at present in a training position on the 2016 new junior doctor's contract and are applying for a Trust doctor role your salary will not be pay protected.
You will be placed on the appropriate point of the Trust Doctor pay scale based on your previous experience.
Please note that if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date of the advert to assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.
The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

Are you a compassionate, motivated, problem-solving nurse, who loves to make a difference to patient care?

If this is the case, the Haematology Department at UCLH is the best place for you to develop your skills and knowledge. This excellent opportunity is open for both experienced and newly qualified band 5 nurses who wish to develop their career in the amazing and challenging world of Haematology.
The Haematology Department at UCLH is one of the largest haematology unit in Europe and creates many opportunities for on-going development and promotion that occur within the nursing services.
The Haematology Department is a nurse-led service at the cutting edge of cancer care. Nurses run the central venous access team, the chemotherapy team, education team and more. This support infrastructure provides our nurses with the time to provide high quality care for our patients. Our ward nursing ratios are 1 nurse to 4 patients, with the support of a nurse in charge.
Cancer Services at UCLH are based in state-of-the-art facilities. Inpatients are primarily located in the purpose-built, brand-new Grafton Way Building and the modern UCH Tower. Haematology Day-care services are located at the MacMillan Cancer Centre that opened in 2014. With Grafton Way building being next door to the Cancer Centre and UCL Cancer Institute - it has created a leading cancer campus., University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
+ University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
+ National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
+ Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
+ University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
+ Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
+ University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
+ The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
+ University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff

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  UCLH top trust to work at in England - for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  
• In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England - for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England - for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world class research, innovation and creativity.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff and has a dedicated policy which allows staff to apply for flexible working right from the beginning of employment. For more information please go to: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/work-with-us/why-choose-uclh/flexible-working.
We offer our permanent staff an interest free season ticket loan for travel, all our staff have access to free independent and confidential support, large retail discounts, a staff discount platform, cycle to work scheme and on-site accommodation to name a few.
Additionally, UCLH Arts and Heritage's staff wellbeing programme, Creative Comfort, offers a variety of ways to engage with the arts as a member of UCLH staff. You can try out the weekly choir, weekly art club and join the Culture Club for exclusive access to free and discounted tickets for opera, exhibitions, theatre and more.
We recognise, reward and thank colleagues by nominating them for our annual Celebrating Excellence Awards, which are funded by UCLH Charity.
We are also members of www.mytrustbenefits.co.uk/ which offers discounts on high street retail stores, offers on travel deals, and also to take advantage of cash back schemes.