• Job Description

  Req#: C9162-25-0480?language=en&page=70&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  The haemoglobinopathy service at BHRUT is seeking to recruit a registered adult nurse who is keen to develop their clinical skills and knowledge in automated red cell exchange and caring for patients with a red cell condition in a day care setting, offering red cell exchanges, top up blood transfusions, ambulatory pain management and phlebotomy and cannulation. We aim to develop the red cell exchange transfusion service to offer an out of hours service to our sickle cell patients and you would be expected to be part of an on-call team. Experience working in haematology day care is desirable and you will join an already existing team of specialist nurses and will be supported by the Lead Nurse. We are keen to develop our nurses and you will have the opportunity to attend relevant courses to improve your knowledge and confidence in caring for patients with sickle cell, thalassaemia and rare anaemias.

  Main duties of the job

  The role is divided into five general areas -Clinical practice, teaching, research, consulting and management. This post is designed to develop the post holder in nursing skills within haematology nursing to undertake a specialist nursing role within the future.

  The post holder will have a particular focus on red cell exchanges, ensuring patient and family education and a smooth running of the red cell exchange service. Working to an established service and pathway, the post holder will be supported to run automated red cell exchanges for the sickle cell patients. The major goal of this role is to improve the red cell exchange pathway and ambulatory acute pain management for sickle cell patients.

  The post holder will work within the broader multidisciplinary team and in conjunction with the adult specialist nurses and lead nurse to review and support patients; family/carer support; school/higher education liaison and education; GP and community support; local hospital support and education.Along with the clinical team, he/she will be responsible for ensuring the national standards for haemoglobin disorders are met and maintained.

  The post holder will work with the Network multidisciplinary team to provide expert advice, clinical care and management for adults with major haemoglobin disorders and their families and carers. He/she will ensure care is given that recognises not only individual medical needs but also their social, psychological and cultural needs.

  About us

  We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We're no longer in special measures; we've opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, was named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal in 2024.We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.Our patients are benefitting from our Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.The majority of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.

  Details

  Date posted

  30 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £42,939 to £50,697 a year per annum inclusive

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  162-7101-NC

  Job locations

  Queen's Hospital

  Rom Valley Way

  Romford

  RM7 0AG

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

  The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

  Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

  All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

  Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Nichola Ceesay, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4176. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

  The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

  Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

  All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

  Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Nichola Ceesay, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4176. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

  Person Specification

  Education / Qualifications

  Essential

  • Registered nurse qualification

  Desirable

  • Relevant post registration qualification in haemoglobinopathies

  Experience / Knowledge

  Essential

  • Experience in caring for patients with sickle cell disease and other red cell conditions

  Desirable

  • Automated and/or manual exchange transfusion experience

  Skills and Abilities

  Essential

  • Cannulation and phlebotomy skills

  Desirable

  • inpatient/outpatient/day care /community experience

  Person Specification

  Education / Qualifications

  Essential

  • Registered nurse qualification

  Desirable

  • Relevant post registration qualification in haemoglobinopathies

  Experience / Knowledge

  Essential

  • Experience in caring for patients with sickle cell disease and other red cell conditions

  Desirable

  • Automated and/or manual exchange transfusion experience

  Skills and Abilities

  Essential

  • Cannulation and phlebotomy skills

  Desirable

  • inpatient/outpatient/day care /community experience

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

  Address

  Queen's Hospital

  Rom Valley Way

  Romford

  RM7 0AG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

  Address

  Queen's Hospital

  Rom Valley Way

  Romford

  RM7 0AG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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