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Vascular Access Clinical Nurse Specialist | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 19 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £39,205 - £54,931 per annum incl HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 April 2025 |
| Location: | Slough, SL2 4HL |
| Company: | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7057478/151-KMU192 |
Summary
Exciting Opportunity: Clinical Nurse Specialist – Vascular Access
Location: Wexham Park Site
Band 6 Development Role or Band 7 (Experienced Candidates)
Join our dynamic Vascular Access Team as a Clinical Nurse Specialist, based at Wexham Park. This role offers a Band 6 development opportunity for those looking to advance their career, or a Band 7 position for experienced professionals.
As part of the only 7-day vascular access service in the UK, you will provide expert vascular access care to both inpatients and outpatients, working collaboratively within the wider IVAS team.
To Support and work in conjunction with the IVAS team in the delivery of the vascular access service, working under the supervision of the vascular access senior clinical nurse specialists .
The aim of this post is to provide inpatients and outpatients with bespoke vascular access including placing PICCs, ultrasound guided cannula and midlines to support vessel health and deliver safe IV therapy.
The post holder will work independently under the direction of the band 7 CNS team and will report to the IVAS matron. They will have regular clinical supervision and work towards becoming a band 7 CNS in vascular access.
The post holder will also support the band 3 vascular access technician in the delivery of the difficult IV access service and undertake regular audits and deliver training to ward staff. They will support the difficult IV access pathway with ultrasound guided cannulation, midline insertion and PICC insertion for inpatients and outpatients
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Wednesday 26 Mar 2025