Job Description

We seek an expert nurse with strong clinical, communication and leadership abilities to join the Bone Marrow Transplant Team as a Donor Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) two days a week. The team includes 7 Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) and a support worker and sits within a wider team of haematology (CNSs) and their respective MDTs.



This role offers an excellent opportunity for an already experienced CNS looking for a new challenge or a band 6 nurse looking to develop new skills and knowledge within a supportive experienced team.



This?will provide an excellent opportunity to focus your advanced nursing skills on direct patient care and service development.



The post holder will be responsible for the coordination of donor pre and post care for related and unrelated donors as part of the service provided to Anthony Nolan.



They are responsible for providing education regarding stem cell collection focusing on donor welfare and liaising with various departments to ensure safe donations to UCLH patients and patients within the UK and abroad.



Within the team, there is a wide breadth of experience and there may be a need to cross-cover within the team to ensure a safe service.



The?role is?a specialist educational resource, and the post holder will be expected to facilitate the professional development of?junior nurses in the department. The post has full administrative support.



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 ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals



University College Hospital Grafton Way Building



Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine



University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre



The Hospital for Tropical Diseases



University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street



We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.



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 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.



For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached .



Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*



UCLH top trust to work at in England - for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust



In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England - for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England - for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.



Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.