Assistant Practitioner and Transplant Co-ordinator in BMT and IEC

Job overview

The Assistant Practitioner supports Bone Marrow Transplant patients undergoing preliminary work up investigations, BMT patients within the ambulatory care unit and patients within the BMT ambulatory aftercare service. This requires utilisation of advanced communication skills, clinical skills and an excellent understanding of the transplant pathway. They will work as part of the multidisciplinary team in the BMT co-ordination team, to providing a seamless service to patients referred to the service. Remote supervision will be provided by the registered nurses (RN) within the BMT Co-ordination team.

This role will also provide administrative support to a team containing medical coordinators, nurse specialists and consultants treating patients with a wide range of conditions both malignant and non-malignant. The purpose of the role is to ensure that complex treatment is planned  and all necessary arrangements are in place for the treatment to take place.

Please see job description for more detailed explanation.

Main duties of the job

• To undertake work up clinics for patients considering Bone Marrow Transplant. This includes: Phlebotomy and Venepuncture Heights and Weights ECG's PICC line care Blood Pressure measurements
• Phlebotomy and Venepuncture
• Heights and Weights
• ECG's
• PICC line care
• Blood Pressure measurements
• To assist with Transplant coordination including: Liaison with Apheresis unit for stem cell collection Booking of accommodation Maintaining patients record and Transplant database  Deal with incoming referrals and queries Managing BMT coordination inbox Support the clinical and nursing BMT team
• Liaison with Apheresis unit for stem cell collection
• Booking of accommodation
• Maintaining patients record and Transplant database
• Deal with incoming referrals and queries
• Managing BMT coordination inbox
• Support the clinical and nursing BMT team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.