Main area Haematology Grade Band 7 Contract 12 months (Fixed Term from beginning of contract) Hours 37.5 hours per week (Full time) Job ref 040-NMR289-0725
Employer Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Employer type NHS Site Royal Gwent Hospital Town Newport Salary £48,527 - £55,532 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 11/08/2025 23:59
Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialist - Plasma Cell
Band 7
We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
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The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Job overview
Haematology CNS to work with Haematology Consultants to provide care of Haematology patients on both Royal Gwent and Nevill Hall Hospital sites
The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) will be a key member of the multidisciplinary team, responsible for leading and developing the Myeloma and Plasma cell team
The post involves the CNS taking on responsibility as “The Cancer Key Worker” undertaking regular Holistic Needs Assessment and referring the patients onto other agencies as appropriate in order to provide comprehensive seamless care throughout the patients’ cancer trajectory.
Main duties of the job
Provide person centred care to a caseload of haematology patients - the caseload will be made up of Myeloma patients
The role encompasses taking a lead role in ensuring robust cross cover exists across the hospital sites providing cover when necessary to ensure a continuous and autonomous nursing service exists.
To contribute to the operational and strategic development of Myeloma service and will be responsible for maintaining professional standards across the specialityensuring timely intervention and high quality patient care.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
This post is fixed term for 12 months due to - meet the needs of the service
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Key worker for Myeloma
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse with NMC
Experience
* Significant experience in haematology nursing
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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