Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Haematology
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-SCCS-1698
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hammersmith Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £54,320 - £60,981 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)- Immune Haematology
Band 7
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
Opportunity: Band 7 CNS Position in Immune Haematology
- Position: Band 7 CNS in Immune Haematology
- Team: Immune Haematology, including adult, paediatric, and transition services
- Network: Part of the UK ITP forum network
- Focus: Development of a North West London clinical network for the management of Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP)
Ideal Candidate:
- Highly motivated and forward-thinking
- Exceptional organizational skills
- Ability to manage a patient caseload autonomously and as part of a wider MDT
- Passionate about influencing clinical pathways for patients with immune haematology conditions
- An opportunity to work in a rapidly expanding service
- A chance to develop and implement best practices in a highly specialised area
- Leadership development in a supportive environment
- Involvement in cutting-edge research and clinical pathways
Main duties of the job
- Patient-Centred Care: Always ensure that the needs of the patient are at the centre of care delivery. Act as a ‘key worker’ providing specialist nursing advice, care, & support to patients with immune-mediated haematology conditions.
- High-Quality Care: Facilitate high-quality, individualized care to patients, clients & relatives/carers, both inpatients and outpatients, in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team and in line with local and national targets.
- Day-to-Day Management: Manage the day-to-day care of patients with immune-mediated haematology conditions, with a particular focus on establishing a North West London (NWL) clinical network for the management of Immune Thrombocytopenia.
- Collaboration: Work closely with eight local partner hospitals, serving a catchment population of 1.5 million, linking with Hammersmith Hospital for ITP clinical guidance and advice.
- Strategic Priorities: Support the Trust and NWL network’s strategic priorities to achieve excellent patient outcomes and experience through integrated and financially efficient service models, eliminating unwarranted variation of care across the Trust and other NHS NWL partners.
- Patient Experience: Promote a culture that delivers patient-centred care throughout the pathway, contributing to improved patient experience.
- Specialist Resource: Act as a specialist resource for patients and the clinical team by providing comprehensive advice, information, teaching, and training both within ICHT and externally.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC registration and a degree in related subject.
- Post registration qualification(s) in speciality or relevant subject (e.g. haemato-oncology, Immunology courses)
- Advanced Communication course and Level 2 psychological skills training. (or other essential speciality courses if not expected)
- Experience in relevant specialist area.
- Recognised teaching qualification or demonstrable teaching experience.
- An advanced practitioner through formal qualification and/or extensive clinical experience relevant to specialty.
Desirable criteria
- MSc in related speciality
- Recognised physical assessment module at level 7
- Leadership course
- Quality improvement training
- Proven track record as specialist, with extensive professional portfolio of publication, conference presentation, research and clinical audit.
- Non-medical prescribing
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant and substantial post registration experience at band 6 or above to speciality
- Experience of working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist.
- Experience with managing patient relevant to specialist area
- Experience of teaching and assessing others.
- Experience of audit and service development.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of leading and managing.
- Research experience.
Skills/knowledge/abilities
Essential criteria
- In depth knowledge of speciality and use of evidence-based practice.
- Able to demonstrate advanced communication skills and manage complex situations.
- Able to manage difficult situations effectively.
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
- Proven teaching and assessing skills.
- Demonstrate the ability to compile complex written information.
- Excellent organisational skills and advanced ICT skills, including Microsoft office.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to lead and influence change.
- Ability to design and deliver education programmes.
Values and behaviours
Essential criteria
- Engages in reflective practice to facilitate learning and Maintain a friendly, caring, safe environment for staff, patients and visitors improvement.
- Flexible approach to working ensuring diversity and inclusivity.
- Able to demonstrate trust values in practice.
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to work cross site.
- Ability to meet the physical and psychological requirements of the role.
- Has the ability to inspire and lead others.
- Approachable.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Karen Bradley
- Job title
- Lead Nurse Haematology & Oncology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02033135196
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