Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

The recruitment team at the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) are delighted to be able to offer a fantastic opportunity for a patient focussed friendly and enthusiastic individual to join our expanding service. The Southampton Haemophilia Centre provides specialist care to over 1000 adults and children with inherited and acquired bleeding disorders, platelet disorders and TTP.

The Haemophilia Clinical Nurse Specialist will work within the heart of the busy Haemophilia Centre. They will be supported by the wider multidisciplinary Haemophilia team, including the CNS team, Haemostasis Lead Nurse and Matron, Registrars, Clinical Psychologists, Haematology Consultants, Specialist Physiotherapists and the Anticoagulation lab staff. There will be opportunities to work autonomously, carrying out independent assessments and triage, and reviewing patients in the nurse led clinic. Clinical skills that are desirable for the role, but not essential as training will be supported, include phlebotomy experience and intravenous access competence for administration of clotting factor.

Specific to this role we are open to discussing some flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities:

UHS offers fantastic training and development giving you the best possible opportunities to achieve the career you want. Development of our staff is central to the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care. We can offer opportunities to develop within a supportive environment, and our staff survey results reflect our commitment to facilitate your career progression. As part of this role, you will be supported to attend the level 6 /7 Contemporary Care of People with Bleeding Disorders to enhance essential skills, gain specialist qualifications and support development in this highly specialised role. This course is essential the job. Other MSc ACP modules- Diagnostic assessment and decision making, Motivational Interviewing and health behaviour change desirable.

This post is also supported by the Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity who provides specialist nurses with support and education to care for seriously ill children and families living with lifelong conditions.

The Haemophilia Nurse Specialist will need to work within tight timeframes and will require good prioritisation and time management skills. It is essential that the post holder has experience within the NHS setting. Experience or knowledge of Haemophilia Care and Benign Haematology is highly desirable. There will also be opportunities to continue or train in Therapeutic Plasma Exchange/Apheresis if desired as part of the TTP cross coverage aspect of the job.

This is a speciality that is changing and improving the lives of the patients we care for with new treatment developments on the horizon. Patients are approached with Shared Decision making and have access to a range of specialist treatments that allow them to lead bleed free lives with reduced joint damage and improved mobility. Please consider joining this rewarding speciality.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience

Essential Criteria

• Registered nurse on relevant part of the NMC register
• Degree qualification or equivalent 120 credits at L6
• Post registration qualification within area of speciality or equivalent experience.
• Completion of all Band 5 (preceptorship) competencies
• Provide evidence of supporting/ managing a range of learners in practice
• Provide evidence of supporting colleagues to promote effective learning in practice
• Extensive post registration experience within specialist area.
• Knowledge of current issues within the acute health service.
• Understanding of personal accountability.
• Confident of own knowledge base, aware of learning needs and seeks guidance when appropriate.
• Able to critically review and communicate clinical information.

Desirable Criteria

• Registered on MSc Pathway – completion of HTPA Competencies
• Act in the role of Practice Assessor or supporting the progression of learners / supporting challenges as needed
• Counselling qualification
• Palliative care course
• IT training
• Change Management, clinical practice development.
• Multidisciplinary team working.
• Interest in nurse –led care.
• Organisational/strategic awareness.
• Clear about professional accountability and autonomous practice components of role.

Skills And Competencies

Essential Criteria

• Communication
• Self-motivated
• Problem solving
• Delegation
• Leadership
• Motivational
• Teamwork
• General IT skills
• Prioritisation
• Working under pressure

Trust Values

Essential Criteria

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together