Band 8a - Cellular Therapies Lead Nurse - Haematology

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse leader to join the Haematology team at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust as a Lead Cellular Therapies Nurse.

This role will be based within our Cellular Therapies team located at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital

This role will encompass a clinical component, with provision of leadership and service development supporting the new cellular therapies CNS team at QE. You will be fully supported to identify an achievable clinical caseload and will be supported in your ongoing professional development. You will work closely with consultant and specialist pharmacy colleagues to support the development of pathways for emergent cellular and gene therapies across specialities.

In partnership with the haematology matron you will lead a small team of professionals, working closely with the medical, allied health professional and other clinical and non-clinical staff, to provide a high quality, effective, efficient and person-centred service. Leadership for service development, evaluation and quality improvement, and contributing to education and research, are expected and supported as part of the role.

If you are a dynamic and experienced Haematology nurse with a passion for leadership we would welcome your application. There are opportunities within this role for personal, professional, and academic development., Provide expert clinical care, exercising professional autonomy within their field of expertise.

Co-lead a team of professionals/practitioners to provide a high quality, effective and efficient service.

Work collaboratively with the Matron, CSL and operational team to develop the service, promoting excellent patient care through staff specialist skills development

Work collaboratively with referring teams to the service, promoting the specialist service whilst supporting their development and learning.

Participate in collaborative research programme

Raise the profile of the service at local, national and international level and supporting networking opportunities

To co-lead and consult on the development and evaluation of the service in conjunction with the wider multidisciplinary team

Participate in the provision of specialist education and training programmes

Work closely with other specialities to develop patient pathways

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.