This Band 6 CNS role is designed to provide holistic, clinical and psycho-social, support to patients aged 16 years or above with a diagnosis of a myeloid malignancy at UHNM. The successful candidate will be the designated keyworker for this patient group.
The role will entail delivering expert advice and information on the many issues facing this patient cohort whether they be community, day case or inpatient based.
Under the supervision of a Band 7 practitioner the routine monitoring of blood tests is a requirement of this role and depending on results you will facilitate red cell or blood product transfusion.
You will be expected to respond to calls made to our patient helplines, which may require the arrangement of a timely clinical review, signposting services or completing appropriate referrals.
The nature of the role requires a degree of flexibility in working, self management and prioritising of care delivery.
As a key member of the Myeloid Clinical Nurse Specialist team, you will provide expert, holistic care and support to patients diagnosed with myeloid malignancies, guiding them from diagnosis through treatment, survivorship or palliative care. Working across UHNM and community services, you will coordinate care, provide specialist advice and education, contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings, and act as a patient advocate throughout their cancer journey.
The role involves assessing patients' clinical and supportive care needs, delivering compassionate, evidence-based care, maintaining accurate clinical documentation, and collaborating with a wide range of healthcare professionals and external agencies. You will also contribute to service development through audit, quality improvement, clinical research, and ongoing professional development, helping to ensure the highest standards of care for patients with haematological cancers.
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Key worker for patients with a myeloid haematological cancer.
Provide holistic care.
Monitor and report changes in health and disease status.
Member of the MDT.
Provide high quality information.
Continue to remain updated in developments within this field.
Be able to lead with territory centres regarding stem cell transplant.
