University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Adult Senior Staff Nurse - Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplant
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Senior Staff Nurse – Haematology and Oncology
The haematology and oncology wards at the Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre (BHOC) are recruiting a senior staff nurse.
We are a dedicated team of compassionate and skilled professionals looking for a new member of our senior nursing team. You will bring clinical expertise, leadership experience, and a practical understanding of what excellent quality care looks like.
About the Role
D703 is a purpose-built, 25-bedded, combined adult Haematology and Stem Cell Transplant Unit. We specialise in stem cell transplants for which we have 7 specialist ventilation rooms. Providing expert care and treatment for patients with malignant and non-malignant haematological conditions, including lymphoma, leukaemia and myeloma, as well as sickle cell disease. The patients are supported by a team of expert clinical nurse specialists, a vast multidisciplinary team, and the bone marrow coordination team. As a teaching and learning Foundation Trust, the unit offers education and training via dedicated clinical educators who support the unit. We encourage a nurse-led focus and offer a wide range of training opportunities to provide our nurses with the knowledge and confidence. We are invested in our nurses' careers and champion opportunities for career progression, offering developmental opportunities in a wide range of nursing roles.
We are pioneers of ground-breaking treatments like CAR-T therapy and Bispecifics for which the team won a Recognising Success award, and conduct cancer research.
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The Successful Candidate
You should have significant experience in a relevant specialism. You will be expected to work the full range of shifts including long days, night shifts, shorter shifts, and weekends. The applicant must be able to:
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate evidence-based, individualised patient care.
- Carry out planned care for a group of patients without direct supervision.
- Manage patient care according to agreed policies and protocols, taking appropriate action, seeking advice from other members of the multidisciplinary team as necessary. This will include identification of risk (clinical, health, safety, and security).
- Lead the nursing team on a day-to-day basis under the management and guidance of the ward sister/charge nurse.
- Assist with bed management and flow, liaising with other departments across the trust.
- Assist with supporting elective demands.
- Work with the practice education facilitator to provide training on the ward to staff.
- Closely monitor patients' status, ensuring all relevant observations/patient assessment criteria are accurately recorded and interpreted to ensure appropriate and timely corrective action is taken in accordance with current protocols, e.g., sepsis.
- Undertake advanced nursing practices relevant to the clinical area including venepuncture, cannulation, administration of intravenous chemotherapy, Stem Cell Transplants, and blood products.
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About Us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre, and Weston.
With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Contact Information
For further details/informal visits contact:
- Name: Lois Shanks / Sheryll Cabusora
- Job title: Ward Sister
- Email address: lois.shanks@uhbw.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 0117 342 1867
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