Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Haematology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week
- Job ref
- 309-UCLH-6277
- Employer
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- UCLH
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £54,320 - £60,981 Per annum inclusive of HCAS pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Bone Marrow Transplant Clinical Nurse Specialist
NHS AfC: Band 7
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Job overview
We seek an expert nurse with strong clinical, communication and leadership abilities to join the Bone Marrow Transplant Team as a Donor Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) two days a week. The team includes 7 Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) and a support worker and sits within a wider team of haematology (CNSs) and their respective MDTs.
This role offers an excellent opportunity for an already experienced CNS looking for a new challenge or a band 6 nurse looking to develop new skills and knowledge within a supportive experienced team.
Main duties of the job
This will provide an excellent opportunity to focus your advanced nursing skills on direct patient care and service development.
The post holder will be responsible for the coordination of donor pre and post care for related and unrelated donors as part of the service provided to Anthony Nolan.
They are responsible for providing education regarding stem cell collection focusing on donor welfare and liaising with various departments to ensure safe donations to UCLH patients and patients within the UK and abroad.
Within the team, there is a wide breadth of experience and there may be a need to cross-cover within the team to ensure a safe service.
The role is a specialist educational resource, and the post holder will be expected to facilitate the professional development of junior nurses in the department. The post has full administrative support.
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
Person specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse Part 1, 2 or relevant section of the register
- Relevant post-registration programme
- Teaching/Assessment programme
Desirable criteria
- Leadership development programme (HLP2)
- Management development programme (HLP2)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven post registration experience plus
- Demonstrated relevant post registration experience in same specialty (HLP2), (FO) or Proven experience relevant post registration experience in same specialty (HLP1), (SO)
- Undertaking or willingness to undertake Master’s Degree (HLP2) (FO) or Honours Degree in Nursing, midwifery, research or ethics (HLP1), (SO)
Communication
Essential criteria
- Communicates effectively verbally, in writing and in electronic formats
Personal and People Development
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates evidence of professional development in line with KSF, maintains updated Portfolio
- Experience as a preceptor/facilitator/mentor
- Reflective in Practice
- Demonstrates evidence of ability to educate others
- Demonstrates up to date knowledge and expertise in the specialty
- Evidence of developing & leading nurse led clinics/services (HLP2)
- Evidence of ability to work collaboratively (HLP1)/autonomously (HLP2)
Desirable criteria
- Published articles/poster presentations
Quality
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates understanding of principles of Clinical Governance, e.g. risk management, audit
- Commitment to quality initiatives, e.g. Nursing & Midwifery strategy, Trust top 10 objectives, CNO 10 key roles and relevant NSFs
- Experience of developing standards, guidelines and policies
- Experience in audit and evaluation of practice / services
Provision of care to meet health and wellbeing needs
Essential criteria
- Articulates reasons for desire to work in this clinical area; has clear vision of the role
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
- Shari Denovan
- Job title
- BMT CNM
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07572 156 826
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