Job summary
Clinical Nurse Specialist for Clinical Haematology.
An exciting 12 month secondment opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 or 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) depending on experience to join the Clinical Haematology Team at Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust.
The successful candidate will work as part of our multi-disciplinary team ensuring the delivery of a consistently high quality and compassionate service to a broad patient population including both cancer and non-malignant related diagnosis.
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, experienced and motivated nurse with excellent organisation and communication skills. It would be desirable for the successful candidate to have significant knowledge and experience of haematological conditions.
You would be joining a Haematology team that prides itself on its ability to deliver individualised compassionate care for patients and relatives and also for its own team.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Alessandra Bartlett via email at alessandra.bartlett@nbt.nhs.uk.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Nurse Specialist for Clinical Haematology
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 or 7 ( depending on experience) Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to join the Clinical Haematology Team at Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust for a 12 month Secondment.
The successful candidate will work as part of our multi-disciplinary team ensuring the delivery of a consistently high quality and compassionate service to a broad patient population including both cancer and non-malignant related diagnosis.
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, experienced and motivated nurse with excellent organisation and communication skills. It would be desirable for the successful candidate to have significant knowledge and experience of haematological conditions.
You would be joining a Haematology team that prides itself on its ability to deliver individualised compassionate care for patients and relatives and also for its own team.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Alessandra Bartlett via email at alessandra.bartlett@nbt.nhs.uk.
About us
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Generic
- To provide highly specialist nursing advice underpinned by theory and experience to support
patients and their families/carers
- To plan, develop, improve and promote the service ensuring the delivery of high quality, cost
effective care
- To act as an autonomous practitioner, independently planning, implementing and evaluating
programmes of care achieved through systematic and holistic assessment, clinical
examination skills, personalised care planning and independent onwards referral and
discharge to primary care team
- To provide patients and staff with highly developed specialist advice to manage complex
symptoms
- To develop and share expertise within the multidisciplinary team
- To develop and utilize the skills and expertise to act as a resource in the care of patients
needs, ensuring an optimum level of service to patients and their carers
- To work closely with community and network, other hospital and community staff to ensure
an effective seamless service
- To deploy high level skills in order to provide effective communication systems of support
for patients
- To develop and utilize the skills needed to embed patient and public involvement within the
sphere of specialist nursing practice
- To ensure that all patients and families are aware of all treatment options, including clinical
trials
- To transcribe radiology requests on ICE following successful completion of the IR(M)E
training course
- To work as patient advocate, to help negotiate the patient journey and ensure optimum care
is provided to each patient
- To nurture and maintain links with other health care agencies and and organisations
providing support and information to patients
- To adhere to and promote in others the importance of infection control guidelines and
procedures
- To act as a positive role model for nurses in the hospital through the demonstration of
excellent communication and clinical skills
- To expertly deliver highly complex sensitive condition related information to patients and
relatives
- To provide specialist support and advice in clinical areas, wards and outpatients, to optimise
quality improvement opportunities
- To analyse and respond to challenging and complex clinical situations utilising highly
developed specialist knowledge and analytical and judgemental skills to assess a range of
options to formulate solutions and recommendations
- To act as a change agent, using skills that will motivate and reassure staff through
negotiation and training, to facilitate the change process
Specific requirements of the post: Provide education and support for patients receiving oral and/or parenteral chemotherapy including consent for treatment Use of protocols, specialist knowledge and examination skills to assess patients in follow-up and pre-chemotherapy clinics Authorisation of blood products following successful completion of National Blood Service training course Provide telephone support for haematology cancer patients before, during and after chemotherapy treatment Perform bone marrow biopsies following successful completion of programme of training Undertake non-medical prescribing following successful completion of programme of training.
Education To lead on and participate in the planning and delivery of formal and informal specialist education programmes for patients, carers and all staff To lead on and participate in education forums locally To ensure that professional knowledge and practice is regularly updated To take personal responsibility for life-long learning and personal development through clinical supervision, appraisal and Knowledge and Skills Framework
Research and Audit To collate and record quantitative and qualitative data that provides evidence of productivity, outcomes and quality, through audit and research To regularly lead on and participate in clinical audit and research To promote a culture of evidence based practice To be involved with health promotion
Management and Leadership To lead on policy and service development within a multidisciplinary team context To lead on the development and implementation of protocols for specialist area of work and for the wider healthcare community served by North Bristol Trust To be responsible for the gathering, analysis and evaluation of patient and other feedback to inform ongoing improvement in the patient experience in specialist area To provide professional leadership for band 6 specialist nurses and be a role model in relation to nursing in specialist area To be responsible for developing and coordinating job plans in order to maximise team effectiveness and efficiency To plan the provision of day to day organisational tasks for self and others To manage a highly complex caseload based on flexible principles, priorities and the care needs of patients To lead on responding to complaints and queries, and have a working awareness of the North Bristol's NHS Trust's complaints procedure
To maintain accurate and concise records that produce statistical data for the purpose of evaluation and development of the service To coordinate the collection of information and data required for annual reports and national peer review in collaboration with cancer services To keep accurate and up to date patient records To be responsible for the effective, efficient and safe use, maintenance and storage of resources and equipment used in the performance of the role
Job description
Job responsibilities
Generic
- To provide highly specialist nursing advice underpinned by theory and experience to support
patients and their families/carers
- To plan, develop, improve and promote the service ensuring the delivery of high quality, cost
effective care
- To act as an autonomous practitioner, independently planning, implementing and evaluating
programmes of care achieved through systematic and holistic assessment, clinical
examination skills, personalised care planning and independent onwards referral and
discharge to primary care team
- To provide patients and staff with highly developed specialist advice to manage complex
symptoms
- To develop and share expertise within the multidisciplinary team
- To develop and utilize the skills and expertise to act as a resource in the care of patients
needs, ensuring an optimum level of service to patients and their carers
- To work closely with community and network, other hospital and community staff to ensure
an effective seamless service
- To deploy high level skills in order to provide effective communication systems of support
for patients
- To develop and utilize the skills needed to embed patient and public involvement within the
sphere of specialist nursing practice
- To ensure that all patients and families are aware of all treatment options, including clinical
trials
- To transcribe radiology requests on ICE following successful completion of the IR(M)E
training course
- To work as patient advocate, to help negotiate the patient journey and ensure optimum care
is provided to each patient
- To nurture and maintain links with other health care agencies and and organisations
providing support and information to patients
- To adhere to and promote in others the importance of infection control guidelines and
procedures
- To act as a positive role model for nurses in the hospital through the demonstration of
excellent communication and clinical skills
- To expertly deliver highly complex sensitive condition related information to patients and
relatives
- To provide specialist support and advice in clinical areas, wards and outpatients, to optimise
quality improvement opportunities
- To analyse and respond to challenging and complex clinical situations utilising highly
developed specialist knowledge and analytical and judgemental skills to assess a range of
options to formulate solutions and recommendations
- To act as a change agent, using skills that will motivate and reassure staff through
negotiation and training, to facilitate the change process
Specific requirements of the post: Provide education and support for patients receiving oral and/or parenteral chemotherapy including consent for treatment Use of protocols, specialist knowledge and examination skills to assess patients in follow-up and pre-chemotherapy clinics Authorisation of blood products following successful completion of National Blood Service training course Provide telephone support for haematology cancer patients before, during and after chemotherapy treatment Perform bone marrow biopsies following successful completion of programme of training Undertake non-medical prescribing following successful completion of programme of training.
Education To lead on and participate in the planning and delivery of formal and informal specialist education programmes for patients, carers and all staff To lead on and participate in education forums locally To ensure that professional knowledge and practice is regularly updated To take personal responsibility for life-long learning and personal development through clinical supervision, appraisal and Knowledge and Skills Framework
Research and Audit To collate and record quantitative and qualitative data that provides evidence of productivity, outcomes and quality, through audit and research To regularly lead on and participate in clinical audit and research To promote a culture of evidence based practice To be involved with health promotion
Management and Leadership To lead on policy and service development within a multidisciplinary team context To lead on the development and implementation of protocols for specialist area of work and for the wider healthcare community served by North Bristol Trust To be responsible for the gathering, analysis and evaluation of patient and other feedback to inform ongoing improvement in the patient experience in specialist area To provide professional leadership for band 6 specialist nurses and be a role model in relation to nursing in specialist area To be responsible for developing and coordinating job plans in order to maximise team effectiveness and efficiency To plan the provision of day to day organisational tasks for self and others To manage a highly complex caseload based on flexible principles, priorities and the care needs of patients To lead on responding to complaints and queries, and have a working awareness of the North Bristol's NHS Trust's complaints procedure
To maintain accurate and concise records that produce statistical data for the purpose of evaluation and development of the service To coordinate the collection of information and data required for annual reports and national peer review in collaboration with cancer services To keep accurate and up to date patient records To be responsible for the effective, efficient and safe use, maintenance and storage of resources and equipment used in the performance of the role
Person Specification
Education and trainnig
Essential
- RN
- Relevant post graduate qualification
- Registered teaching qualification
Desirable
Work experience
Essential
- 5 years or more post registration experience
- Relevant post basic experience with cancer services
- Experience of audit / research
Knoweldge skils and experience
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Excellent assessment skills to cope with highly complex acute and chronic patient conditions
Person Specification
Education and trainnig
Essential
- RN
- Relevant post graduate qualification
- Registered teaching qualification
Desirable
Work experience
Essential
- 5 years or more post registration experience
- Relevant post basic experience with cancer services
- Experience of audit / research
Knoweldge skils and experience
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Excellent assessment skills to cope with highly complex acute and chronic patient conditions
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).
