Haematology Nurse

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and dynamic nurse to join our team at the Haematology Day Unit at Prince Charles Hospital & Royal Glamorgan Hospital. The position will involve 2/3 days developing and streamlining the nurse led Hemochromatosis service and the remainder of the time on the Haematology day unit.

We are a small, friendly and experienced team, we strive to deliver excellent patient care, working closely with our colleagues in the multidisciplinary team to ensure patients and their families receive care which is tailored to meet their individual needs.

Above all we are looking for individuals who share and behave in accordance with CTM’s values:

• We listen learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

Main duties of the job

The Pathology Directorate is looking to appoint one 37.5 hour Band 6 Chemotherapy nurse to the existing service. The post holder will be based at the Prince Charles Hospital and required to attended Royal Glamorgan Hospital. The post holder will be part of a nursing team supporting the Haematology Day Unit Manager to deliver a safe and efficient Haematology service within Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB), working closely with the multidisciplinary team. The position will involve 2/3 days developing and streamlining the nurse led Hemochromatosis service and the remainder of the time on the Haematology day unit.

The role will include providing expert advice, education to all levels of staff to improve the safety and effectiveness of the practice throughout the CTMUHB, in accordance with NPSA notice 18 and ensure cancer standards are adhered to as in Cancer Delivery Plan (2016-2020). Amongst other aspects of the role the post holder will be expected to perform local audits, incident investigation and subsequent reports to the relevant forums.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. Whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means being able to communicate in Welsh during routine clinical situations, such as welcoming patients, discussing straightforward aspects of their care and answering routine questions. If you’re comfortable holding everyday conversations in Welsh, we encourage you to apply. Your Welsh language skills will help us provide person-centred care and enable patients to receive services in their language of choice. Have a look at our ‘Croeso Candidate’ booklet below for more information.

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.

Welsh language skills are desirable