Job overview

The Haematology team is seeking a highly motivated individual who is passionate about nursing and has solid experience to support malignant and some non-malignant haematology conditions. The post holder will work with five haematologists, CNS and cancer support worker colleagues. Possessing strong communication skills to support our shared patients with the Royal Surrey Cancer Centre and other tertiary centres, additionally providing advice and guidance to primary health providers.

Applicants will have the ability to work autonomously and should have a flexible approach. Counselling patients with new diagnosis or progression is a pivotal role, onwards coordinating work-up and monitoring treatment response. This role oversees the first point of contact for all Haematology on treatment patients, needing support and intervention to prevent deterioration and coordination of hospital admissions. This post will require you to demonstrate confidence in emergency and non-emergency care with strong leadership skills, experience in SACT & nurse led clinics, role modelling to junior staff. 

This is a full-time role based at Ashford hospital where the Haematology chemotherapy unit is located, with travel to St Peters for the inpatient reviews, the post offers a unique opportunity to develop and deliver expert clinical and managerial nursing, working as part of a highly skilled team providing expert care within the cancer services team.

Main duties of the job

• To promote high standards of specialist care for patients with a haematological malignancy, ensuring a quality experience.
• To provide specialist support and care to patients admitted with complications of their cancer treatment.
• To work autonomously to support patients with a haematological malignancy, facilitating necessary investigations and providing clinical engagement and support for patients receiving SACT.
• Deliver HNA and treatment summary clinics for all patients.
• To be a resource both within the trust and the community for clinical advice and information.
• With the Lead Cancer Nurse contribute to clinical governance within the trust for haematology  patients.
• To deliver care in line with National and Alliance guidance and requirements
• Support the development of the band 6 CNS 

Working for our organisation

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

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