Cns/Coordinator Post Stem Cell Transplant & Late Effects

Imperial College Healthcare Nhs Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work

Season ticket loan

Job summary

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust seeks a Band 7 CNS focused on Late Effects to support post-transplant survivorship. You will act as a key worker, delivering expert clinical care, education and advocacy while monitoring physical and psychosocial impacts of treatment.

You will join a dynamic SCT/Cellular Therapy team, handling complex care pathways and promoting patient-centred recovery and quality of life after stem cell transplantation.

Qualifications

• NMC registration as a nurse is essential.
• Degree level education or above in a related subject.
• Post-registration qualification at level 7 or higher.
• Post-registration teaching qualification is desirable.
• Experience in Haematology, SCT and Cellular Therapies.

Responsibilities

• Fulfil the role of CNS with autonomous practice and defined caseload.
• Provide specialist nursing advice on SCT/Cellular therapies and late-effects.
• Work as part of the transplant coordination MDT.

Skills

Advanced communication

Haematology

SCT

Cellular therapies

Survivorship

Rehabilitation

Late effects

Patient-centred care

Team coordination

Education

NMC Level 1 Registered Nurse

Degree level or above

Level 7 qualification

Post-registration teaching qualification

MSc/MA in related field (desirable)

Job description

Job summary

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is home to one of London's largest JACIE-accredited Stem Cell Transplant (SCT) programmes, delivering approximately 170 procedures per year. Our service continues to expand, to include CAR-T therapy and other cutting edge cellular and gene-editing treatments.

We are currently reshaping our SCT & Cellular Therapy coordinating team and we are now seeking to recruit a Band 7 - CNS role that will have a particular focus on Late Effects. As the Late Effects CNS, you will act as a dedicated key worker for patients, providing expert clinical support, education, holistic care and advocacy. You will play a pivotal role identifying, monitoring and managing the physical and psychosocial impact of treatment, ensuring patients receive essential follow‑up care and support as they navigate the post‑transplant journey.

We are looking for a highly motivated and forward‑thinking nurse who has:

• Excellent advanced communication skills
• Significant experience within Haematology, SCT and Cellular Therapies
• A strong interest in survivorship, rehabilitation and the management of late effects
• The ability to manage complex treatment pathways and patient needs
• A commitment to delivering patient‑centred care

This role is about more than coordinating care. It is about empowering patients, promoting wellbeing and quality of life after SCT treatment, supporting them through recovery, with the aim of achieving the best possible long‑term outcomes.

Main duties of the job

• To fulfil the role of CNS, working as an autonomous practitioner, managing a defined caseload
• Provide specialist nursing advice and support related to SCT/Cellular therapies and Late‑effects/symptom control.
• Working as an integral member of the transplant coordination team.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Benefits

• career development
• flexible working
• wellbeing
• staff recognition scheme
• Cycle to Work
• car lease schemes
• season ticket loan
• membership options for onsite leisure facilities

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share.

Please talk tous at interview.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviewsplease view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education/ qualifications

Essential

• NMC Level 1 Registered Nurse
• Educated to Degree level or above in related subject
• Post registration qualification relevant to role at level 7 and evidence of continued professional development
• Recognised post‑registration teaching qualification.

Desirable

• MSc or MA in related specialty
• Psychological assessment course
• Quality improvement training

Experience

Essential

• Significant post registration and in specialty area and experience in either junior specialty role or team leader/ward management role
• Experience with managing patient caseload relevant to specialty
• Experience of working independently and as part of a Multi‑Disciplinary Team
• To have demonstrable experience of service development

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

Essential

• Clear understanding of the role of the Coordinator role in SCT and the associated responsibility and accountability
• Broad understanding of SCT and cancer treatments and cancer pathways.
• Understanding of related regulatory/accreditation/governing bodies, e.g. JACIE, HTA, EBMT NICE guidance and government targets relating to cancer specialty
• Up to date knowledge of current clinical practice and professional issues

Desirable

• Advanced IT skills use or Excel/Data management
• Presentation skills

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.

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