Staff Nurse (Band 6) - Children's Day Unit
| Posting date: | 20 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | £45,953.00 to £54,254.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £45953.00 - £54254.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 June 2026 |
| Location: | Sutton, SM2 5PT |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9282-26-0448 |
Summary
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification: To complete the first level assessment of the patients needs to gain an understanding of the physiological, psycho-social, spiritual and cultural needs of the patients with cancer and their families and to develop a positive, realistic and supportive attitude to ensure that the needs of the patient and family are met. Counterchecking patients vital signs, blood results, patient body surface area, chemotherapy prescription and consent before administration of treatment. Educating patients on their treatment such as indications and side effects. Ensuring necessary medication and follow up appointments are obtained. To plan, document, deliver and evaluate care plans from admission through to discharge / transfer discussing this with the patient, their family and multi-disciplinary teams and to alert the Sister/Charge Nurse of any changes. To set goals for each of the identified nursing issues and encourage / teach other nursing staff to do the same. To help the patient achieve set goals through care planning.