Senior Staff Nurse - Paediatrics Haematology Day Unit | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London seeks a skilled clinician to join their team at West London Children’s Healthcare. The successful applicant will support and manage children with complex conditions, providing high-quality care and leadership. Responsibilities include collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring patient safety, and offering psychological support to patients and families. This role offers career development opportunities, flexible working arrangements, and various employee benefits. Join an extraordinary team to make a real difference in children's healthcare.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working options

Staff recognition scheme

Optional leisure facility membership

Qualifications

• Experience in managing children with haematology and oncology conditions.
• Ability to provide evidence-based after-care for patients.
• Leadership skills to support junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Manage children with haematology and oncology conditions.
• Provide high quality after-care and support for patients.
• Act as a clinical expert and ensure safety in the clinical environment.

Skills

Clinical expertise in paediatrics

Ability to manage multi-disciplinary teams

High quality patient care delivery

Job description

About the Post

This post is based at West London Children’s Healthcare WLCH at the St Mary’s Hospital site, which is situated in the heart of Paddington, West London. This means we are easily accessible to major transport routes and this prime location will allow you to visit all that the capital has to offer.

WLCH at St Mary’s Hospital is a tertiary referral centre which admits children and young people with acute and complex conditions, such as Haematology, Oncology, and Infectious Disease. The Children Services at Imperial College is aligned with the paediatric care provision at Chelsea and Westminster and West Middlesex Hospitals and the post holder will be part of a multi‑disciplinary team putting the service values of these three hospitals at the centre of their practice.

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

This includes managing and supporting a team, working in partnership with service users, and enabling their care and support within Paediatrics. The successful applicant will join a multi‑disciplinary team of skilled and highly motivated staff who provide high quality care to children with a variety of conditions, including:

• Sickle Cell Anaemia
• Beta Thalassaemia
• Diamond Blackfan Anaemia
• Gene Therapy
• Bone Marrow Transplant

Responsibilities

• Work alongside the multi‑disciplinary team (MDT) in the management of children with a variety of haematology and oncology conditions, some of which are undergoing bone marrow transplant/gene therapy.
• Provide high quality and evidence‑based after‑care and ensure patients and families are well supported prior to discharge.
• Act as a clinical expert within the sphere of work.
• Have continuous responsibility for the ward area, providing visible professional leadership and support the management of the ward, ensuring the unit is run in line with local and national safety guidelines.
• Support junior members of the team and student nurses to ensure the delivery of high quality patient care and provide support as needed.
• Be responsible for the safety and cleanliness of the clinical environment.
• Champion a culture of learning and quality improvement in the clinical area, helping to lead and monitor the performance of the nursing team through audit.
• Offer an individual service and psychological support to patients and their families respecting their diverse backgrounds.
• Provide specialist nursing advice to support and facilitate high‑quality, individualised care to patients/clients and relatives/carers without supervision in collaboration with the MDT.

Benefits

• Career development
• Flexible working and wellbeing
• Staff recognition scheme
• Optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

Equal Opportunity

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 to us at interview.