The Great North Children's Hospital has an exciting opportunity to apply for a Band 7 Nurse Specialist as a Team Lead for the Children's Haematology/Oncology HSCT and Apheresis Service.
This exciting service is complex and rapidly evolving. It supports patients requiring allogeneic and autologous stem cell transplants, as well as CAR-T therapy for haematology and oncology conditions. Alongside this, the team conducts associated apheresis procedures such as Extra-Corporeal Photopheresis, Stem Cell Harvests, Leukapheresis, and Red Blood Cell Exchange.
Being based at GNCH, the nursing team can expect that the host organisation will provide the infrastructure, administrative support, and governance required for individuals and the multi-disciplinary team to thrive within an ambitious and innovative culture.
Candidates should hold a clear UK driver's License.
Main duties of the job
* Interview Date: 12 November 2024
* 37 hours 30 minutes/week
The post holder will:
Provide line management support to the band 6 Specialist Nurses within the service.
Provide support and specialist nursing advice to the specialist nurse team within the specialty.
Provide support to local and regional services, both NHS and non-profit organisations, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
Collect data and employ this data in service improvement.
Develop pathways and protocols for service provision within this patient group.
Support young people and families approaching transition to adult services.
Act as a contact for service users providing expert nursing support including inpatient and outpatient visits and telephone advice and triage.
Network with other HSCT teams nationally and internationally.
Be willing and able to contribute to an on-call service that covers 24/7 for emergency Red Cell Exchange.
We are seeking people trained as children's nurses and those who have a strong background and interest in transplant and apheresis.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest, and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high-quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally, and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical, and neurological conditions, cancers, and genetic disorders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patient 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit of providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, and in particular those from under-represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible and have line management responsibility for the nurse specialist team which has many complexities. The service supports patients requiring allogeneic and autologous transplants, as well as CAR-T therapy for haematology and oncology conditions. Alongside this, the team conducts associated apheresis procedures such as Extra-Corporeal Photopheresis, Stem Cell Harvests, and Red Blood Cell Exchange.
The post holder will:
Communicate highly complex, sensitive information with patients and carers on condition-related information to ensure their active involvement in the medical care planning, treatment delivery, and informed consent process.
Provide specialist advice to a range of healthcare professionals within the scope of specialist practice with the ability to help patients understand and interpret this advice negotiating treatment plans.
Compile comprehensive nursing records in accordance with Trust guidelines.
Liaise with other nursing staff and members of the multidisciplinary team in order to achieve optimum levels of care in relation to specialised areas of practice.
Access external networks with peers to share good practice.
Communicate with patients, carers, and the wider multi-disciplinary team. Receives and delivers highly complex, confidential, and sensitive information (e.g. child protection or adult safeguarding).
Assesses complex issues and facilitates decision-making relating to patient care, safety treatment options, and outcomes, and supervises others in doing this.
Communicate with other wards and departments as well as external agencies.
Provides specialist advice:
* to individual patients and carers
* to members of clinical teams
* to support groups
* to allied professionals / multi-disciplinary meetings
Will be expected to contribute to scholarly activity and communication through publication of work.
Job Purpose
* The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust define a nurse specialist as a qualified nurse where the primary purpose of the role is to provide guidance and support based on advanced level knowledge to patients, carers, and health professionals concerning a specific disease/condition.
* Within the sphere of specialist practice:
1. Demonstrates significant advanced knowledge and skills within speciality and sphere of practice.
2. Take a lead role facilitating the planning, delivery, and evaluation of care pathways for a designated group of patients.
3. Support the development of nursing practice within the specialist field and contribute to the body of nursing knowledge.
4. Have corporate identity as an expert within the specialist area.
5. Lead and provide training and education across the organisation in relevant areas of practice.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month's pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
* Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
* Current NMC registration
* Degree level / Master's level study, or a combination of equivalent specialist study / experience
* Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements for mentorship if relevant to role
Desirable
* Master's Degree
* Management experience / qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
* Extensive post-registration experience, some of which will be at a senior level within the required specialist area of practice
* Extended clinical practice underpinned by training and assessment
* Audit / research experience
* Evidence of ongoing continuous professional development
* Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project-specific policy context
* Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
Desirable
* Evidence of leading programme(s) of education and / or training
Skills & Abilities
Essential
* Good IT skills
* Effective report writing skills
* Able to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multidisciplinary team
* Effective organisation and time management skills
* Current driving licence if relevant to role
* Moving and handling patients and objects in line with Trust guidelines using appropriate aids
Employer details
Employer name
Address
The Great North Children's Hospital
317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
NE1 4LP
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