Clinical Nurse Specialist for Heamatology

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in Surrey is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist for Hematology, responsible for supporting patients with hematological conditions. The role includes leading the treatment process, working with a skilled team, and requires a first-level degree along with haematology-specific qualifications. Strong communication and leadership skills are essential. The position offers a full-time opportunity within a supportive and collaborative healthcare environment.

Benefits

Commitment to staff health and wellbeing

Continual professional development

Qualifications

• Relevant experience at senior Band 6 or above level in Haematology nursing is required.
• Evidence of advanced communications skills is necessary.
• Ability to lead and influence change is essential.

Responsibilities

• Plan, deliver and evaluate programmes for patients' complex health needs.
• Generate collaborative working relationships among MDT members.
• Deliver clinical care per local and national guidelines.

Skills

Effective communication

Leadership

Autonomy

Education

First level degree in related subject

Post-basic qualification in haematology

SACT certification

NMC Registration

Job description

Clinical Nurse Specialist for Heamatology

The closing date is 07 October 2025

The Haematology team is seeking a highly motivated individual who is passionate about nursing and has solid experience to support malignant and some non-malignant haematology conditions. The post holder will work with five haematologists, CNS and cancer support worker colleagues. Possessing strong communication skills to support our shared patients with the Royal Surrey Cancer Centre and other tertiary centres, additionally providing advice and guidance to primary health providers.

Applicants will have the ability to work autonomously and should have a flexible approach. Counselling patients with new diagnosis or progression is a pivotal role, onwards coordinating work-up and monitoring treatment response. This role oversees the first point of contact for all Haematology on treatment patients, needing support and intervention to prevent deterioration and coordination of hospital admissions. This post will require you to demonstrate confidence in emergency and non-emergency care with strong leadership skills, experience in SACT & nurse led clinics, role modelling to junior staff.

This is a full-time role based at Ashford hospital where the Haematology chemotherapy unit is located, with travel to St Peters for the inpatient reviews, the post offers a unique opportunity to develop and deliver expert clinical and managerial nursing, working as part of a highly skilled team providing expert care within the cancer services team.

Main duties of the job

• To promote high standards of specialist care for patients with a haematological malignancy, ensuring a quality experience.
• To provide specialist support and care to patients admitted with complications of their cancer treatment.
• To work autonomously to support patients with a haematological malignancy, facilitating necessary investigations and providing clinical engagement and support for patients receiving SACT.
• Deliver HNA and treatment summary clinics for all patients.
• To be a resource both within the trust and the community for clinical advice and information.
• With the Lead Cancer Nurse contribute to clinical governance within the trust for haematology patients.
• To deliver care in line with National and Alliance guidance and requirements
• Support the development of the band 6 CNS

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

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Job responsibilities

• To plan, deliver and evaluate programmes to address patients complex health needs.
• Initiate and promote collaborative working relationships and effective communication between all members of the MDT to improve the management and outcomes of patients within the specialist area
• Discuss investigations and treatment for cancer with sensitivity, knowledge and expertise. Attend MDT and consultant ward rounds.
• Deliver clinical care and management in line with local and national guidance and best practice.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• First level degree in related subject or equivalent knowledge, skills and competency gained through clinical experience working at a senior level
• Post-basic qualification in haematology
• SACT certification
• NMC Registration
• Advanced communications skills training or prepared to work towards
• Level 2 Psychological Training

Experience

• Relevant experience at senior Band 6 or above level in Haematology nursing.
• Evidence of advanced communications skills
• Ability to lead and influence change
• Previous Band 7 experience

Knowledge

• Advanced knowledge of Haematological malignancies and SACT.
• Knowledge of cancer performance and standards
• Awareness of annual Cancer Patient Satisfaction Survey
• Awareness of PSFU for Haematological malignancies

Skills

• Effective communication with all service users and with other staff to ensure that care, treatment and support is not compromised
• Ability to hold a clear strategic vision and develop implementation plans to contribute to the development of the service.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust