Job overview

The Oncology and Haematology Day Unit in the Queens Centre has an exciting opportunity for a committed, experienced and aspiring nurse to lead an established enthusiastic nursing team who already provide high standards of holistic nursing care to patients with cancer who have a variety of medical, nursing and psychological needs. 

The Unit Sister/Charge Nurse will be a motivated enthusiastic person with excellent leadership and communication skills. The  Unit Sister/Charge nurse will be a role model leading the team by example to deliver outstanding SACT Services.

The Unit Sister/Charge nurse will be able to work to their own initiative leading, developing, improving and monitoring standards of care to ensure safety for all patients and staff. As the Unit Sister/Charge nurse will have overall responsibility to ensure patient safety and be actively involved in recruitment, retention and managing sickness absence.

The new post holder will be supported in their role and will be given the opportunity to achieve their full potential as a competent and effective Unit Sister/Charge nurse.

Main duties of the job

The Unit Sister/Charge nurse will be an inclusive proactive member of the senior nursing team within specialist services.

They will oversee staff development and ensure the ward KPIs are achieved according to the trusts compliance levels.

The Unit Sister/charge nurse will work collaboratively with the members of the multidisciplinary team to provide a quality service for our patients.  They should have knowledge of the complex SACT regimens and be able to work collaboratively with all members of the MDT.

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.