Apheresis specialist nurse | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Nottingham is seeking an Apheresis Nurse to join their clinical team. This role involves providing specialized care for patients needing apheresis procedures while maintaining high standards of clinical effectiveness. Candidates must be registered nurses with autonomy in patient management. The position requires working in potentially challenging environments and taking charge of clinical responsibilities as needed.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered nurse with clinical expertise in apheresis procedures.
• Ability to manage a caseload of patients requiring specialist care.
• Capable of working autonomously and handling emergency situations.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care to patients requiring apheresis procedures.
• Lead the unit in absence of the Apheresis Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist.
• Ensure adherence to health and safety policies.

Skills

Clinical expertise

Patient care

Team collaboration

Emergency nursing care

Knowledge of apheresis procedures

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Tools

Apheresis machine

Job description

Nottingham therapeutic apheresis service is a rapidly growing service based within clinical haematology at Nottingham city hospital. The apheresis service provides a range of procedures including stem cell harvesting for both patients and donors, T-Cell collection, plasma exchange, red blood cell exchange and therapeutic photopheresis.

The apheresis service provides treatment for patients who are referred from Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Staffordshire. We are also closely linked with our Haematology Daycase unit where we deliver different treatments such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy and blood products transfusions to name a few.

As an apheresis nurse you will work closely with the apheresis lead clinical nurse specialist to provide all aspects of clinical care for patients and stem cell donors. This involves working as part of a highly skilled specialist team, acting as a source of clinical expertise. Most importantly it means maintaining high standards of care and ensuring best practice and clinical effectiveness is achieved.

Key Responsibilities

• Clinical: Taking responsibility for the care of a caseload of patients requiring specialist Apheresis procedures under the guidance of the Apheresis Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist.
• Clinical: To be a highly competent, knowledgeable and visible practitioner within the speciality ensuring the provision of excellent, evidence-based nursing care for patients and their families.
• Clinical: Take direct referrals, in accordance with apheresis service guidelines as appropriate and assess, treat and refer patients to other members of the clinical team as required.
• Managerial: Take charge and lead the apheresis unit in the absence of the Apheresis Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist.
• On call service: You will be responsible for working autonomously and accountable for the prescribing of emergency nursing care whilst working out of hours/on-call.

Working Conditions

The post holder must be able to: work within unpleasant clinical working conditions, concentrate in an intense and sometimes noisy environment, cope with potentially violent and threatening situations, fulfil Trust health and safety policies and procedures when performing risk associated procedures including dealing with hazardous substances, and physically be able to push an apheresis machine around the hospital when lone working on call.

General Duties

All employees at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust are expected to adhere to the following general duties, in addition to the key job responsibilities detailed in their job descriptions, including infection control, safeguarding, information governance, health and safety, and governance.