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Job summary

Main area
Haematology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
193-7093338NCG
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Town
Reading
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/04/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Myeloma Clinical Nurse Specialist

NHS AfC: Band 6

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.  The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.  This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust.  Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us.  We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.  

Job overview

Band 6 Myeloma Clinical Nurse Specialist

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Haematology team for a dedicated and passionate Myeloma Clinical Nurse Specialist.

This position not only allows for professional growth and development but also an opportunity to make a significant impact on patient outcomes.

The role offers an opportunity to provide high quality care to Myeloma patients.

As a Myeloma CNS, you will work closely with the Haematology Multidisciplinary team, provide clinical advice, leadership and support ensuring the needs of the service are met by exercising and demonstrating clinical judgement and sound decision making skills.

Main duties of the job

  • Work collaboratively to influence and drive the development of the service.
  • Hold own caseload of Myeloma patients.
  • Manage the care pathway of Myeloma patients and their families from diagnosis, during treatment and end of life.
  • Provide high quality clinical practice. Be proactive in clinical decision making, underpinned by theoretical and practical knowledge and be able to demonstrate improved patient care outcomes.
  • Undertake holistic assessment of patients and carers needs. This will involve planning, implementing and evaluating the care delivery according to changing healthcare needs.
  • Promoting and increasing the awareness of the service of myeloma within the Haematology department and the Trust and the community team including the primary care and palliative care services.
  • Provides informal support and education to patients/ carers and all professional disciplines as part of the Myeloma CNS role.
  • Utilise clinical skills in assessment and or formulating a plan of care.

Working for our organisation

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details to understand the role and responsibilities of the post.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse, First degree degree level (6) or equivalent
  • Experience at an acute setting
Desirable criteria
  • Qualification or training relevant to Haematology
  • SACT Trained

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate experience of managing varying aspects of patient care
  • Evidence of clinical skills with Haematology
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrate ability to work unsupervised

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Care quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Stonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.National Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024Florence Nightingale Foundation

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Juliet Owusu Nelson
Job title
Lead Nurse for Integrated Medicine B
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01183228386
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