Job Description

Exciting opportunity to join the clinical nurse specialist nurse in Wirral within the Haematology team caring for out patients and in patients.



Job plan will include undertaking independent nurse led clinics, performing bone marrow biopsies, prescribing and administering chemotherapy.



Becoming a valuable and active member in the haematology MDT acting as a link nurse for consultants supporting patients through the pathway.



Undertaking Holistic Needs Assessments at various stages throughout the patient pathway and obtaining consent to chemotherapy treatment.



Leads the development, management and promotion of the service ensuring the delivery of high quality, cost-effective care.



Working with the MDT is instrumental in leading the implementation of the personalised care in line with the National cancer strategy.



Applies advanced knowledge and insight from key stakeholders and experiences of patients to lead services re-design, stimulate innovative practice, implement improvements and ensure services are responsive to patient's needs.



Promotes the philosophy of person-centred care, co-creating care with people affected by cancer.



Use information from local and National cancer patient experience surveys to influence and improve the service ? Collates and records quantitative and qualitative data to provide evidence of productivity, outcomes and quality, through audit and research.



Ensure compliance with Quality Surveillance Programme (QSP) measures

including annual report and operational policy.



All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.



Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.



We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.



We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of 337m.



The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.



Please see attached for further information about the Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialist position available at WUTH.