Clinical Nurse Specialist for Haemoglobinopathy (red cell haematology)

Clinical Nurse Specialist for Haemoglobinopathy (red cell haematology) NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area: Children and Young adults
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract: Fixed term: 2 years (End March 2027)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 650

Site: Lister Hospital
Town: Stevenage
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 20/03/:59

Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,

Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities

Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Clinical Nurse Specialist for Haemoglobinopathy (red cell haematology) who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in an expanding field. You will build specialist knowledge, gain valuable experience, and boost your skills while working to support the development of the haemoglobinopathy service and meet the needs of children and young adults.

You will manage and coordinate clinical follow-up programmes working as part of a multidisciplinary team. You will act as a key worker for patients and facilitate the transition between child, young person, and adult services and will take a leading role in setting up nurse-led clinics in this area.

Some experience with red cell disorders and their management is required, but this post will be clinically supported by local medical teams and The Red Cell Network Haemoglobinopathy Coordinating Centre in order to help you feel fully supported in this role.

Main duties of the job

1. To provide an accessible and robust service for all patients with Red Cell Disorders.
2. To support the ward and day-care staff with acutely unwell patients, liaising with the pain team, haematology, paediatric nursing and medical team to ensure optimum care of the patient.
3. To manage the clinical caseload, providing highly specialist nursing input and continuity of care to patients with Red Cell Disorders, focusing on self-management, attendance and monitoring of their disease and the treatment monitoring, as well as transition.
4. To ensure each patient is assessed, and their care planned, implemented, and evaluated in negotiation with the patient, carers, and other healthcare professionals accurately and ensure this is communicated and documented.
5. To provide expert nursing support and provide advice, education, counselling to support patients and families, either virtually, via telephone or face to face.
6. To meet with patients and their families as required to help resolve their concerns, providing written responses to formal complaints as required by the Divisional Manager.
7. To produce and update patient information and clinical guidelines for the service following trust guidelines.
8. To be involved in teaching and training of healthcare professionals and establishment of link nurses and to support the nurse haemoglobinopathy training programme.

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

Person specification Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with the NMC - RSCN/RN
• Teaching/Assessment program
• Good knowledge & experience regarding safeguarding CYP

Experience

• Experience of working in Haemoglobinopathy
• Minimum 3 years' relevant post-registration experience in same specialty
• Undertaking or willing to undertake master's degree / post-graduation qualifications

Skills

• Demonstrates awareness of the importance of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Demonstrates understanding of good practice in Customer Care
• Practical experience in teaching patients & staff
• Experience of applying research evidence to clinical practice.
• Skills in critical analysis and application of research to practice