Bone Marrow Transplant Clinical Nurse Specialist

Do you have experience in Haematology? Would you like to join an established team of Clinical Nurse Specialists? The Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) CNS Service have been established since 1995. Since then the team have managed the transplant process and associated patient care from referral at diagnosis. This includes the practicalities of sourcing the cells, organising conditioning, patient follow up post-transplant, the management of short and long term complications, such as viral reactivations and chronic issues such as graft versus host disease. Acting as an advocate for the patient, the CNS ensures good patient experience and outcomes. The CNS' are responsible for attending relevant MDT meetings, identifying and implementing service improvements and efficiencies and making challenging decisions., In addition to the below you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
The BMT nursing service provides a range of services including:
>In conjunction with the consultants and external registries plan, co-ordinate and schedule all identified transplants.
>Undertake/co-ordinate sibling tissue typing, donor counselling and arranging subsequent medical reviews and eventual stem cell collection.
>Attend pre-transplant consultant led clinic to counsel new patient referrals and discuss/plan arrangements going forward.
>Assess and meet the complex information needs of patients who require transplant, from initial discussion to treatment and follow up.

Working for our organisation
The Department of Clinical Haematology is based within Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. The Hospital is the fourth largest trust in the country with Magnet accreditation. The Unit comprises of a JACIE accredited bone marrow transplant unit, support ward for chemotherapy administration, day case and outpatient facilities.
You will be working within an existing small team acting as the key worker for patients assessing their needs, including eHNAs, providing support and referrals to appropriate services.
You will work closely with members of the multidisciplinary team and assist in the co-ordination of the care pathway for our patients. Providing psychosocial care and assessing symptoms.
Please also read the Person specification and Job description for full details, You will need to be an individual with Haematology experience, an enthusiastic and conscientious team player, able to prioritise your workload, use your own initiative and respond to queries from patients, relatives and staff at all levels in a professional manner.
You need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

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