Advanced Clinical Nurse Specialist - Haematology

Advanced Clinical Nurse Specialist in Haematology

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Haematology advanced clinical nurse specialist (ACNS) team. Significant investment has allowed the team to be expanded to 4 fulltime posts. These are outpatient-based posts with roles including providing CNS support, nurse led follow up clinics, pre-assessment clinics and SACT prescribing (training available), participation in MDT meetings and practical procedures such as bone marrow biopsy.

Initial job plans will be appropriate to skills with training available and encouraged e.g. prescribing, SACT prescribing, practical procedures. The ACNSs will work closely alongside the consultant team.

The Haematology department provides care for patients with myeloid malignancies e.g. AML, myelodysplasia; lymphoid malignancies e.g. lymphomas and CLL, myeloma and other malignancies. There is also general haematology work e.g. immune cytopenias. The department also functions as a Haemophilia centre.

There will be the opportunity to learn about all aspects of Haematology. It is anticipated that the ACNSs will work as a rotating, cross-covering team and likely develop subspecialist interests e.g. in leukaemia, lymphoma or bleeding disorders.

Example Job Plan

Week 1

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Morning

Pre-assessment clinic / SACT prescribing

Bone marrow biopsy list

MDT meeting

Pre-assessment clinic / SACT prescribing

Consultant clinic - Provide CNS support to bleeding disorder patients

Afternoon

Consultant new patient clinic – provide CNS support

Lymphoma follow up clinic

Educational meeting

Provide CNS support to inpatients

Admin / flexible time

Admin / flexible time

Informal Enquiries Are Welcome To

[email protected] (consultant haematologist)

[email protected] (ACNS) / 07974093296

[email protected] (Clinical Nurse Manager) / 07811 0367

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.