NHS
Charge Nurse - Clinical Haematology
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Job Description
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- To develop and maintain essential skills and experience that are essential to providing safe and effective care.
- To ensure effective assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of identified care needs.
- To deliver compassionate person-centred care, treating patients, their relatives/carers with dignity and respect.
- To promote and maintain effective communication with patients, relatives/carers and other staff.
- To act as a professional role model, demonstrating well developed leadership and communication skills.
- NMC : First level registration
- Haemato-oncology experience (to include HSCT)
- Chemotherapy certification
- Has been qualified (RN) for greater than one year and has relevant experience within specialty.
- Ability to organise ward activities and to use initiative taking charge, delegating as appropriate
- Experience of working on own and as part of a team.
- Ability to supervise and support junior staff.
- NMC : First level registration
- Haemato-oncology experience (to include HSCT)
- Chemotherapy certification
- Has been qualified (RN) for greater than one year and has relevant experience within specialty.
- Ability to organise ward activities and to use initiative taking charge, delegating as appropriate
- Experience of working on own and as part of a team.
- Ability to supervise and support junior staff.
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for experienced haematology nurses who are keen to develop their specialist skills further to move into Band 6 Charge nurse roles within our SCT/Haematology wards.
The haematology department at Hammersmith Hospital offers nurses a unique and exciting opportunity to select a career pathway that will provide a wide range of malignant and non-malignant haematology experience working at the cutting edge of technological and therapeutic advancements in care. Nurses will have the opportunity to work in one of the leading specialist haematology centres, which runs one of the largest stem cell transplant (SCT) programmes in Europe, whilst also gaining experience in caring for patients with blood diseases such as leukaemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, sickle cell disease, aplastic anaemia, as well as, clotting disorders including haemophilia.
The haematology department operates innovative care pathways that include extended day care provision, day pain service, ambulatory care, apheresis and chemotherapy services, triage and assessment providing direct access to in-patient wards. Within this framework, nurses will have the opportunity to develop advanced skills in managing acute patients undergoing SCT that will include administration of stem cells, managing severe immunosuppression and neutropenic sepsis, developing essential skills in chemotherapy, symptom control and end of life care, as well as, being exposed to research and clinical trials.
Main duties of the job
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk tous at interview.
Details
Date posted
21 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£42,471 to £50,364 a year Pa Inclusive
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
290-SCCS-1910
Job locations
Hammersmith Hospital
Du Cane Road
London
W12 0HS
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Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
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Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviewsplease view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Skills
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Skills
Essential
Additional informationDisclosure 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).
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
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Hammersmith Hospital
Du Cane Road
London
W12 0HS
Employer's website
https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Hammersmith Hospital
Du Cane Road
London
W12 0HS
Employer's website
https://www.imperial.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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