Job summary
Due to expansion of the Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialist Team, we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Haematology nurse to join us as a Lymphoma CNS. The post-holder will work alongside the existing Haematology CNS team to deliver holistic care to patients diagnosed with Lymphoma, from diagnosis to end of treatment or end of life. UHB have successfully implemented Patient Stratified Follow Up for Lymphoma patients, and the CNS will ensure the continued provision and success of this service. The post-holder will be required to complete Non-Medical Prescribing, if not already held, and will deliver nurse led clinics.
Applicants must have recent experience working in Haematology as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at Band 6, with a strong understanding of Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment and associated toxicities. An accredited Health Assessment qualification is essential for this role. Applicants will be a confident, proactive and compassionate practitioner with strong haemato-oncology experience and excellent communication skills. They should be able to work autonomously, prioritise effectively and demonstrate advanced clinical decision-making.
The successful applicant will be supported by the Haematology CNS team, Haematology Lead Nurse, Haematology Matron, Consultant team, Apheresis team and BMT Team.
Main duties of the job
*Act as a key worker for patients diagnosed with Lymphoma
*Provide holistic support throughout patient pathway, from diagnosis to end of treatment or end of life
*Provide expert, specialist advice to patients and their loved ones
*Manage own caseload and run nurse led clinics
*Manage PSFU service alongside existing CNS
*Contribute to audit activity, service development, pathway improvement and the nursing education programme within Lymphoma
*Meet new patients at diagnosis and provide verbal and written information on the disease and treatment, and provide CNS contact details
*Ensure patients are booked for treatment or tests in a timely manner e.g. SACT treatment, bone marrow biopsy, blood tests, inpatient admissions
*Ensure patients understand treatment toxicities and know when to seek advice
*Undertake Holistic Needs Assessments to ensure patients have ongoing personalised support throughout and at end of treatment
*Support consultant led clinics ensuring patients have access to their CNS during or after clinic appointments to discuss any concerns or worries, and to provide further information if required
*Review patients on the inpatient wards and in the Centre for Clinical Haematology Day Unit to ensure ongoing CNS support
*Provide telephone support to patients
*Liaise with the Bone Marrow Transplant team for patients proceeding to transplant to ensure a smooth handover of care
*Refer to other teams and agencies as appropriate e.g. psychology support, financial support
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Registered Adult Nurse on the NMC Register
- *Evidence of post registration CPD / Post registration qualification in Haematology supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to degree / masters level equivalent FHEQ Level 6 /7
- *Recognised mentorship course
- *Health Assessment course
Desirable
- *Non -- Medical Prescriber/ willingness to undertake
Experience
Essential
- *Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
- *Significant years post registration experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at B6 or above in Haematology
- *Competent in SACT administration
- *Extensive experience of working autonomously at a specialist level
- *Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/ competence.
- *Demonstrate expert knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality.
- *Experience and enthusiasm for developing educational programmes and teaching / assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting.
- *Working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment.
- *Experience of patient service user advocacy role
- *Can demonstrate expert nursing knowledge with an ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients and give advice and information to patients / relatives/ care staff
- *Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to cancer
- *Has understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding
- *Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance
Desirable
- *Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator
- *Experience in service development Awareness of current research related to the speciality
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Ability to explain the requirement to balance clinical caseload
- *Ability to communicate with a wide range of health care professionals, on a variety of complex and sensitive issues which require persuasive and empathetic skills.
- *Extensive experience of working autonomously at a specialist level and to manage / prioritise own workload, supervise / appraise and assess junior staff
- *Competent in a range of clinical skills and expanded practices relevant to the scope of practice required
- *Ability to work under pressure across competing priorities
- *Ability to undertake clinical audit, analyse information and develop robust measurable action plans to support improvement / change
- *Evidence of ability to compile reports and documents for internal / external communication
- *Knowledge of current evidence-based practice and ability to apply to service and policy development
- *Ability to adapt behaviour to changing circumstances
- *Positive and enthusiastic attitude
- *Ability to communicate articulately and motivate others
- * Evidence of flexible and innovative approach to service delivery and development
- *Ability to work a varied shift pattern where required
- *Ability to act on own initiative
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Registered Adult Nurse on the NMC Register
- *Evidence of post registration CPD / Post registration qualification in Haematology supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to degree / masters level equivalent FHEQ Level 6 /7
- *Recognised mentorship course
- *Health Assessment course
Desirable
- *Non -- Medical Prescriber/ willingness to undertake
Experience
Essential
- *Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
- *Significant years post registration experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at B6 or above in Haematology
- *Competent in SACT administration
- *Extensive experience of working autonomously at a specialist level
- *Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/ competence.
- *Demonstrate expert knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality.
- *Experience and enthusiasm for developing educational programmes and teaching / assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting.
- *Working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment.
- *Experience of patient service user advocacy role
- *Can demonstrate expert nursing knowledge with an ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients and give advice and information to patients / relatives/ care staff
- *Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to cancer
- *Has understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding
- *Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance
Desirable
- *Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator
- *Experience in service development Awareness of current research related to the speciality
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Ability to explain the requirement to balance clinical caseload
- *Ability to communicate with a wide range of health care professionals, on a variety of complex and sensitive issues which require persuasive and empathetic skills.
- *Extensive experience of working autonomously at a specialist level and to manage / prioritise own workload, supervise / appraise and assess junior staff
- *Competent in a range of clinical skills and expanded practices relevant to the scope of practice required
- *Ability to work under pressure across competing priorities
- *Ability to undertake clinical audit, analyse information and develop robust measurable action plans to support improvement / change
- *Evidence of ability to compile reports and documents for internal / external communication
- *Knowledge of current evidence-based practice and ability to apply to service and policy development
- *Ability to adapt behaviour to changing circumstances
- *Positive and enthusiastic attitude
- *Ability to communicate articulately and motivate others
- * Evidence of flexible and innovative approach to service delivery and development
- *Ability to work a varied shift pattern where required
- *Ability to act on own initiative
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
