Band 6 Haemophilia Clinical Nurse Specialist - Community

Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and motivated haematology/haemophilia nurse to join the dedicated Haemophilia team at University Hospitals Birmingham. We are a regional Adult Comprehensive Care Centre, providing expert advice and care to patients across the wider West Midlands region. The role will comprise both community-based care, either in the patient's home or visits to other hospital sites, and on the Haemophilia Unit based at QEHB. There will be opportunities to work autonomously, carrying out independent assessments and triage, and reviewing patients in the nurse led clinic. The successful candidate will be supported by the wider multidisciplinary Haemophilia team, including the CNS team, Haematology Lead Nurse and Matron, Clinical Fellow, Social Worker, Clinical Psychologists and HLT Consultants.

It is an essential requirement applicants have a valid full driving licence and access to a car. The successful applicant will be required to drive on motorways and travel across the West Midlands. Successful candidates will be supported to complete their health assessment course if not already completed. This is a part-time role for 24 hours a week.

Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required

• Medicines management
• Undertake independent, advanced clinical assessments for patients with IBD (inherited bleeding disorder) and acquired diagnosis
• Administration of treatment
• Undertake autonomous reviews, patient triage, and education
• Review patients in the nurse led clinic
• Review inpatients with both new and existing diagnosis of a bleeding disorder at UHB
• Psychosocial support, including to family members
• Patient education to self-administer factor
• Support for the infected blood community, including support for bereaved families for up to 2 years
  
  

In addition to home-based community visits, the CNS will also:

• Review patients admitted to neighbouring Trusts for surgical procedures to administer factor and educate staff; take factor levels pre and post procedure with rapid access to results from UHB laboratory; ensure management of stock in blood banks

Support transition clinics at Birmingham Children's Hospital

Liaise with neighbouring Trusts the management of factor concentrates held for emergency use

Management for acquired bleeding disorders reducing hospital admissions

Attend joint MDT meetings with ENT, Dental and Gynaecology clinics

Support with data entries into haemtrack, HCIS and National Haemophilia Database

Provide education for internal and external staff

About Us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job Description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration
• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
• Portfolio of certified / accredited post registration professional development.
• Must be competent in phlebotomy, cannulation and IV drug administration.
• Valid full driving licence and access to a car.
  
  

Desirable

• Health Assessment post graduate qualification / willingness to work towards
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Post registration experience with evidence of knowledge and development within Haematology.
• In depth knowledge of specialist procedures required for role, with willingness to undertake further training/ education to achieve agreed level of competence.
• Knowledge of standards and policies associated with role.
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment.
• Demonstrable understanding of the national / NHSE diagnostic/ therapeutic expectations / strategy around Haemophilia services and can relate this to the role.
• Demonstrable understanding of clinical governance / patient safety processes -- can relate this to the role in relation to their personal/professional accountability.
  
  

Desirable

• Experience in Haematology
  
  

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Excellent written, verbal communication skills
• Ability to follow complex instructions consistently in relation to the delivery of Haemophilia care.
• Consistently professional, collaborative, and compassionate in their approach to colleagues/ patients
• Effective people skills including high degree of self-awareness / self-regulation.
• Ability to understand, interpret and critically analyse information/ data.
• Ability to recognise limits of own competence and seek advice/ support escalating concerns as required.
• Ability to apply, evaluative and reflective techniques to personal practice, events, and activities.
• Ability to plan, prioritise workload in response to service need
• Ability to explain the requirement to balance clinical caseload and developing skills, knowledge, and competence.
• Ability to work towards autonomous enhanced practice through exposure, supervised practice to a preset level of clinical competence.
• Ability to apply, evaluative and reflective techniques to personal practice, events, and activities.

Ability to contribute to service development

Acts to support and enable teamwork.

Cheerful outlook towards supporting organisational / service changes, learning and continuous quality improvement

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For Help With Your Application, Contact

Helen Hupston

helen.hupston@uhb.nhs.uk

01213714995

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38682.00 to £46580.00 Yearly

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-Time, Flexible Working

Reference number

304-1099614

Job locations

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Attachments

Job Description

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