Job summary

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is one of the leading cancer centres in the world and has an international reputation for the care and treatment it provides.

The Royal Marsden serves a local, regional, national, and international population from two hospital sites, Chelsea and Sutton.

The healthcare assistant role is one on Horder ward, which is an 12 bedded Acute oncology ward caring for patients undergoing surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy.

Horder ward also cares for palliative patients who have complex symptom control and psychological needs. We are looking for a caring and compassionate healthcare assistant who works well under pressure, is excellent with time management and is dedicated to excellent patient care.

So are you highly motivated, enthusiastic, and forward thinking? Do you have excellent communication skills and aim to provide high quality patient focussed care?

If so, we could have the perfect opportunity for you! If you are interested and would like to join our team, then we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• To carry out in a responsible and efficient way, the nursing care for patients which has been drawn up in conjunction with the co-ordinator of the shift.
• To demonstrate the ability to develop a greater awareness and understanding of the needs of patients with cancer and the different treatment modalities, and work autonomously under supervision of a registered nurse.
• As an integral member of the nursing team work with team members to ensure the maintenance of an efficient, safe, clean and pleasant environment for all patients.

About us

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer.

We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services.

We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways.

There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance.

We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

• To practice the Care Certificate and support junior staff to achieve the standards.
• Monitoring and recording patients vital signs (including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, oxygen saturation) and reporting any abnormal results to registered nursing staff.
• Measuring and recording patients height and weight.Performing venepuncture and venous blood sampling. After training and assessment of competency.
• Undertakes clinical tasks relevant to the specific clinical area following competency sign off, for example, ECG, urinalysis, MRSA screening swabs, recording of allergies on EPR and other clinicaltasks where training / competency sign off deemed appropriate for HCSW that has been ratified through NRRAC

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

• Care Certificate
• Demonstrable experience of working in a healthcare setting
• Understanding of working with patients who are critically and chronically ill
• Evidence of ongoing professional development

Desirable

NVQ in Health and Social Care Level 2

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a healthcare setting for a duration long enough to have obtained relevant competencies for a Band 3 position.
• Experience of working with computers (keyboard skills, data entry)

Desirable

• Experience of working with oncology patients

Last updated : 2024-07-02