Experienced Staff Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 28/08/2026
- Closes
- 11/09/2026
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Role summary
The Haematology Day Unit is seeking experienced senior nurses to join their team as a Staff Nurse. This nurse-led service provides apheresis, supportive care, and venesection for patients with haematological cancers, sickle cell disease, and other haematology diseases. The role involves delivering expert care to help patients avoid hospital admissions and manage their disease in an ambulatory setting. Candidates should be motivated, possess excellent communication skills, and be able to organize and prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
Essential criteria
- RN1/ RN2/ RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Teaching & assessing qualification
- Relevant qualifications required or course to area
- Previous Experience
- Experience of working on own and in a team
- Experience of working in the relevant area
- Experiencing of coordinating a shift
- Completion of preceptorship
- Experience of administering intravenous drug therapy
- Supervision of junior staff
- Previous experience in other nursing fields
- Skills/Knowledge/Ability
- Able to assess, plan, implement & evaluate programmes of care
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.
- Knowledge of Evidence Based Practice
- Competent in basic life support
- Ability to administer prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products
- Able to work as an effective team member
- Able to supervise and teach junior staff
- Able to prioritise & meet deadlines
- Able to manage difficult situations
- Uses own initiative and is able to take decisions
- Able to maintain clear and legible documentation
- Good verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- IT skills Awareness of the structure and organisation of the NHS
- Education/Qualifications
- RN1/ RN2/ RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Teaching & assessing qualification
- Relevant qualifications required or course to area
- Previous Experience
- Experience of working on own and in a team
- Experience of working in the relevant area
- Experiencing of coordinating a shift
- Completion of preceptorship
- Experience of administering intravenous drug therapy
- Supervision of junior staff
- Previous experience in other nursing fields
- Skills/Knowledge/Ability
- Able to assess, plan, implement & evaluate programmes of care
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.
- Knowledge of Evidence Based Practice
- Competent in basic life support
- Ability to administer prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products
- Able to work as an effective team member
- Able to supervise and teach junior staff
- Able to prioritise & meet deadlines
- Able to manage difficult situations
- Uses own initiative and is able to take decisions
- Able to maintain clear and legible documentation
- Good verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- IT skills Awareness of the structure and organisation of the NHS
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £38,488 – £46,852 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 3d ago · Closes in 12d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
The Haematology Day Unit is a nurse led service offers apheresis, supportive care and venesection. We care for patients with haematologicalcancers, 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 seeking experienced senior nurses to join our team as a Staff Nurse on the Haematology Day Unit.
The individuals should be motivated, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and an ability to organize, prioritize and co-ordinatewithin a challenging and fast paced environment. You will be supported by a strong expert team, including the Ward Sister, Clinical NurseSpecialists, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and the inpatient Matron team.
We are currently open Monday to Friday 08.00 - 20.00. Shift patterns at present are 9.5 hour shifts per week. We do not currently work weekendsor bank holidays regularly, however occasionally work out of hours to support the service and eventually we may aim for weekends to bepermanent in the future.
Closing date: 11th September 2026
Main duties of the job
We are seeking experienced and motivated nurses to join our team on the Haematology Day Unit. We are seeking nurses that are eager todevelop their clinical skills and competence and want to be future leaders within haematolo
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