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Clinical Nurse Specialist Apheresis/vascular access | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 20 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £51,883 - £58,544 Per Annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 April 2025 |
| Location: | Sutton, SM2 5PT |
| Company: | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7085147/282-C332 |
Summary
We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated Nurse who can blend in two roles of working within two teams, the Vascular Access Team and the Apheresis Unit. This is a very exciting opportunity to maintain and/ or further develop skills on insertion of central venous catheters such as acute CVCs (Vascath type) and PICCs. The role will also contribute to the development of advanced competencies/ skills in the transplant speciality by performing cell collection procedures for stem cell transplants, CAR T therapies and trials.
We are committed to providing the highest quality of care and aspiring to offer a world class experience to our patients. Hence, the post is intended to strengthen the Apheresis service while improving patient outcomes.
Vascular Access and Apheresis units are both located in 2nd floor of Oak Cancer Centre. The work hours and workdays are between 0800- 1800 hrs, Mondays – to Fridays with 3 days off.
The post holder is responsible for participating fully in all aspects of the apheresis service alongside the other apheresis staff. This service is firmly embedded within a quality management framework. The main aim is to co-ordinate and perform both collection and therapeutic Apheresis procedures. These include autologous and related donor stem cell collections, lymphocyte collections for CAR-T and donors, diagnostic lymphocyte collections for clinical trials, and therapeutic plasma exchange, adhering to the highest safety and regulatory standards. The role involves supporting, educating and providing holistic care to patients and carers, and collaborating with the Transplant, Cellular Therapy, and Research teams in addition to the wider multidisciplinary team and referring hospitals.
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:
• To coordinate and supervise a shift, communicating effectively with members of a multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality, evidence-led care to patients.
• To exercise clinical judgment and decision making about patient needs in terms of long-term goals or plans.
• To participate fully in the day-to-day organization and running of the Vascular Access Team including the triage of referrals, PICC insertion, troubleshooting and monitoring of patients with CVADs in situ and liaison as required with other medical teams.
This advert closes on Thursday 3 Apr 2025
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