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Job summary

Main area
Haematology
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
Job ref
001-NMR113-0324-A
Employer
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
University Hospital of Wales
Town
Cardiff
Salary
£35,922 - £43,257 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
13/05/2024 23:59

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Band 6 Apheresis CNS

Band 6

WHO WE ARE:

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Board in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health 
and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.


Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic 
objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these  challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in 
the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the 
next decade and beyond. 

We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:

  • We are kind and caring
  • We are respectful
  • We have trust and integrity
  • We take personal responsibility 

As an organisation we strongly believe that it is vital our leaders exhibit the behaviours and values that we expect from all our staff.

We are a teaching Health Board with close links to the university sector, and together we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals, while working on research that will hopefully unlock the cures for today’s illnesses

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the  living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until  the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed


 

Job overview

This is your opportunity to join the nursing team of the South Wales Blood and Marrow Transplantation Programme here at the University Hospital of Wales. As a complex, expanding and critical service we are recruiting a band 6 apheresis nurse to join the BMT team.

Specialist training and support will be given to the successful candidate.

he South Wales Blood and Marrow Transplantation Programme is a truly multi-professional team, in which this role  plays a crucial part. The team includes our Advanced Nurse Practitioners, haematology/BMT Consultants, pharmacist, dieticians, occupational therapists, physiotherapist, clinical psychologists and research nurses, alongside admin support. Together we have a holistic approach to the care of our patients focusing on their individual needs and priorities, with the aim of optimising their fitness before, during and after stem cell transplantation.

Main duties of the job

The South Wales Blood and Marrow Transplantation Programme provides specialist, tertiary care to patients across South, West and Mid-Wales. Each year, over the programme we transplant approximately 150 patients inclusive of autologous (approx. 80), allogeneic (approx. 60) stem cells and CAR-T (approx. 12-15) per annum. as well as providing care for related stem cell donors.

The successful individual will be part of our apheresis nursing team undertaking apheresis procedures. The apheresis team also have nurse led clinics where patients are assessed and counselled prior to their peripheral stem cell collection. A large element of the role is involves setting standards of practice and quality and service improvement by auditing practice, presenting data, writing and implementing documents and teaching.

We would encourage you to get in touch and find out more about this fantastic team and our plans for the future, of which this role plays an integral part.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

 

Working for our organisation

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support. 

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Educated to degree level
  • NMC registration
Desirable criteria
  • Independent prescriber (or willing to working towards)
  • Non-medical referrer or (or willing to working towards)

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Relevant post-registration experience in the specialty
  • Evidence of managerial ability and experience
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience of working in a variety of settings

professional knowledge and skills

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of up to date knowledge and expertise in relevant specialty
  • Competent in administration of parental chemotherapy
  • Experience in cannulation and venepuncture
Desirable criteria
  • Teaching and assessing skills

personal qualities

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
  • Ability to prioritise and organise workload
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Desirable criteria
  • Good counselling skills
  • Experience in caring for acute and terminally ill patients

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jen Williams
Job title
Lead Apheresis CNS
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02921846769
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