Job summary
Due to Maternity leave, an exciting secondment opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic nurse to join a highly specialist and passionate team. This is an ideal role for someone looking for a change or new challenge and gain experience in a clinical nurse specialist role.
The current CLL population is estimated to be around 900 patients under the care of the CLL service at NUH.
The role will involve delivering a high quality, specialist service within the CLL team acting as a source of advice and information for patients, carers, and health professionals and work in collaboration with the Lead CLL CNS.
Main duties of the job
As the CLL CNS, you will work alongside the Lead CLL CNS and CLL consultants to see all new patients on diagnosis to offer further information and contact details.
The role will involve taking part in nurse led clinics seeing patients on active monitoring, mid treatment blood monitoring and counselling for patients needing further support and treatment planning. As well as two further telephone clinics for those not requiring face to face appointments, Holistic needs assessments and treatment follow up.
The role will involve maintaining and developing a quality service with specialist CLL nursing care and being part of the multi-disciplinary team.
Along with the medical team and other members of the MDT as appropriate, ensure patient care plans are updated and changes implemented in good time.
To be involved with development of the service, contribute to strategic planning of team projects, identify potential impacts on resource requirements, make adjustments as necessary.
In addition to this overview, you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
The post holder will be an advocate for patients, carers and their families, promoting patient focused care and act as a resource for the multi-agency team.
About us
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For detailed job description and main responsibilities please refer to the documents attached within this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For detailed job description and main responsibilities please refer to the documents attached within this post.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- o Current registration with appropriate professional body.
- o Nursing/ AHP diploma or degree or equivalent experience
- o Significant experience working in Haematology
- oTeaching and assessing qualification / have completed teaching and assessing supervisor training.
- oCompletion of all local competency packages or has undertaken WINW packages essential to role and specialty
Desirable
- oDegree in health/nursing related studies
- oFormal leadership / management training
- oResearch training / experience
- oSupplementary Prescriber
- oHistory Taking and clinical assessment course
- oENB 237 or equivalent specialist qualification in cancer care
- oAdvanced Communication skills training course or willingness to undertake
Experience
Essential
- oSignificant post registration experience, in Clinical Haematology.
- oCan demonstrate professional autonomy and effective decision making skills when managing caseload, seeking support when appropriate
- oExperience in supervision of registered, non-registered staff and students
Desirable
- oExperience of audit or research within the clinical area
- oExperience of managing risk, handling clinical incidents and complaints
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- o Current registration with appropriate professional body.
- o Nursing/ AHP diploma or degree or equivalent experience
- o Significant experience working in Haematology
- oTeaching and assessing qualification / have completed teaching and assessing supervisor training.
- oCompletion of all local competency packages or has undertaken WINW packages essential to role and specialty
Desirable
- oDegree in health/nursing related studies
- oFormal leadership / management training
- oResearch training / experience
- oSupplementary Prescriber
- oHistory Taking and clinical assessment course
- oENB 237 or equivalent specialist qualification in cancer care
- oAdvanced Communication skills training course or willingness to undertake
Experience
Essential
- oSignificant post registration experience, in Clinical Haematology.
- oCan demonstrate professional autonomy and effective decision making skills when managing caseload, seeking support when appropriate
- oExperience in supervision of registered, non-registered staff and students
Desirable
- oExperience of audit or research within the clinical area
- oExperience of managing risk, handling clinical incidents and complaints
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).