Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated nurse to join our Clinical Haematology team as a Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) Clinical Nurse Specialist.

Working within a highly specialised multidisciplinary team, you will provide expert care and support to patients with rare and complex TMA disorders, including TTP and aHUS. You will coordinate patient pathways, provide specialist advice and education, and act as a key point of contact for patients, carers and healthcare professionals.

As a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will provide clinical leadership within the service, contribute to quality improvement and service development, and support the education and development of colleagues.

This is an excellent opportunity for a dynamic and compassionate nurse who is passionate about delivering high-quality patient-centred care and developing specialist expertise within a supportive and progressive team.

Main duties of the job

As the TMA Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will provide expert care and support to patients with Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA), including TTP and aHUS. Working within a highly specialised multidisciplinary team, you will coordinate patient pathways, undertake specialist assessments, and provide education and support to patients, families and healthcare professionals.

You will act as a key point of contact throughout the patient journey, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care and an excellent patient experience. The role requires strong clinical leadership, providing professional support to colleagues, promoting best practice, and contributing to the ongoing development of the specialist service.

As a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will lead on service improvement initiatives, contribute to the development and implementation of policies and clinical guidelines, and support education and training across the wider team. You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary and regional partners to improve outcomes for patients with rare and complex disorders.

This is an exciting opportunity to combine advanced clinical practice with leadership, service development and innovation within a growing specialist service.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit theircareers page.

Details

Date posted

02 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

287-RMED-379-26

Job locations

LUHFT- Royal Site

Mount Vernon Street

Liverpool

L7 8YE

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Perform specialist assessment of patients nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery using advanced clinical knowledge and clinical skills.
• Lead clinical care by managing a patient caseload providing expert assessment, planning and evaluation.
• Co-ordinate and manage nurse-led clinics (within Speciality).
• Contribute towards a multi-professional approach in the management of patients within the specialist area, especially in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements.
• Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers / relatives.
• Support patients and their families and ensure that they receive the required information to enable them to self manage, lead or participate in their care delivery.
• Recognise changes in patients condition that require the intervention of others and refer on as appropriate.
• To support, assist and encourage the multi-disciplinary team in resolving patient problems, by the provision of new and innovative models of case management.
• To lead the specialist nursing contribution to the service, in the delivery of high standards of patient care.
• To lead the specialist nursing contribution to the service, work in partnership with lead clinicians, General Managers, Matron to ensure the delivery of high standards of patient care.Leadership
• Act as a role model and expert nurse providing in depth specialist clinical knowledge to colleagues through MDT meetings, for patients and carers / relatives.
• Undertake clinical supervision of nursing colleagues on an individual or group basis.
• Act as a resource for health care professionals by being visible, available, and accessible for support and advice in relation to the management of patients in the speciality.
• Provide leadership to the team of nurse specialists and working with the service lead, develop new roles / ways of working (High Impact Changes). Linked to directorate business plans.
• Ensure the effective and efficient use of physical and financial resources.
• Lead consultations on and develop strategies for delivering effective care within a changing environment that improves the quality of care and health outcomes in the specialist area.
• Responsible for monitoring health, safety and security of self, the team and others and promote best practice in the ward area.
• Ensure systems are in place for risk assessment and minimisation including promoting no blame cultures in order that near misses and incidents are reported.
• Take the lead in investigation of incidents / complaints when required, including detailed reports / letters to complainants.
• Act as an innovative, enthusiastic role model providing leadership, guidance and advice to staff on operational and professional issues promoting an open and honest and transparent culture.
• Demonstrate clinical leadership and challenge speciality and directorate boundaries to enhance and support the patients journey.
• To identify and develop proposals and business cases as required for future service innovation.

Job description Job responsibilities Perform specialist assessment of patients nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery using advanced clinical knowledge and clinical skills. Lead clinical care by managing a patient caseload providing expert assessment, planning and evaluation. Co-ordinate and manage nurse-led clinics (within Speciality). Contribute towards a multi-professional approach in the management of patients within the specialist area, especially in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements. Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers / relatives. Support patients and their families and ensure that they receive the required information to enable them to self manage, lead or participate in their care delivery. Recognise changes in patients condition that require the intervention of others and refer on as appropriate. To support, assist and encourage the multi-disciplinary team in resolving patient problems, by the provision of new and innovative models of case management. To lead the specialist nursing contribution to the service, in the delivery of high standards of patient care. To lead the specialist nursing contribution to the service, work in partnership with lead clinicians, General Managers, Matron to ensure the delivery of high standards of patient care.Leadership Act as a role model and expert nurse providing in depth specialist clinical knowledge to colleagues through MDT meetings, for patients and carers / relatives. Undertake clinical supervision of nursing colleagues on an individual or group basis. Act as a resource for health care professionals by being visible, available, and accessible for support and advice in relation to the management of patients in the speciality. Provide leadership to the team of nurse specialists and working with the service lead, develop new roles / ways of working (High Impact Changes). Linked to directorate business plans. Ensure the effective and efficient use of physical and financial resources. Lead consultations on and develop strategies for delivering effective care within a changing environment that improves the quality of care and health outcomes in the specialist area. Responsible for monitoring health, safety and security of self, the team and others and promote best practice in the ward area. Ensure systems are in place for risk assessment and minimisation including promoting no blame cultures in order that near misses and incidents are reported. Take the lead in investigation of incidents / complaints when required, including detailed reports / letters to complainants. Act as an innovative, enthusiastic role model providing leadership, guidance and advice to staff on operational and professional issues promoting an open and honest and transparent culture. Demonstrate clinical leadership and challenge speciality and directorate boundaries to enhance and support the patients journey. To identify and develop proposals and business cases as required for future service innovation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse / Midwife
• Post-basic specialist Qualification relevant to speciality
• Recognised Teaching Qualification
• First Degree

Desirable

• Research qualification
• Recordable specialist qualification
• Masters
• Independent Nurse Prescriber

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable Post-Reg. experience
• Evidence of undertaking the relevant speciality successfully at Band 6
• Extensive clinical experience
• Evidence of the application of management / leadership skills and managing staff
• Involvement in audit

Desirable

• Experience as Specialist Sister
• Participation in research
• Management qualification

Knowledge

Essential

• In depth specialist knowledge

Skills

Essential

• Teaching / assessment skills
• Organisation and negotiation skills
• Effective communicator
• Leadership & motivation skills
• Evidence of audit and change management ability
• Computer literate
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Root Cause Analysis

Desirable

• Evidence of leading and facilitating change
• ECDL

Other

Essential

• Evidence of continued professional development
• Diplomatic
• Assertive and confident
• Personal and professional maturity
• Recognition of own limitations
• Demonstrates enthusiasm
• Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team
• Flexibility
• Able to travel between sites

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered Nurse / Midwife Post-basic specialist Qualification relevant to speciality Recognised Teaching Qualification First Degree Desirable Research qualification Recordable specialist qualification Masters Independent Nurse Prescriber Experience Essential Demonstrable Post-Reg. experience Evidence of undertaking the relevant speciality successfully at Band 6 Extensive clinical experience Evidence of the application of management / leadership skills and managing staff Involvement in audit Desirable Experience as Specialist Sister Participation in research Management qualification Knowledge Essential In depth specialist knowledge Skills Essential Teaching / assessment skills Organisation and negotiation skills Effective communicator Leadership & motivation skills Evidence of audit and change management ability Computer literate Ability to motivate self and others Root Cause Analysis Desirable Evidence of leading and facilitating change ECDL Other Essential Evidence of continued professional development Diplomatic Assertive and confident Personal and professional maturity Recognition of own limitations Demonstrates enthusiasm Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team Flexibility Able to travel between sites

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

LUHFT- Royal Site

Mount Vernon Street

Liverpool

L7 8YE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

LUHFT- Royal Site

Mount Vernon Street

Liverpool

L7 8YE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)