Expected Shortlisting Date:
10/02/2025
Planned Interview Date:
17/02/2025
Exciting Secondment Opportunity: Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist
Aplastic Anaemia and PNH Service Haematology Department
Bexley Wing, St Jamess University Hospital
We are pleased to announce a 12-month secondment opportunity for a Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our Aplastic Anaemia and PNH (Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria) service within the Haematology department at St Jamess University Hospital.
PNH is an exceptionally rare, acquired bone marrow disorder often requiring complement inhibitor treatment, blood transfusions, and careful management of symptoms such as haemolysis and thrombosis. Similarly, Aplastic Anaemia is a rare haematological disorder characterised by bone marrow failure, necessitating specialised care.
Our PNH service is one of only two nationally commissioned centres in the UK, delivering specialist support to patients with PNH and their families across the country. The PNH team, based in Leeds, provides care locally and through eight outreach clinics nationwide. All transport for outreach clinics is provided. The postholder would require the successful candidate to be flexible in their working hours and have a commitment to travel across the UK.
This is a unique and exciting opportunity for a motivated individual seeking to advance their career and gain valuable experience within a nationally recognised service.
This is a national service with Leeds Teaching Hospitals providing care to patients diagnosed with PNH including outreach services/clinics across the country to support patient care.
The successful candidate with work closely alongside 4 Consultants, a Specialist Registrar, other Clinical Nurse Specialists, Clinical Support Workers and members of the administrative team.
Applications are invited from registered nurses who can demonstrate an ability to innovate, motivate and evidence their commitment to working within a multi-disciplinary team and are committed to the development and delivery of this specialised service and gain experience of working within a nationally commissioned service.
Previous experience within Haematology or Oncology is highly desirable but not essential.
The PNH Service is part of the Oncology CSU that also cares for haematology, oncology and surgical oncology patients. We strive to deliver a high standard of care to all our patients. We are based in the Bexley Wing at St Jamess Hospital, which is a purpose built cancer facility.
Our LTHT values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient-centred
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values
Additionally, the following are core values which relate specifically to this post:
Commitment to delivering high quality evidence based care
Commitment to working in a multi-disciplinary team
Commitment to the clinical area, valuing the contribution of all team me
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.
2. JOB PURPOSE/SUMMARY
The Jobholder is responsible for the management of a defined caseload. The jobholder carries continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards of care. The jobholder will provide specialist nursing care and advice to a specific patient group and will contribute to the development of the speciality service. The jobholder will ensure cost effective use of resources.
The PNH service is a nationally commissioned service, which is one of two designated centres commissioned to provide specialist support to patients with PNH and their families throughout the country. The service is delivered from the Haematology department in Bexley Wing, St Jamess University Hospital. The team deliver eight outreach clinics in cities throughout the United Kingdom, requiring the successful candidate to be flexible in their working hours and have a commitment to travel across the UK.
PNH is a very rare, acquired bone marrow disorder characterised by intravascular haemolysis with resultant anaemia often leading to transfusion dependence, severe disabling symptoms of haemolysis and increased risk of thrombosis. Aplastic anaemia is a rare haematological disorder, characterised by bone marrow failure. There can be overlap between Aplastic Anaemia and PNH.
The role involves maintaining clear lines of communication with the multidisciplinary team, referring hospitals, and tertiary referral centres across the UK, providing advice, support and education where appropriate and to ensure cohesive multidisciplinary management of patients and being committed to the development and delivery of this specialised service.
. PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Acts in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct
Clinical
Clinical care delivery
- Provide a clinical lead and role model to nursing staff by delivering high quality care.
- Undertakes clinical procedures where dexterity and accuracy are required.
- Maintain a safe working environment
Responsibilities for patient and client care
- Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates care and treatments using specialist clinical knowledge and skills.
- Organises own clinical workload.
- Receives supervision of clinical care and outcomes from Matron.
Freedom to act
- Refer patients as appropriate to other members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Make clinical assessments and treatment decisions within clearly defined policies and protocols
Communication
- Maintains accurate clinical and other records using the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trusts documentation.
- Support patients and their families communicating sensitive condition related information and ensuring they receive required information to enable them to participate in their care delivery
- Liaise with Community Services (as appropriate) to ensure seamless provision of care delivery
Education and Training
- Provide training and education of learners and other junior staff
- Actively participate in the development of own personal development plan and performance review
- Provide education and training to patients and their carers.
- Keep up to date with developments, advances within the specialty
Leadership and management
- Investigate and respond to accidents, complaints, untoward incidents and other significant events
- Work with Matron to promote the development of nurses undertaking the CNO Ten Key Roles as considered appropriate
- Under the direction of Matron participates in or leads the development of specific elements of nursing practice, reflecting the CMT and Nursing Directorate business plans
- Participates in the setting, monitoring and improvement of standards and the quality of patient care, including those standards defined in the National Benchmarks for Essential Care
- Promote evidence based practice, wherever possible
- Engages users and carers views on service delivery and development
- Implement policy and practice guidelines specific to the clinical specialty, proposing changes where appropriate
- Contribute to policy and protocol development for speciality area
- Exercises a personal duty of care in relation to equipment, resource and stock control utilising equipment and supplies appropriately.
Research and Audit
- Contribute to the research agenda
- Undertake audit programmes specific to client group, treatments and developments.
- Participate in clinical trials as appropriate.
. THE LEEDS WAY VALUES
Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient-centred
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values
Additionally the following are core values which relate specifically to this post:
Commitment to delivering high quality evidence based care
Commitment to working in a multi-disciplinary team
Commitment to the specialty area, valuing the contribution of all team members, encouraging a positive and creative working environment
Commitment to own personal and professional development and to the development of others within the team.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
St. James's University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
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