Paediatric Haemoglobinopathy Nurse Specialist

Job overview

Come and join our community nursing services as our Paediatric Haemoglobinopathy Clinical Nurse Specialist. This is a new opportunity that will support both the community and our new Hospital MMUH

As part of the Haemoglobinopathy improvement programme, we are looking for a passionate and caring Community Haemoglobinopathy Nurse to work jointly with our specialist teams and community services, in serving our sickle cell and thalassaemia population across our county.

Do you think you can make a difference, improve service provision, and address health inequalities with an emphasis on prevention and health promotion and therefore improving our health outcomes for our service users?

This is an amazing opportunity for you to show case your skills and to support the provision of specialist/non-specialist haemoglobinopathy services in our community.

In conjunction with the haemoglobinopathies teams , the post holder will contribute to the delivery and ongoing development of a high-quality specialist haemoglobinopathies service in the community.

The post holder will provide care to people with sickle cell disease and thalassaemia in the home and in the hospital when required to improve standards and equity of care.

Main duties of the job

In conjunction with the haemoglobinopathies teams across the West Midlands, the post holder will contribute to the delivery and ongoing development of a high-quality specialist haemoglobinopathies service in the community. The post holder will provide care to children with sickle cell disease and thalassaemia in the home and in the hospital when required to improve standards and equity of care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will provide specialist nursing support ensuring the quality-of-care provision to children and young people who have haemoglobinopathy disorders within the Acute and Community setting .