Job summary
- Main area
- Haematology
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 259-7411636RLH
- Employer
- Barts Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal London Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £46,419 - £55,046 per annum inc
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Paediatric Haematology Nurse Specialist
Band 6
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
Job overview
We are seeking two nurses for an exciting opportunity to work on a rotational basis across the Paediatric Medical Day unit and supporting the Haematology CNS. The Paediatric day unit is a nurse-led, 25 bed unit and the Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) cover a caseload of patients with conditions including Sickle Cell and Thalassamia as well as benign haematological conditions such as ITP and autoimmune neutropenia. Your role would focus on managing the varied caseload of haematology patients, which on the day unit will primarily be blood transfusion including automated red cell exchange. You will have support from the CNS, to gain new skills and knowledge across the speciality and will gain insight into other specialities which are serviced on the medical day unit.
We are looking for someone who is highly motivated, ideally with previous experience on a day unit and with an interest in Haem. There will be opportunity to gain new skill and knowledge by working across the day unit nurses and the CNS
This is a full-time position and to meet the needs of the service, the working hours will be 8am-6pm, 4 days a week.
Main duties of the job
Develop the specialist skills, knowledge and expertise to care for children and young people with sickle cell; thalassaemia; rare anaemias and their family in clinical practice.
Ensures the process of nursing is developed to meet the individual needs of each patient, providing well documented assessment, care planning and evaluation.
Responsible for setting, providing and maintaining high standards of clinically effective nursing care at all times.
To work closely with the day care team ensuring effective use of human resources on the ward to ensure safe and efficient service delivery
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RSCN / RN Child with current registration
- Preparation for mentorship course or equivalent
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable criteria
- Educated to degree level or working towards it
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience at band 5 or above within with the speciality or a related clinical specialist environment
Desirable criteria
- Haematology course
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
- Kim Newell
- Job title
- Lead Haemoglobinopathy Nurse Children & Adults
- Email address
- [email protected]
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