Job summary
- Main area
- Haematology and Oncology
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 7.5 hours per week (To be worked on a Tuesday)
- Job ref
- 210-2025-178
- Employer
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Countess of Chester Hospital
- Town
- Chester
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Junior Clinical Nurse Specialist (Haematology Transfusion Nurse)
Band 6
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.
Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation
Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.
As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.
Job overview
Working Part time : 7.5 hours per week
This post is to provide the Haematology transfusion clinic and to support patients with Haematology requirements and their relatives and carers from diagnosis throughout their journey.
The post holder will act as a Key Worker and a specialist resource of current clinical information addressing the specific needs of individual patients through direct/indirect interventions.
The post holder will possess a critical understanding of detailed theoretical and practical knowledge in their specialist area of practice.
They demonstrate initiative and are creative in finding solutions to problems and have some responsibility for team performance and service development. They consistently undertake self-development and liaise across all care settings, referring patients to other relevant Health Care Professionals, when appropriate.
Main duties of the job
· To manage a caseload of patients through the transfusion clinic assessing their needs and requirements and providing and following a planned treatment plan.
· Liaise with the multidisciplinary team both within the organisation and the community with regards to current and future treatment and refer on for potential support required.
· You will ensure that the service you provide is evidence based acknowledging the need to consider service improvement in order to ensure quality service delivery.
· Support the ward manager in the education needs of staff surrounding transfusion and its safe delivery
· You will establish and maintain effective communication with patients, relatives and carers to always ensure their involvement in the decisions about treatment, planning and the delivery of their care.
· You must have excellent leadership qualities and be able to act as a role model for the Nursing Team to ensure the highest standards of care and patient safety.
Working for our organisation
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £27.50 (standard) or £55.50 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • RN /RSCN Diploma or equivalent.
- • Degree or working towards
- • Post-registration qualification or evidence of further study.
- • Teaching and assessing qualification 998 /997 / mentorship or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
- • Management qualification or equivalent.
- • ENB A27 Haematology Recognised Qualification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Speciality knowledge and experience
- • Basic knowledge of financial management within the clinical setting.
- • Knowledge of professional and NHS issues and an understanding of corporate objectives.
- • To complete the Trust toolkit competencies
- • Relevant Post Registration clinical experience
- • Initiation and implementation of change.
Desirable criteria
- • Clinical Nurse Specialist mentorship and development.
- • Countess 20:20 Leadership Programme.
- • Relevant experience at a senior level within a Haematology environment
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Able to manage own workload and co-ordinate that of others.
- • Basic IT skills in word processing/Hospital Systems
- • Able to present written information in a logical manner.
- • Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding.
- • Ability to communicate sensitive information.
- • Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues at all levels of the organisation.
Desirable criteria
- • Presentation / teaching skills.
- • Up to date clinical skills in chemotherapy administration
- • Nurse Led clinic experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jane Blackwell
- Job title
- Ward Manager-Ward 60 Haematology & Oncology suite
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01244366275
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