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Haematology Homecare Cancer Nurse Specialist
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
153-SP03319
Employer
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Town
Bournemouth
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 pa/pr
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/07/2024 23:59

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University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust logo

Haematology Homecare Cancer Nurse Specialist

Band 7

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce. 

At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Haematology Cancer Nurse Specialist in our Homecare Service. We are seeking an enthusiastic and knowledgeable Haematology Nurse Specialist to lead, develop and manage the Homecare Team.

This role combines expert clinical work alongside the support and development of the Homecare Service. Our strategy is patient centred, focused on delivering high quality, safe integrated clinical pathways to achieve excellent clinical outcomes and patient experience.

The role involves clinical work within the day unit and out in the community with patients, which will involve having a valid UK driving licence.

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Interview Date: TBC

Main duties of the job

  •  To lead and develop the haematology homecare service alongside haematology consultants/haematology nurse practitioners/CNS 
    Lead
  • To provide a specialist nursing service within the community setting for patients requiring haematology specific care and management of on-going treatment, for those who cannot attend the hospital setting
  • Be an autonomous practitioner and have the freedom to act to influence patient care and service provision under the supervision of the Clinical Medical Lead or Haematology consultant. They will exercise levels of judgement, discretion and decision-making in treatment of many haematology conditions such as AML, CLL and MPN.

Please see attached job description for further details

Working for our organisation

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD.  They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. 

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term.  Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.  

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Lead and development of haematology homecare service
  • Provide high quality evidence based care for patients within the haematology setting both in hospital and outside in the community
  • Knowledge of haematology conditions and the treatments used within this speciality
  • Run a nurse led clinic under supervision of the clinical haematologist
  • Expert decision making skills and communication skills, interacting with all members of the MDT on a regular basis.
  • Carry out planned treatments for patients within their own home or care home.

Please see attached job description for more detailed information.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NMC registered nurse
  • Knowledge of SACT treatments
  • UKONS SACT passport competence
Desirable criteria
  • counselling skills
  • teaching qualification
  • advanced communication skills
  • Transfusion prescribing competence

Experience & knowledge

Essential criteria
  • experience working in cancer care/relevant speciality
  • knowledge of patients with a haematological condition
  • evidence of autonomous working
  • experience of managing staff
  • experience of service development
Desirable criteria
  • band 6 experience
  • post grad certificate of education
  • physical assessment skills
  • research experience

Technical Skills

Essential criteria
  • Appropriate clinical skills i.e. cannulation & venepuncture
  • Ability to administer SACT therapies
  • Hold a valid UK driving licence
  • Ability to use appropriate computer systems
Desirable criteria
  • counselling skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

UHD ValuesApprenticeships logoArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into health

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jo Valentine
Job title
Cancer Nurse Specialist Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
03000195196
Additional information

Raechel Williams Homecare Sister 0300 019 4935

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