Opportunity to work in a specialist center focused on complex illnesses, providing care for a diverse patient population with leukaemia and related conditions.
Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team (MDT), enhancing professional development and ensuring comprehensive patient care.
Access to advanced clinical training and education pathways supported by University College London Hospitals, fostering career growth and skill enhancement.
Involvement in holistic patient care, including psychological support and information needs assessment, making a positive impact on patients' treatment journeys.
Reduced administrative burden due to dedicated support staff, allowing for a greater focus on patient care and clinical responsibilities.
Engagement in innovative approaches to caring for young adults, providing tailored support and facilities for this specific demographic.
The University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Leukaemia Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) for a 1-year fixed-term position. The successful candidate will join an eight-member CNS team dedicated to providing care for patients aged 20 and above with various blood disorders, including acute and chronic leukaemia, bone marrow failure, and myeloproliferative neoplasms. The role involves being a key worker on complex treatment pathways, offering patient counseling for new diagnoses or disease progression, assessing treatment suitability, and providing ongoing support during cancer treatment. The CNS will work closely with multi-disciplinary teams, conduct clinics, and address patients' psychological needs while also contributing to the training and development of junior nurses.
The position is based at UCLH, a leading NHS trust that provides a range of specialist services across multiple sites. The trust aims to deliver high-quality patient care, education, and research, and emphasises sustainability in its practices. The Leukaemia CNS role promises a supportive environment with access to clinical supervision and an established framework for patient engagement, including dedicated administrative support for managing patient queries. Interested candidates are encouraged to reach out for informal visits and further information.
The position is based at UCLH, a leading NHS trust that provides a range of specialist services across multiple sites. The trust aims to deliver high-quality patient care, education, and research, and emphasises sustainability in its practices. The Leukaemia CNS role promises a supportive environment with access to clinical supervision and an established framework for patient engagement, including dedicated administrative support for managing patient queries. Interested candidates are encouraged to reach out for informal visits and further information.
We seek an expert nurse with strong clinical, communication and leadership abilities to join the leukaemia CNS team on a 1 year fixed term basis . We care for patients aged 20+ with acute and chronic leukaemia, bone marrow failure, aplastic anaemia and myeloproliferative neoplasms. UCLH is also a specialist centre for young adults, with dedicated facilities to enable us to best support this age group.
The leukaemia CNS team comprises 8 CNS and a Macmillan cancer support worker. It sits within a wider team of haematology clinical nurse specialists and their respective MDTs. We have an office base at 250 Euston Road. We manage patients across various clinical areas and sites (wards, clinics, ambulatory and day care).
The CNS is an advanced practitioner who is usually the key worker for patients on complex treatment pathways. We counsel patients with a new diagnosis or at disease progression, explaining treatment options, assessing suitability for therapies and information needs. We assess patients in various nurse clinics and attend multi professional clinics. We plan and schedule treatments, troubleshoot issues and remain an important source of continuity and support to patients through their cancer treatment and beyond.
A significant part of the workload is by telephone, assessing patients who are often unwell. We also run a significant number of CNS clinics. An important part of the role is communication with the MDT, shared and primary care. The CNS delivers level 2 psychological skills necessary to respond to the many forms and kinds of psychological distress experienced by people with cancer. We lead on the assessment of holistic and written information needs. We are a specialist educational resource and aid the professional development of junior nurses in the department.
Offering crucial support to the team are Macmillan Cancer Support Workers, PAs, data managers and MDT co-ordinators. There is a dedicated haematology telephone line for patients to call for all queries, which is run by a team of administrators and protects the CNS from excessive administrative work.
The haematology CNS team is part of the cancer nursing service at UCLH and we are fortunate to be able to support university based and in house educational pathways. You will be supported to access clinical supervision.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2and indirect emissions by 2040
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Claire Nicholas Job title: Lead CNS Email address:
Informal visits are encouraged, and we look forward to hearing from you. For more information, please contact Claire Nicholas, Lead CNS Tel or email
The leukaemia CNS team comprises 8 CNS and a Macmillan cancer support worker. It sits within a wider team of haematology clinical nurse specialists and their respective MDTs. We have an office base at 250 Euston Road. We manage patients across various clinical areas and sites (wards, clinics, ambulatory and day care).
The CNS is an advanced practitioner who is usually the key worker for patients on complex treatment pathways. We counsel patients with a new diagnosis or at disease progression, explaining treatment options, assessing suitability for therapies and information needs. We assess patients in various nurse clinics and attend multi professional clinics. We plan and schedule treatments, troubleshoot issues and remain an important source of continuity and support to patients through their cancer treatment and beyond.
A significant part of the workload is by telephone, assessing patients who are often unwell. We also run a significant number of CNS clinics. An important part of the role is communication with the MDT, shared and primary care. The CNS delivers level 2 psychological skills necessary to respond to the many forms and kinds of psychological distress experienced by people with cancer. We lead on the assessment of holistic and written information needs. We are a specialist educational resource and aid the professional development of junior nurses in the department.
Offering crucial support to the team are Macmillan Cancer Support Workers, PAs, data managers and MDT co-ordinators. There is a dedicated haematology telephone line for patients to call for all queries, which is run by a team of administrators and protects the CNS from excessive administrative work.
The haematology CNS team is part of the cancer nursing service at UCLH and we are fortunate to be able to support university based and in house educational pathways. You will be supported to access clinical supervision.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital
- Eastman Dental Hospital
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospitals at Westmoreland Street
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2and indirect emissions by 2040
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Claire Nicholas Job title: Lead CNS Email address:
Informal visits are encouraged, and we look forward to hearing from you. For more information, please contact Claire Nicholas, Lead CNS Tel or email
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