Clinical Nurse Specialist - Haematology

To work as an expert clinical practitioner and effectively deliver an expert nursing service in the specialist area
To further develop the Haemato-oncology service (including optimising patient pathways, improving the patient experience, and developing proactive patient support models).
To independently manage a caseload of patients/clients
To ensure that patients and their families are fully informed and supported by providing clinical and social support
To lead the development of evidence-based clinical nursing practice in line with current research and guideline
To establish clear lines of communication with primary healthcare teams to increase knowledge and facilitate the care of this group of people in the community
To link with healthcare teams to increase knowledge and facilitate the care of this group of people in the community or their healthcare setting, To provide and manage an expert specialist nursing service for people with specialist needs
To provide expert nursing advice and support to patients, their families and other healthcare professionals following diagnosis and through treatment
To ensure continuity of a high standard of evidence based nursing care, assessing health, health related and nursing needs of patients, their families and other carers by identifying and initiating appropriate steps for effective care.
To accept responsibility for own patient caseload, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporates the issues and recommendations made ensuring clear documentation in the patient's record and hand held records
To be actively involved in inpatient care, liaising with ward staff to ensure high quality nursing care
Where appropriate to lead nurse led out patient services ensuring nurse consultation with all newly diagnosed patients To follow-up patients as appropriate and ensure all relevant information is available to enable patients to make an informed choice about their treatment., + To provide and manage an expert specialist nursing service for people with specialist needs
+ To provide expert nursing advice and support to patients, their families and other healthcare professionals following diagnosis and through treatment
+ To ensure continuity of a high standard of evidence based nursing care, assessing health, health related and nursing needs of patients, their families and other carers by identifying and initiating
appropriate steps for effective care. This can include:
+ Managing a patient caseload
+ Ordering diagnostic tests
+ Making and receiving referrals
+ Admitting and discharging patients for specified conditions and within agreed protocols
+ Running clinics
+ Prescribing medicines and treatments
+ To accept responsibility for own patient caseload, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporates the issues and recommendations made ensuring clear documentation in the patient's record and hand held
records
+ To be actively involved in inpatient care, liaising with ward staff to ensure high quality nursing care
+ Where appropriate to lead nurse led out patient services ensuring nurse consultation with all newly diagnosed patients
+ To follow-up patients as appropriate and ensure all relevant information is available to enable patients to make an informed choice about their treatment.
+ To coordinate a seamless service through the development of enhanced Multidisciplinary team (MDT) processes and communication.
+ To lead the identification and development of clinical protocols and strategies to enhance both the continuity and standard of specialist care whilst ensuring equity of access to the service.
+ To ensure operational policies are reviewed annually following national standards
+ To ensure all care is given by agreed protocols.
+ To liaise with the ward staff to ensure appropriate and timely discharge/follow-up arrangement in place for patients.
+ To identify, implement and maintain a suitable mechanism for MDT referrals to the Clinical Nurse Specialists.
+ To work with the MDT to develop, implement and evaluate integrated care pathways and systems of MDT documentation.
+ To liaise with the local community, social services, paramedics and voluntary organisations in order to develop existing services for clients, carers and health professional.
+ To actively involve service users in providing feedback on their experience of the current service and suggestions for improvements.
+ To lead the development of appropriate patient group directives to facilitate/enhance the discharge process.
+ To participate in relevant for a at Divisional, Trust or PCG/PCT or National/International Level to represent the service perspective.
+ To contribute to the development of nursing practice within the team. Additionally, where appropriate, to act as a practice supervisor to Trust and honorary contract employees.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,500 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley., King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible., + Please review the documentation on our recruitment microsite, particularly the Trust's criminal records checking policy
+ All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
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