Haematology Nurse Consultant | Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT; Swindon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in Swindon is seeking a Consultant Nurse for Haematology. In this role, you will provide advanced clinical care, lead innovative practices, and mentor other nurses. You will spend a significant portion of your time in direct patient care and hold a strategic leadership position within the Haematology service. Ideal candidates will possess advanced nursing qualifications and have a strong background in Haematology.

Qualifications

• Expert practitioner in assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and case management.
• Ability to make autonomous decisions in complex cases.
• Experience in research and evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead advanced, autonomous clinical care for Haematology patients.
• Championship of best practices through audit and research.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to nursing staff.

Skills

Advanced clinical decision-making

Leadership in clinical settings

Expert knowledge in Haematology

Education

Registered Nurse with advanced qualifications

Job description

Overview

As Consultant Nurse for Haematology, you will be responsible for supporting, leading, and developing advanced nursing practice. Working at a strategic level, you will collaborate across the Trust and Acute Hospital Alliance to ensure delivery of safe, effective, and person-centred care. You will lead on clinical innovation and excellence in patient care, provide strategic and operational leadership. You will spend at least 50% of your time in direct autonomous clinical practice, with clinical responsibility for a defined cohort of patients and their carers, and will provide leadership for clinicians within Haematology. You will champion best practice through audit, research, the application of national policy, and act as a key clinical leader and role model for staff across the service.

Advanced and Expert Level Practice

Responsibilities

• Lead advanced, autonomous clinical care for adults with a Haematology malignancy, including assessment, prescribing, and care planning.
• Maintain expert clinical skills and provide direct patient care (minimum 50% of time).
• Support safe, evidence-based practice across departments and promote patient-centred care in partnership with families and carers.
• Actively contribute to multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings and apply advanced clinical reasoning in complex cases.

Consultancy and Leadership

• Lead the development and implementation of innovations in Haematology.
• Apply expert knowledge and lead change strategically across whole systems in their everyday practice.
• Act as a senior clinical leader, offering expert advice, driving quality improvement, and promoting patient safety.
• Represent the service in internal and external reviews, and trust-wide initiatives.
• Provide compassionate leadership, coaching, and mentorship to support team development and workforce sustainability.

Education and Training

• Create a learning culture that supports professional development for nurses and students.
• Collaborate with education providers to develop and deliver training on Haematological care.
• Promote evidence-based practice and enhance the clinical competence of staff.

Research

• Generate new knowledge through research.

Values and Professional Practice

Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.

The post holder will be an expert practitioner in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and case management of their patient group, employing a high degree of autonomy.

Make decisions where precedents do not exist, where appropriate without recourse to others, advising and supporting colleagues in the management of patients where standard protocols do not apply.

To undertake a specified clinical caseload for assessment and treatment of patients using advanced clinical reasoning skills to determine clinical diagnosis and treatment. Normally 50% of time will be directed to clinical workload.

To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient records, using paper and electronic technology e.g., electronic patient records (EPR) in line with legal requirements, local and national policies, guidelines, and standards of practice. To be responsible for ensuring other staff maintain standards.

To assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and can work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment and support other staff to do likewise.

Draw on advanced knowledge and exercise professional skills, working across traditional professional and service boundaries to expedite assessment and decision making in relation to the management of patients throughout the patient pathway.

This advert closes on Thursday 9 Oct 2025