Job Description

The Haematology Myeloma service is seeking to recruit a dynamic forward-thinking individual with extensive experience in Myeloma. The Lead Myeloma Specialist Nurse has to have exceptional organisation skills, astute problem-solving with excellent communication skills.
The candidate is to act as the clinical expert and professional resource to the patient/carer and multi-professional team. They are to be responsible for the day to day management of the Myeloma service and patient caseload as designated, ensuring the nursing care is delivered to a high standard utilising research in collaboration with colleagues in everyday practice.
Act as a role-model providing clinical leadership to support the development and delivery of a programme of practice and professional development of staff within the speciality. The lead nurse will be responsible for education, training and practice development along with clinical governance audit and research. Ensuring patient safety and risk management.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is required to work autonomously in nurse led clinics. They will have clinical responsibilities and provide specialist knowledge care and support to patients diagnosed with a myeloma. For further information please see the attached.
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Details
Date posted
05 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
Depending on experience per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
164-7364944
Job locations
Nottingham University Hospital, City Campus
Hucknall Road
Nottingham
NG5 1PB
Job description
Job responsibilities
Ensuring that the standards and quality of care given are maintained to a high standard.
Have responsibility in ensuring that patients and users are involved in their care. Providing visible evidence that their feedback is used to maintain standards or implement improvements that have a positive effect on their care.
Be an effective leader and role model, providing regular direct clinical care, in addition to ensuring effective use of non-clinical time to support the implementation of both clinical and non-clinical governance, facilitating the modernisation of patient services.
For further information, please see job description Job description
Job responsibilities
Ensuring that the standards and quality of care given are maintained to a high standard.
Have responsibility in ensuring that patients and users are involved in their care. Providing visible evidence that their feedback is used to maintain standards or implement improvements that have a positive effect on their care.
Be an effective leader and role model, providing regular direct clinical care, in addition to ensuring effective use of non-clinical time to support the implementation of both clinical and non-clinical governance, facilitating the modernisation of patient services.
For further information, please see job description
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• First Level Degree
• Completed Nurse Prescribing Course

Desirable

• Working towards completing Nurse Prescribing Course
• Completion of UKON SACT passport

Knowledge of haemoglobinopathies
Essential

• In-depth specialist knowledge in Myeloma
• Leadership and Management experience
• Evidence of audit, research and report writing
• Is able to demonstrate professional autonomy and lone working at a high level
• Evidence of clinical governance
• Have good interpersonal skills

Desirable

• Experience of Myeloma
• Knowledge of audit, research and report writing
• Experience of their own nurse-led clinics/patient groups
• Contributions to policy making and clinical guidelines
• Evidence of Education and teaching to all members of the clinical team
• Evidence of promotion of the Myeloma service
• Evidence of continued evaluation of practice

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• First Level Degree
• Completed Nurse Prescribing Course

Desirable

• Working towards completing Nurse Prescribing Course
• Completion of UKON SACT passport

Knowledge of haemoglobinopathies
Essential

• In-depth specialist knowledge in Myeloma
• Leadership and Management experience
• Evidence of audit, research and report writing
• Is able to demonstrate professional autonomy and lone working at a high level
• Evidence of clinical governance
• Have good interpersonal skills

Desirable

• Experience of Myeloma
• Knowledge of audit, research and report writing
• Experience of their own nurse-led clinics/patient groups
• Contributions to policy making and clinical guidelines
• Evidence of Education and teaching to all members of the clinical team
• Evidence of promotion of the Myeloma service
• Evidence of continued evaluation of practice