East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Nurse Specialist Haematology

The closing date is 08 December 2025

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Job summary

Are you an enthusiastic, hard-working and motivated Registered Nurse with good communication skills looking for your next opportunity? Are you passionate about delivering high standards of patient care as part of a multi-disciplinary team? If you are able to answer yes to these two questions, then you could be the person that we are looking for!

We are excited to able to offer an opportunity to join the Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialist Team at Colchester Hospital in our Acute Haematology service. This post is covering maternity leave until 6th December 2026, part time 30 hours per week.

We are a dynamic team of nurses that strive to deliver high standards of specialist care for Haematology. We have a wealth of experience in the team to support you and we will welcome your skills and experience. Your development is also important so there are opportunities for your continued professional development.

We would consider Band 6 developmental roles. Internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered on a secondment basis only. Please ensure you have discussed this with your line manager.

Main duties of the job

  • Provide a comprehensive service for patients with acute and chronic malignant haematological disorders and non-malignant haematological disorders. You will provide expert care, advice and support to patients receiving treatment on in-patient and out-patient basis and to their families and as a resource to other staff.
  • This roles includes clinical duties the development and leadership of nurse-led clinics to provide for the needs of the patients and their families. You will also work closely and support the Oncology/Haematology day unit manager.
  • The haematology clinical nurse specialist sits within the wider nurse specialist team and you will be expected to provide cross cover across the wider Haematology specialties at times.
  • You will maintain an up to date knowledge base and will be expected to facilitate the professional development of nurses within the Division.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Details

Date posted

24 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

432-HR933-25

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Proven significant post registration haemato-oncology nursing experience
  • Experience of teaching/Mentoring
  • Evidence of management and improving patient experience
  • Experience in applying research evidence to clinical practice
  • Evidence of advanced communication skills
  • Ability to lead and influence change

Desirable

  • Experience as a team leader or equivalent at Band 6 or above
  • Evidence of multi-professional working
  • Previous experience of working as a clinical nurse specialist
  • Experience of audit and research

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered nurse First level
  • Relevant post-basic qualification in cancer/palliative care or relevant subject
  • Teaching assessment qualification
  • Advanced communications skills training or prepared to work towards
  • Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

  • Evidence of Masters learning or preparing to work towards
  • Research qualification
  • Non-Medical prescriber
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Proven significant post registration haemato-oncology nursing experience
  • Experience of teaching/Mentoring
  • Evidence of management and improving patient experience
  • Experience in applying research evidence to clinical practice
  • Evidence of advanced communication skills
  • Ability to lead and influence change

Desirable

  • Experience as a team leader or equivalent at Band 6 or above
  • Evidence of multi-professional working
  • Previous experience of working as a clinical nurse specialist
  • Experience of audit and research

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered nurse First level
  • Relevant post-basic qualification in cancer/palliative care or relevant subject
  • Teaching assessment qualification
  • Advanced communications skills training or prepared to work towards
  • Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

  • Evidence of Masters learning or preparing to work towards
  • Research qualification
  • Non-Medical prescriber

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Matron, Cancer and Diagnostic Division

Nicola Surman-Wells

nicola.surmanwells@esneft.nhs.uk

07707295122

Details

Date posted

24 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

432-HR933-25

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


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