Practice Development Nurse – Surgical Oncology

Do you have a passion for teaching, assessing and developing staff and students?

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Surgical Oncology at Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust for a dynamic and inspirational Practice Development Nurse to support our nursing teams.

Closing date: 29th March 2022

Interview date: 8th April 2022

The successful applicant will demonstrate a level of enthusiasm and commitment that will support the development of our staff in order to develop their professional goals and build on basic and specialist skills.

It is essential that you have excellent clinical skills, recent experience and a background knowledge of surgical nursing and/or oncology nursing. Experience in altered airway management and/or drain management would also be desirable.

The surgical oncology directorate comprises Head & Neck, ENT & Thoracic inpatients as well as ENT, Breast and Gynae Oncology outpatients.

You will work closely with the matrons and ward sisters in supporting staff by providing education, training, teaching and assessment within the clinical setting. The role involves the supervision of new starters, students and apprentice nurse associates and the development of training programmes within the directorate.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Elizabeth Hunt Job title: Surgical Oncology Matron Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 07796 757165

Bhav Gadher-Surgical Oncology Matron

07796 757 165