Job summary
- Main area
- Haematology
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5 hours per week)
- Job ref
- 196-NM12949
- Employer
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Guy's Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £35,964 - £43,780 p.a inc HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Experienced Staff Nurse - Haematology Day Unit
Band 5
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
Our nurse led service offers apheresis, supportive care and venesection. We care for patients with haematological cancers, sickle cell disease and other haematology diseases. Our aim is to provide expert care to allow patients to avoid hospital admissions and to manage their disease in an ambulatory setting.
We are currently open Monday to Friday 08.00 - 20.00. Shift patterns at present are 4 x 9.5 hour shifts per week. We do not currently work weekends however, we do open a reduced service on occasions on bank holidays to support the service.
We are seeking experienced and motivated nurses to join our team on the Haematology Day Unit. We are seeking nurses that are eager to develop their clinical skills and competence and want to be future leaders within haematology nursing in an ambulatory setting.
This advert is open to all applicants with an active Nursing and Midwifery Council Personal Identification Number (PIN). This refers to an NMC PIN, which allows you to work as a registered nurse or midwife in the UK.
Please note, this does not include the Personal Reference Number (PRN) used during the pre-OSCE application process. If you only have a PRN, we kindly ask that you do not apply for this post.
For more information on how to apply for International Nurse or Midwifery positions, please contact Capital Nurse or Capital Midwife at Capital Nurse and Midwife.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for individuals that are motivated, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and an ability to organize, prioritize and co-ordinate within a challenging and fast paced environment. You will be supported by a strong expert team, including the Ward Sister, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and the inpatient Matron team.
You will have the opportunity to further develop and enhance your skills within a haemato-oncology setting with the support and training necessary. We are seeking candidates with a strong desire to deliver the best individualized care to patients living with haematological diseases by working as an effective part of the nursing and wider team. The successful candidate will have experience in an acute setting and will be committed to developing their skills, knowledge, and leadership in a fast paced setting. Opportunities for the right candidate include developing skills in apheresis, expert cannulation assisted by ultrasound, femoral line placement, and bone marrow biopsy skills. Informal visits/phonecalls are strongly recommended.
You will have the opportunity to further develop and enhance your skills within a haemato-oncology setting with the support and training necessary. You will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced nurses and specialists to develop and gain a plethora of skills to enhance your nursing ability.
Working for our organisation
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 – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Staff Nurse main responsibilities are as discussed, this candidate who will be successful will be required to fulfil the role of the Band 5 within our Haematology Day Unit.
**More about the role and responsibilities are as per the document attached**
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working on own and in a team
- Experience of working in haematology outpatients
- Experience of administering intravenous drug therapy including immunoglobulins
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Discusses Trust values and give examples
- Discusses patient experience in outpatient setting
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to assess, plan, implement care to haematology patient
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Knowledge of Evidence Based Practice
- Competent in Ability to administer prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products and infusions
- Has basic knowledge of Sepsis 6
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Shivon Parkash
- Job title
- Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020718882727
- Additional information
If you would like to arrange an informal meeting, please do not hesitate to contact me via email or telephone.
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