Haemoglobinopathy Specialist Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen to become part of a newly established and innovative Haemoglobinopathy team at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. Following a successful bid, we have secured recurrent funding from NHS England via the Medical Technologies (MedTech) funding stream to enhance and sustain our current services. This new service aims at directly addressing the concerns raised in the"No One's Listening" report, tackling health inequalities and improving outcomes for patients living with haemoglobinopathies. We are recruiting into new positions including: Haemoglobinopathy Senior Nurses We are looking for experienced, motivated, and compassionate senior nurses with a strong background in haemoglobinopathies or haematology, ideally gained in acute settings such as:

• Emergency Departments (ED)
• Intensive Care Units (ITU)
• Renal Units
• Haematology Inpatient Wards or Day Care Units
Successful candidates will work across multiple sites to ensure equitable access to elective and emergency red cell exchange services. Full training and supervision will be provided to support your development within this specialist service. Main duties of the job
• Responsible for administering specialist apheresis/complex treatment pathways/procedure.
• Administration of Blood products in line with Trust policy.
• To work in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines and as a named nurse for a defined group of patients and work within boundaries recognising personal accountability for:
• Providing positive clinical leadership, working collaboratively with the senior nursing and clinical teams to promote high standards of specialist apheresis care and the effective running of the clinical service.
• Acting as a professional role model providing direct and indirect expert apheresis clinical care that is evidence-based, and supports the professional development of others through the provision of ongoing specialist training.
• To assist in supporting the delivery of high quality, safe and effective apheresis care focused on improving outcomes and experiences for patients.
• To support specialist apheresis services providing specialist nursing expertise across the two sites., To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification. Job description
Job responsibilities To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Education and qualificationss Essential
• NMC registrant
• Degree/Diploma in Nursing
• Evidence of continues professional development
• Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
Desirable
• Recognised post-registration training relevant to specialty - Apheresis certification
• Masters Level study or willing to undertake
Knowledge and expereince Essential
• Relevant post registration experience within haematology specialty
• Experience of multidisciplinary working and working under supervision to deliver specialist care
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Blood transfusion skills
• Venepucnture and Cannulation, Knowledge of the therapeutic application of apheresis procedures
• Effective communications skills
• Ability to work effectively under pressure.
• IT Skills (Including proficiency with Microsoft Office Packages and accurate, fast typing skills)
• Ability to undertake surveys or audits, as necessary e.g. audit of clinical incidents
• Ability to work act as a role model/lead by example
• Willingness to learn and develop new skills appropriate to role
  
  London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people. We run major acute services at:
• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.