# Acute Sickle Cell Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barts Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/acute-sickle-cell-nurse/6fc6264d-1e82-4016-b6c0-53348b9a87bf - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/acute-sickle-cell-nurse/6fc6264d-1e82-4016-b6c0-53348b9a87bf.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Barts Health NHS Trust - **Location:** Royal London Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 per annum inc - **Contract type:** 12 months (Although this position is a 12 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 12 months.) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-08T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-25T08:10:38.273Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Barts_Health_NHS_Trust/RLH_MEDICINE/RLH_MEDICINE-v8251924 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8251924?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking to appoint an experienced, proactive, dynamic, motivated Sickle Cell nurse who has an interest in service development. The successful applicants will be providing nursing care within a new pathway and will work alongside the emergency department and the haemoglinopathy service. They will provide triage, assessment, and care delivery to Sickle Cell patients who present to the Royal London Hospital Emergency Department. As such the role requires a high level of enthusiasm, drive, organisation and a willingness to learn. ### Main duties of the job In conjunction with the haemoglobinopathies teams across Barts Health NHS Trust the post holder will be responsible for the ongoing development and delivery of a high quality sickle cell service across the Trust. Barts Health NHS Trust has been designated as a Haemoglobinopathy Coordinating Centre for sickle cell disease, thalassaemia and other rare inherited anaemias. The Royal London Hospital is the host site within the Trust and this post. The postholder will be an experienced nurse responsible for triaging sickle cell patients presenting to the Royal London Emergency Department They will be expected to provide excellent customer care for patients, which may include communication with distressed and anxious patients and relatives, treating them with tact and empathy, ensuring the professional image of the Trust is always maintained. They will support the on-going development of multidisciplinary team working in collaboration with the red cell team and the wider clinical haematology nursing team, as well as other nursing colleagues on wards and in emergency care. You will work as a highly specialised member of the red cell team to assist in enabling the patients to live as a productive member of society and reducing protracted inpatient stays. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Leadership and initiative skills - Advanced organisational skills and ability to manage multiple projects at various stages of development & organisation - Demonstrate an ability to integrate nursing knowledge and skills with the clinical aspects of the job - Good interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and non verbal - Cannulation, venepuncture skills - Competence in word/database related PC packages (Excel) **Desirable** - Ability to work autonomously while co-coordinating and liaising with different aspects of a project. - Competent in EPR/ cerner Millenium ### Experience **Essential** - Experience at senior band 5 or above working within the area of specialty - Evidence of clinical leadership of patient clinical care and of collaborative multidisciplinary team working - Experience of acute sickle cell crisis pain management **Desirable** - Evidence of management of change, leadership and development of services - Experience of working in an accident and emergency department ### Qualifications **Essential** - First level Registered nurse or midwife (with the NMC). - Relevant educational/ training qualification/certificate/experience - Mentorship Course **Desirable** - Qualified non-medical prescriber - Physical assessment / triage accreditation - BSc or Masters level education or working towards it ## Documents - [jd/ps (pdf, 263.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10564421) - [our values and behaviours (pdf, 334.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1119) - [candidate information pack (pdf, 549.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2446) - [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 92.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1120) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.