Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialist | Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Overview

Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialist

Department : Cancer Centre

Band 7 £47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata

Fixed-term contract until 20.11.2026

Full-time 37.5 hours per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled and dedicated Band 7 Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our dedicated team. This pivotal role involves providing expert clinical care and holistic support to patients diagnosed with a wide spectrum of haematology conditions including both malignant haematological cancers and non-malignant blood disorders.

The post holder will have responsibility and accountability for supporting patients throughout their diagnostic pathway from initial referral, through treatment, and to patients living with an beyond their cancer diagnosis. Leasing with the multidisciplinary team is also essential and therefore the right candidate must possess advanced communication skills. Maintaining accurate patient records, auditing data and ensuring a safe and patient focused service is also something we strive for.

If you are highly motivated, compassionate team member with excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, we would like to hear from you.

Interview date : 17.10.2025

You will play a key role in delivering consistent, safe and effective nursing care across the entire patient pathway. You will support patients from their initial referral and diagnostic assessment through to treatment, follow up and survivorship or palliative care. Your expert knowledge and clinical skills will ensure that patients and their families receive tailored, high-quality care that addresses their physical, emotional, psychological and social needs.

The haematology team work closely with the Macmillan Suite, Oncology / Haematology ward & wide cancer services team. We are a modern and rapidly developing cancer service supported by forward thinking and supportive management & specialist cancer teams. We firmly believe in providing high quality evidence based holistic care and have both won and been nominated for a number of awards. There are opportunities for adoption by Macmillan Cancer Support and you will be afforded personal and professional opportunities in line with your individual needs, the role will be linked to a wider multidisciplinary team and work closely with Macmillan cancer support.

Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a “Good” rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.

As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.

We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre.

Further investment is underway, including the construction of Oak Wards – a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards – and the recently approved Women and Children’s Centre, set to open by 2030.

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Responsibilities

• Deliver consistent, safe and effective nursing care across the entire patient pathway.
• Support patients from their initial referral and diagnostic assessment through to treatment, follow up and survivorship or palliative care.
• Utilise expert knowledge and clinical skills to ensure tailored, high-quality care addressing physical, emotional, psychological and social needs of patients and their families.
• Maintain accurate patient records, audit data and contribute to a safe patient-focused service.
• Leads and collaborates with the multidisciplinary team and works with Macmillan cancer support where appropriate.

Professional and Qualifications

Please refer to the job description for further details

Equal Opportunities and Working Arrangements

We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.

MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.

By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months

This advert closes on Thursday 2 Oct 2025

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