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To Lead and manage the Bone marrow transplant coordinator team in order to provide clinical leadership and expertise in the field of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) and Cellular Therapy nursing. To ensure patients and their families are fully informed and supported throughout the HSCT and Cellular therapy pathway by providing expert clinical care, psycho-social support, ensuring a holistic approach to care is provided. Act as a resource and support to patients and families, sign posting them to appropriate allied Health care professionals and charitable organisations where appropriate in order to ensure equity of care is provided to our diverse patient population. Survivors of Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) have complex medical, social, financial and psychological problems. They are at risk of numerous late effects of transplantation, which can have a significant impact on their quality of life. Approximately 50% of patients will develop a condition called graft versus host disease (GvHD), which can affect almost every organ of the body and lead to considerable morbidity and mortality. At present, half of the patients who undergo a HSCT die as a consequence of infection, graft versus host disease or disease relapse.
The post holder is responsible for providing a comprehensive and high quality cancer nursing service to the Scottish Adult Allogeneic HSCT Service, Queen Elizabeth University hospital. The post holder will lead and provide advanced nursing care to patients prior to and following HSCT and Cellular therapies, with particular responsibility for enhancing the patient experience ensuring continuity of care and influencing patient pathways. This role requires excellent organisation and communication skills to ensure that the patient and donor preparation for HSCT/Cellular therapies is carried out within professional guidelines and proposed timescales. It is essential that you are currently a Registered Nurse with the NMC and that you have a recognised Haematological qualification. The shift pattern for this post is 4 days per week.
Informal Contact: Alyson McArdle, Lead Nurse, Clinical Haematology, Tel No: 0141 301 7315
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