Senior Staff Nurse - Haemostasis & Thrombosis | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned NHS Trust in Greater London is looking for an H&T Senior Staff Nurse to supervise patient care in both the Anticoagulation Clinic and the Haemophilia and Thrombosis Centre. The role requires managing a dynamic team and providing clinical leadership while ensuring high standards of patient care. Ideal candidates will have experience in a relevant setting and a commitment to person-centred care.

Benefits

Access to clinical experts

Flexible working opportunities

Staff wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Ability to provide specialist nursing advice for patients requiring warfarin dosing.
• Experience in a Haematology, Outpatient, or Cardiology setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the department and provide direct patient contact.
• Deliver day-to-day service operations and triage patients.
• Provide clinical supervision to staff and students.

Skills

Experience in managing and prioritising care

Knowledge in Haematology

Knowledge of outpatient or cardiology settings

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Haemostasis and Thrombosis Department at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. The H&T Senior Staff Nurse post is a dynamic role, which encompasses the supervision of the department on a day to day basis and direct patient contact in both the Anticoagulation Clinic and the Haemophilia and Thrombosis Centre, with working hours of Monday-Friday, 37.5 hrs.

The post holder will be responsible for assessing, planning and providing specialist nursing advice for patients requiring warfarin dosing, creating haemostasis surgical bridging plans, supporting inpatient areas to provide specialist advice, and working as a key member of the MDT. The role includes triaging patients via the haemophilia and anticoagulation call centre and providing leadership to the nursing and multidisciplinary workforce to deliver high standards of clinical care.

The post holder will also provide clinical supervision to other staff and students, may undertake research, and lead clinical audits in their specialist area. Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of service users and promoting dignity and human rights through person-centred care principles are central to the role.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the department on a day-to-day basis and provide direct patient contact in the Anticoagulation Clinic and Haemophilia and Thrombosis Centre.
• Deliver the smooth day-to-day running of the service and triage via a nurse-led telephone advisory service.
• Ensure the highest possible standard of patient care across outpatient areas and support inpatient wards to deliver specialist treatments.
• Assess, plan and provide specialist nursing advice for patients requiring warfarin dosing; create haemostasis surgical bridging plans; support inpatient areas with specialist advice.
• Work as a key member of the multidisciplinary team and triage patients via the haemophilia and anticoagulation call centre.
• Provide clinical supervision to other staff and students; may undertake research; lead clinical audits in the specialist area.
• Promote safety, wellbeing, dignity and human rights through person-centred care principles.

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will have experience in managing and prioritising care, ideally within a Haematology, Outpatient or Cardiology setting.
• There is the opportunity to apply for flexible working in this role.
• As a dedicated Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centre and an award-winning anticoagulation and thrombosis department, you will have access to clinical experts who will support your career journey.

About the Trust

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals—Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield—plus community services in Lambeth and Southwark, with a long history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We employ around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and a major local employer. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.

The Haemophilia and Thrombosis team is a dynamic and friendly team. We also run a monthly book club as part of a staff wellbeing initiative, with books kindly donated by authors for the team to read.