Overview
This is an exciting and unique opportunity for an experienced Haematology Nurse or a Nurse with an oncology background to work within the Haematology team at the Luton Hospital site. The prime function of this role is to provide clinical expertise in supporting and delivering high standards of nursing care to patients with Oncology/Haematology related conditions and to support their families/carers. The post holder will work with the team to deliver nurse-led follow-up clinics required for Oncology/Haematology patients. They will be responsible for supporting the continuous improvement of quality of services and safeguarding high standards of care by sustaining an environment in which excellence in clinical care can flourish. The post holder will provide specialist knowledge, support and will be a leader in developing the Haematology service fulfilling the expectations and capabilities of a Senior Specialist Nurse. This will be achieved through workplace-based training and assessments and in clinical practice, with support through clinical supervision as required.
Responsibilities
* To support the Haematology Clinical Lead, Haematology Lead Nurse. Head of Nursing for Specialist Medicine and the General Manager to take a lead role in the planning and delivery of a first class service for patients with Oncology/Haematology related conditions in line with improving outcome goals.
* To facilitate the translation of policy into best practice.
* To influence the provision of best practice within health services across hospital and community providers through education and supervision.
* The post holder will be expected to work with a wide range of health/social care professionals within the acute hospital, outpatients and community setting.
* To provide specialist nurse provision that is consistent and equitable.
* Assist with the development of clinical services for benign and malignant haematological conditions.
* To develop and implement new protocols or policies and to monitor and evaluate their effect.
* Be responsible for a caseload of Haematology patients and act as their key worker, attending specialist MDTs to provide relevant information.
* To undertake venepuncture skills when required.
* Willingness to complete non‑medical prescribing and non‑medical prescribing of blood product duties (if not already achieved this competency) within the legal framework for nurse prescribing.
* To take a specific lead on complaints and incident analysis in terms of governance learning and improvement.
* To develop appropriate measures for service improvement and ensure that they are delivered as intended.
* Participate in the inclusive recruitment, appraisal and professional development of team members. Providing supervision, mentoring or line management where appropriate, seeking support from more senior managers as necessary.
* Remains adaptable to change, continually developing own practice in response to changing health policies, new treatments, population needs or social challenges.
* Participates in clinical governance reviews and the investigation of clinical incidents and serious incidents; leads and facilitates others to share lessons learned, adapt systems and processes accordingly.
* Supports team members from a managerial perspective including direct line management responsibilities (where required), such as supporting wellbeing, absence management, appraisals and conduct or performance management.
* Recognises the critical importance of wellbeing in self and others, seeking to identify and manage stressors or pressures to promote health and wellbeing.
* Will actively participate in the development of the team and the service to continuously improve patient care, participating in implementation of relevant national standards and frameworks at a local level.
* To complete the required Level 7 MSc academic research elements relevant to the clinical service and or professional practice.
* To remain updated and to ensure clinical practice is researched and evidence based.
* To actively lead, monitor and evaluate service development by undertaking clinical audit, data collection, investigating research projects.
Additional Information
Travel between hospital sites may be required. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post.
About the Trust
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics‑led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trust’s core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and creating a culture that values differences.
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