Job Description:

Clinical Team Leader (Oncology)

Cromwell Hospital, Kensington SW5 0TU

Permanent

From £43,050 per annum + plus enhancements (dependent on experience)

13 shifts per month, days/nights/weekends (08:00-20.30, 20:00-08:30) Ward Based

We make health happen.

Here you'll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. You'll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.

Role Overview

To deliver chemotherapy and systemic anti-cancer treatment therapy nursing services to patients for Oncology patients and to deputise for the charge nurse of the chemotherapy day unit when required.

As an Oncology Team Leader, you'll have our patients at the heart of each decision. Stepping up in the absence of the person who has continuing responsibility you'll co-ordinate department activities and participate in clinical audits to ensure the smooth running of the department.

You'll assess patient needs and develop, implement, and evaluate high quality and compassionate programmes of care. You'll have the support of some of the UK's leading Oncology consultants and state of the art technology alongside dedicated time for your development through training such as the Chemotherapy Passport competency (SACT).

How you'll help us make health happen.

• Provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients, their families and other healthcare professionals following diagnosis and through all stages of treatment.

• Ensure continuity of a high standard of evidence-based nursing care for patients undergoing systemic anti-cancer treatment therapy, assessing health, health related and nursing needs of patients, their families, and other cares by identifying and initiating appropriate steps for effective care.

• Work autonomously whilst providing clinical leadership, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporates the issues and recommendations made ensuring clear documentation in the patient's records.

• Fulfil the rule of mentor, providing peer support to staff working within the Chemotherapy Day Unit/Oncology Ward.

• Comply with measures to actively manage and reduce risk to patients. Ensuring the formal reporting and recording of adverse incidents.

• Participate in the evaluation of the service in terms of clinical effectiveness, clinical excellence, and cost benefit.

• Identify areas of practice that require review or adaption to meet the changing needs of patients.

• Follow current national guidelines on SACT therapy.

Key Skills / Qualifications

• NMC Registration

• Previous Oncology experience

• SACT Training/Passport (essential)

• Previous team management/leadership experience (desirable)

• Able to work independently.

• Evidence of continuous professional development.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social, and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• Payment of Professional Registration fees

• Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell.

• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind

• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance

• Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work

• Discounted access to online gym sessions through Gympass

• Various family friendly benefits

• Free onsite massages as a recognition for your hard work

• Opportunity to participate in our annual awards ceremony.

Why Bupa?

We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring, and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: careers@bupa.com

If you would like more information on the role, or would like to discuss other opportunities suited to your skills and experience, please contact jack.mccool@bupa.com

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