Job Description

An exciting opportunity has come up to join the haematology team at Bedford Hospital as a Lymphoma Clinical nurse specialist.



The role is to provide a holistic, patient-focused service delivering evidence based information and advice to patients with lymphoma, supporting them and their families throughout diagnosis, treatment and ongoing care. By providing specialist, expert clinical knowledge to clinical colleagues, patients, carers and relatives. As an expert practitioner, liaise, guide and advise the multi-disciplinary team and external agencies in the provision of optimum patient care and lead the development of clinical services within the specialist field.



To perform an effective key role within the MDT to deliver cancer waiting times targets and pathways communication.

To attend and co-ordinate MDT meetings if appropriate to the role ensuring all patients are represented

To deliver a seamless service through the development of enhanced Multidisciplinary team (MDT) processes and communication

To act as a specialist resource for patients and the clinical team by providing comprehensive advice, information, teaching and training both within the Trust and externally.

Update own clinical and specialist knowledge. Contribute in audit processes. Undertake, where appropriate, nursing research with published outcomes.

Promote excellence in clinical practice, and the setting of quality standards within specialty.

Active involvement in the development of the service locally and nationally.



Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.



Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.



The and Person Specification are attached to this job, please review for the full details and responsibilities



To support the in-patients who are suspected Lymphoma and to navigate their investigation pathway.

To support the lymphadenopathy service

To be present at new diagnosis of Lymphoma.

To follow-up patients as appropriate and ensure all relevant information is available to enable patients to make an informed choice about their treatment

Deliver evidence based individualised patient care according to patients changing health care needs, through holistic needs assessment (HNA).