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 be able to offer an opportunity to join the Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialist Team at Ipswich Hospital in our Acute Haematology service. This post is post is a fixed-term opportunity for 12 months.

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. This post is full time, however part time hours considered.

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. 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.

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.

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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

• Significant proven post registration experience in Haematology nursing.
• A broad range of experience working with Oncology patients and their families who have complex psychosocial needs
• Understanding and management of patients undergoing SACT.
• Experience of audit and research
• Experience of teaching and assessing in clinical practice.
• Competencies relevant to care group.
• Understanding and experience of Acute Oncology.

Desirable

• Proven previous band 6/7 experience
• Can demonstrate evidence of leading service development.
• Experience of enhancing patient care.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse recorded on the NMC register
• Teaching and assessing in clinical practice qualification.
• Evidence or relevant post registration study to include at least one of the following: ENB 237/equivalent (Oncology), ENB 931/equivalent (Palliative Care), UKONS SACT Passport
• Advanced communications skills
• Psychological Care Level 2
• Evidence of studying at a minimum of level 6 (first degree) with a willingness to study towards level 7 ( Masters)
• Evidence of ongoing CPD.

Desirable

• MSc level or working towards
• Leadership Qualification course
• Non-Medical prescribing
• Counselling skills
• Consent training
• Consultation and assessment course

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

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