Acute Sickle Cell Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 25/08/2026
- Closes
- 08/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an experienced, proactive, and dynamic Sickle Cell nurse interested in service development. The successful applicant will provide nursing care within a new pathway, working alongside the emergency department and haemoglobinopathy service. Responsibilities include triage, assessment, and care delivery for Sickle Cell patients presenting at the Royal London Hospital Emergency Department. The post holder will also contribute to the ongoing development and delivery of a high-quality sickle cell service across the Trust.
Essential criteria
- First level Registered nurse or midwife (with the NMC).
- Relevant educational/ training qualification/certificate/experience
- Mentorship Course
Desirable criteria
- Qualified non-medical prescriber
- Physical assessment / triage accreditation
- BSc or Masters level education or working towards it
- Experience at senior band 5 or above working within the area of specialty
- Evidence of clinical leadership of patient clinical care and of collaborative multidisciplinary team working
- Experience of acute sickle cell crisis pain management
- Evidence of management of change, leadership and development of services
- Experience of working in an accident and emergency department
- Leadership and initiative skills
- Advanced organisational skills and ability to manage multiple projects at various stages of development & organisation
- Demonstrate an ability to integrate nursing knowledge and skills with the clinical aspects of the job
- Good interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and non verbal
- Cannulation, venepuncture skills
- Competence in word/database related PC packages (Excel)
- Ability to work autonomously while co-coordinating and liaising with different aspects of a project.
- Competent in EPR/ cerner Millenium
- First level Registered nurse or midwife (with the NMC).
- Relevant educational/ training qualification/certificate/experience
- Mentorship Course
- Qualified non-medical prescriber
- Physical assessment / triage accreditation
- BSc or Masters level education or working towards it
- Experience at senior band 5 or above working within the area of specialty
- Evidence of clinical leadership of patient clinical care and of collaborative multidisciplinary team working
- Experience of acute sickle cell crisis pain management
- Evidence of management of change, leadership and development of services
- Experience of working in an accident and emergency department
- Leadership and initiative skills
- Advanced organisational skills and ability to manage multiple projects at various stages of development & organisation
- Demonstrate an ability to integrate nursing knowledge and skills with the clinical aspects of the job
- Good interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and non verbal
- Cannulation, venepuncture skills
- Competence in word/database related PC packages (Excel)
- Ability to work autonomously while co-coordinating and liaising with different aspects of a project.
- Competent in EPR/ cerner Millenium
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £47,951 – £56,863 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 6d ago · Closes in 9d
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Job summary
We are seeking to appoint an experienced, proactive, dynamic, motivated Sickle Cell nurse who has an interest in service development.
The successful applicants will be providing nursing care within a new pathway and will work alongside the emergency department and the haemoglinopathy service. They will provide triage, assessment, and care delivery to Sickle Cell patients who present to the Royal London Hospital Emergency Department. As such the role requires a high level of enthusiasm, drive, organisation and a willingness to learn.
Main duties of the job
In conjunction with the haemoglobinopathies teams across Barts Health NHS Trust the post holder will be responsible for the ongoing development and delivery of a high quality sickle cell service across the Trust.
Barts Health NHS Trust has been designated as a Haemoglobinopathy Coordinating Centre for sickle cell disease, thalassaemia and other rare inherited anaemias. The Royal London Hospital is the host site within the Trust and this post.
The postholder will be an experienced nurse responsible for triaging sickle cell patients presenting to the Royal London Emergency Department
They will be expected to provide excellent customer care for patients, which may include communication with distressed and anxious patients and relatives, treating them with tact and empathy, ensuring the professional image of
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