Barts Health NHS Trust
Acute Sickle Cell Nurse
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Role Description
We are seeking to appoint an experienced, proactive, dynamic, motivated Sickle Cell nurse who has an interest in service development.
Responsibilities
The successful applicants will be providing nursing care within a new pathway and will work alongside the emergency department and the haemoglinopathy service. They will provide triage, assessment, and care delivery to Sickle Cell patients who present to the Royal London Hospital Emergency Department. As such the role requires a high level of enthusiasm, drive, organisation and a willingness to learn.
In conjunction with the haemoglobinopathies teams across Barts Health NHS Trust the post holder will be responsible for the ongoing development and delivery of a high quality sickle cell service across the Trust.
About Barts Health NHS Trust
Barts Health NHS Trust has been designated as a Haemoglobinopathy Coordinating Centre for sickle cell disease, thalassaemia and other rare inherited anaemias. The Royal London Hospital is the host site within the Trust and this post.
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Key Duties
- The postholder will be an experienced nurse responsible for triaging sickle cell patients presenting to the Royal London Emergency Department
- They will be expected to provide excellent customer care for patients, which may include communication with distressed and anxious patients and relatives, treating them with tact and empathy, ensuring the professional image of the Trust is always maintained.
- They will support the on-going development of multidisciplinary team working in collaboration with the red cell team and the wider clinical haematology nursing team, as well as other nursing colleagues on wards and in emergency care.
- You will work as a highly specialised member of the red cell team to assist in enabling the patients to live as a productive member of society and reducing protracted inpatient stays.
About Barts Health
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
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Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Kim Newell
- Job title: Lead Nurse
- Email address: kim.newell@nhs.net
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