At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide specialist nursing care for adults with red cell disorders and manage patient assessments.
- Company: Join a leading healthcare team dedicated to improving lives through expert care.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and opportunities for impactful work.
- Other info: Collaborative team atmosphere with opportunities for career advancement.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patients' lives while working in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Nursing qualification and experience in haematology or related fields.
The predicted salary is between 29835 - 36465 £ per year.
Medical Haematology Nurse Practitioner Red Cell Disorders
The post holder will provide specialist nursing care for adults with sickle cell disease (SCD), thalassaemia, rare inherited anaemias, iron overload and patients requiring long-term transfusion support.
They will act as the first point of contact for red cell disorder patients and their families and will work closely with the Haemoglobinopathy Coordinating Centre (HCC) in Birmingham and the dedicated haematology Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU).
Review of patients (inpatient and outpatient) through face-to-face and telephone clinics with red cell and transfusion-dependent conditions.
Undertake independent health assessment, arrange investigations and review results, arrange onward referral with timely electronic documentation and provision of clear management plans.
Instigate, alter and monitor treatment including iron chelation, red cell transfusion, hydroxycarbamide, erythropoietin, crizanlizumab where applicable, and venesection.
Assess, consent, arrange, authorise blood transfusion and manage any complications of transfusion.
Support acute management of sickle cell crises in partnership with the EAU and the in-patient haematology team, including pain management pathways and exchange transfusion coordination.
Provide specialist input to pregnancy planning and antenatal/postnatal care for women with haemoglobinopathies, in collaboration with obstetrics.
Engage with the Haemoglobinopathy Coordinating Centre (HCC) in Birmingham, regional haemoglobinopathy MDTs and the National Haemoglobinopathy Registry (NHR).
Support the transition of young people from paediatric to adult red cell services.
Provide expert advice, education and support to patients, families and other health professionals regarding the red cell cohort.
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