Advanced Clinical Nurse Specialist - Haematology
Posted 9 days 23 hours ago by NHS Scotland
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
(consultant haematologist)
(ACNS) /
(Clinical Nurse Manager) /
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