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King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Paediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist Haematology

The closing date is 19 August 2025

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist in Paediatric Haematology. This role involves working as a specialist practitioner to effectively deliver an expert nursing service to patients with Haemoglobinopathy conditions. The successful candidate will:

  • Manage a caseload of patients
  • Ensure that patients and their parents/carers are fully informed and supported by providing clinical and social support
  • Assist in the development of evidence based clinical nursing practice in line with current research and guidelines
  • Establish and maintain clear lines of communication within the specialty team to ensure cohesive multidisciplinary management of patients
  • Link with healthcare teams in order to increase knowledge and facilitate the care of this group of children/young people in the community.

o Particular emphasis is put at Kings on the need to ensure that all staff recognize their responsibility to deliver services in a high quality, courteous, patient focused manner maintaining patient confidentiality at all times.

Particular emphasis is put at Kings on the need to ensure that all staff recognize their responsibility to deliver services in a high quality, courteous, patient focused manner maintaining patient confidentiality at all times

Main duties of the job

Provide specialist nursing service for children and young people with haematology specialist needs providing expert nursing advice and support to patients, their families and other healthcare professionals following diagnosis and through treatment.

Ensure all patients have an accurate plan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporates the issues and recommendations made.

Assess health, health related and nursing needs of patients or clients, their families and other carers by identifying and initiating appropriate steps for effective care for individuals and groups.

This can include:

  • Making and receiving referrals;
  • Ordering diagnostic tests
  • Managing a patient caseload;
  • Liaising over admitting and discharging patients for specified conditions and within agreed protocols;
  • Prescribing medicines and treatments
  • Running nurse led clinics (face
  • Paediatric Apheresis service
  • Conduction telephone clinics

Attend/run outpatient clinics to follow up patients and ensure all relevant information is available to enable patients to make an informed choice about their treatment.

Assess and manage critical and clinical events to ensure safe and effective care.

Support and empower patients and clients, their families and other carers to influence and participate in decisions concerning their care by providing information on a range of specialist nursing care and services.

Promote children well-being and safeguarding them from harm.

About us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Details

Date posted

05 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£56,276 to £63,176 a year Per annum pro rata including HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

213-CAX-7371048-A

Job locations

King's College Hospital

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS


Job description

Job responsibilities

Ensure all care is given in accordance with agreed protocol including working within a suitable mechanism for MDT referrals to the Clinical Nurse Specialists.

Provide support and guidance to others so that they are able to deliver a customer focused service

Coordinate and attend MDT meetings

Ensure involvement in cross-department processes and planning

Regularly review those clinical notes of patients requiring imminent admission, ensuring all assessments, diagnostic investigation and test results are up-to-date and in place to ensure a smooth admission process.

Liaise with the Paediatric Bed Manager and ward staff to ensure appropriate and timely discharge/follow-up arrangement in place for patients

Contribute to the development of appropriate patient group directive to facilitate/enhance the discharge process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Ensure all care is given in accordance with agreed protocol including working within a suitable mechanism for MDT referrals to the Clinical Nurse Specialists.

Provide support and guidance to others so that they are able to deliver a customer focused service

Coordinate and attend MDT meetings

Ensure involvement in cross-department processes and planning

Regularly review those clinical notes of patients requiring imminent admission, ensuring all assessments, diagnostic investigation and test results are up-to-date and in place to ensure a smooth admission process.

Liaise with the Paediatric Bed Manager and ward staff to ensure appropriate and timely discharge/follow-up arrangement in place for patients

Contribute to the development of appropriate patient group directive to facilitate/enhance the discharge process.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • NMC part 1 ( children)
  • A Clinical expert either through formal qualification (degree or masters ) and /or extensive clinical experience pertinent to haematology/haemoglobinopathy conditions

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Strong Leadership Skills

Desirable

  • Basic counselling skills
  • Advanced clinical assessment skills, or willingness to develop these

Experience

Essential

  • Track record of Innovating services
  • Ability to build a rapport with patients/families and MDT

Desirable

  • Audit programmes experience
  • Knowledge of research/audit methodologies
Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • NMC part 1 ( children)
  • A Clinical expert either through formal qualification (degree or masters ) and /or extensive clinical experience pertinent to haematology/haemoglobinopathy conditions

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Strong Leadership Skills

Desirable

  • Basic counselling skills
  • Advanced clinical assessment skills, or willingness to develop these

Experience

Essential

  • Track record of Innovating services
  • Ability to build a rapport with patients/families and MDT

Desirable

  • Audit programmes experience
  • Knowledge of research/audit methodologies

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's College Hospital

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS


Employer's website

https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's College Hospital

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS


Employer's website

https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Paediatric Cystic Fibrosis CNS

Jo Dignan

jo.dignan@nhs.net

02032993342

Details

Date posted

05 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£56,276 to £63,176 a year Per annum pro rata including HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

213-CAX-7371048-A

Job locations

King's College Hospital

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS


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