Senior Haemoglobinopathy Liaison Sister/Charge Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Haemoglobinopathy team as a Senior Liaison Sister/Charge Nurse. The role involves integrating community and hospital Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia services, facilitating patient transitions, and bridging the gap between hospital and home. You will provide specialist care, support patients in outpatient and inpatient settings, manage unwell patients, and coordinate MDTs. The role also includes community visits, service development support, and leading a team of liaison sisters.
Essential criteria
- Qualification- Nursing
- Haematology experience
- Prescribing qualification
- Team leader experience
- Extensive relevant post registration experience.
Desirable criteria
- Counselling qualification
- Post graduate qualification relevant to clinic specialty in haematology
- Leadership or management qualification
- Masters degree or working towards
- Shortlisting
- Qualification- nursing
- Haematology experience
- Prescribing qualification
- Team leader experience
- Extensive relevant post registration experience.
- Counselling qualification
- Post graduate qualification relevant to clinic specialty in haematology
- Leadership or management qualification
- Masters degree or working towards
- Scoring during shortlisting
- Qualification- Nursing
- Haematology experience
- Prescribing qualification
- Team leader experience
- Extensive relevant post registration experience.
- Counselling qualification
- Post graduate qualification relevant to clinic specialty in haematology
- Leadership or management qualification
- Masters degree or working towards
- Shortlisting
- Qualification- nursing
- Haematology experience
- Prescribing qualification
- Team leader experience
- Extensive relevant post registration experience.
- Counselling qualification
- Post graduate qualification relevant to clinic specialty in haematology
- Leadership or management qualification
- Masters degree or working towards
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 2d ago · Closes in 13d
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Job summary
It is an exciting time to join the Haemoglobinopathy team at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust as we look forward to a new working model of integrating community and hospital Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Service.
The team are looking for a friendly and dynamic nurse to join the team in a liaison nurse role, an integral part in facilitating the transition between paediatric services, but increasingly bridging the gap between hospital and home too.
We are looking for someone with experience of caring for people with haemoglobinopathy conditions or awareness of the challenges they face. You will need to have excellent communication skills, and be competent in venepuncture, cannulation and the use of CVADs. A prescribing qualification and clinical assessment qualification are essential. We look forward to working with you and helping you to fulfil your potential both professionally and academically.
Main duties of the job
All aspects of care of the haemoglobinopathy patient: screening and counselling on diagnosis.
Clinically supporting patients with their well being in an outpatient setting but also supporting during inpatient stays, delivering day treatments and managing the unwell patient.
Coordinating and participating in regional MDTs, teaching and raising awareness throughout hospital and community.
This role involves visiting patients in their own
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