Adult Community Haemoglobinopathy Specialist Nurse

at  London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Brent Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Service!
The Brent Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre provides specialist community services to children and adults with sickle cell disease and thalassaemia. It was the first centre of its kind to be set up in the United Kingdom, over 40 years ago. As part of a Pan-London Sickle Cell Improvement Programme, NHS England has provided funding to improve Sickle Cell Community Services in North West London. LNWH are recruiting to 2 new posts, including Community Clinical Nurse Specialist - Haemoglobinopathies . The service will provide nursing care to adults with Sickle Cell in the boroughs of Brent and Harrow.
We are seeking an experienced nurse with great clinical skills from either acute or community settings. Training and supervision will be provided to ensure the knowledge and skills to meet the demands of the role. The service will work closely with the wider community haemoglobinopathy teams, including Central London Community Health Trust and the Haemoglobinopathy Co-ordinating Centre at Imperial NHS Trust to provide an integrated service across NWL ICB.
You will work as part of a team of nurses, working across the 2 boroughs, helping to develop the service, building strong connections in the neighbouring boroughs within the project, and working together as a team in offering clinical support to people with haemoglobinopathy conditions at different stages of their lives, from antenatal screening, newborn screening, childhood, through to adults living with a long-term chronic condition. You will have a clinical caseload and have opportunities to continue to develop your own clinical skills.
Your will be based at the Brent Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Centre, Central Middlesex Hospital. Patients will be supported by the team at Imperial NHS Trust sites of Hammersmith and St. Marys Hospitals, and the team will provide nursing support in patient homes and venues local to their homes across the 2 boroughs.
If you are an experienced nurse, with passion for haematology or haemoglobinopathy looking for an exciting opportunity to expand, develop haemoglobinopathy nursing, and be part of an amazing transformation project, then this is a great opportunity for you!
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

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