The post holder will be the designated Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialist within the hospital (Rugby) and will provide expert specialist advice for patients, relatives, and carers in relation to a malignant diagnosis and to other health care professionals and the Primary Health Care Team To work across the Trust and primary care boundaries to aid continuity of care, thus offering a seamless service from diagnosis onwards They will provide emotional support to patients, their families, and staff during difficult situations e.g., breaking bad news or following an unexpected event To be an active member of the Haematology MDT, utilising excellent communication skills, enabling maintenance of a high-quality service, and ensuring timely management and resolution of unexpected events and situations Demonstrate a high level of clinical, technical and research skills through breadth and depth of knowledge To develop nurse led clinics and to undertake highly specialised technical and/or practical skills, including advanced health assessments and non-medical prescribing to ensure optimum patient management within the post holders scope of competency To ensure that the patients holistic needs are taken into account in the decision-making process including completion of the E-HNA A resource for health professionals, advising on national, local and Trust policy and procedures/guidelines, ensuring that clinical governance is embedded in practice Responsible for identifying and assessing complex clinical and non-clinical issues, implementing resolutions and monitoring/auditing outcomes Responsible for education and training provision of identified staff groups within defined areas and ensuring that evidence-based care is embedded into practice Utilise and ensure that others utilise IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce, and resource data available. For further details of the role please see the attached job description.