Band 8a Lead Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialist
The closing date is 19 April 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced senior nurse, with a Haematology background, to join the Cancer and Clinical support division at BHRUT. The Lead Haematology Nurse will directly line manage a team whilst role modelling high standards of clinical practice and be responsible for ensuring Patients receive high quality care across the Haematology Cancer pathway.
You will work closely with the Haematology consultant body and MDT to ensure patients are supported through their treatment pathway and work across both the inpatient and outpatient setting. You will have experience as a Haematology CNS/ANP as well as evidence of advanced clinical practice and ability to carry out bone marrow sampling or work towards as a desirable.
The Lead CNS will be a driver of change and look for new ways of working to align pathways and processes against the new NHS Cancer Plan and ensure patients are receiving holistic support across the pathway.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a Senior member of the haematology team with specific responsibility to provide patient care for myeloproliferative diseases and other haematological conditions, including chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and acute myeloid leukaemia. They will work in an advanced and leadership capacity role, leading and developing nursing practice for patients and colleagues within the haematology department. The role has line management responsibilities for the haematology CNS team including support worker and the post holder will expected to manage performance, education and development alongside service improvements to meet the demands of the service.
The post holder will play a pivotal role in leading clinical practice and provide expert advice and support for all patients with haematological conditions. The post holder will improve standards of care and promote and seamless service within the multi-professional framework. This will be achieved through clinical practice, management, education, research, audit and professional activities taking into account NICE guidelines, directorate and corporate objectives, all within the clinical governance framework. Working as part of the haematology team, the post holder will be involved in the continued development of haematological services across the trust, developing nurse led services and contributing to the personalised care agenda.
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record(we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated goodby the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen'sand get rid of corridor care.
We're proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.
We run a Women's Health Hubin Ilford; an Ageing Well Centrein Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospitaland at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexiblyand more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wageemployer.
Some of the positive changes we've made are captured in this film.
Details
Date posted
08 April 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£63,665 to £70,887 a year per annum inclusive
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
162-7660-CCS
Job locations
Across Sites
Rom Valley Way
Romford
RM7 0AG
Employer details
Employer name
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Across Sites
Rom Valley Way
Romford
RM7 0AG
Employer's website
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