Job overview
We have a fantastic opportunity for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our dedicated haematology nursing team working on both sites. You will need to be a confident, flexible and registered practitioner to help develop and support our Haematology specialist nursing service.
We are looking for a person with specialist haematology clinical knowledge and skills, a person that can demonstrate a proven track record of working across all haematology pathways.
The role will include working across both sites, working clinically to support patients on SACT and have a managerial responsibility within the nursing teams.
You must have proven experience of working across the four pillars of advanced practice and are expected to have successfully completed the MSC Advance Clinical Practitioner programme and be a non-medical prescriber.
This role requires Professional registration with relevant professional body Registration.
Base Locations: Cross site at Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital
Interview date: Friday, 14th August 2026
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the Job
- To provide high-quality person-centred care which always considers peoples safety, privacy and dignity using advances clinical knowledge that is evidence based.
- To plan and manage complete episodes of care. To undertake comprehensive assessment and make complex clinical decisions.
- To provide expert clinical advice and leadership.
- To be a leader of change to continually support improving standards. To participate in clinical audit, research, education and working strategically to plan and develop stroke services we provide.
- To work across all haematology pathways.
- To be innovative at delivering models of care that reduce hospital stay and prevents readmissions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and job specification for more detail of the main responsibilities
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable theoretical and practical knowledge of Haematology conditions and their commonpresentations
Desirable
- Working knowledge of hospital systems
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience working independently at a Band 7 Clinical role within Haematology.
- Participation in research and experience of critical appraisal of the evidence base to inform practice
- Application of advanced clinical skills into practice, with Haematology
- Demonstrable theoretical and practical knowledge of Haematological common presentations
Desirable
- Publication/Conference experience. Able to lead and manage a multi-disciplinary team within Haematology
- Demonstrable leadership and nursing experience at senior level in Haematology.
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with relevant professional body
- Recognised teaching or mentoring qualification
- Masters level Advanced Clinical Practice/Equivalent Masters
- Non-medical independent and supplementary prescriber
Desirable
- Recognition as Advanced Practitioner by the National Centre for Advancing Practice
Technical skills
Essential
- Advanced clinical skills, such as assessing patient’s physical status requiring precision, accuracy, dexterity.
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex information from patient assessment and interventions, such as chest x rays, ECGs and freedom to act in managing patients ‘care.
- To be competent to deal calmly and professionally with patients, relatives and work colleagues in a confidential and sensitive manner
Desirable
- Proven Leadership ability
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This advert is for Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Haematology with University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust in Poole, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Nurse practitioner role. The advertised salary is £57,528 - £64,750 Pa. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 05 Aug 2026.
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