Apheresis Clinical Nurse Specialist

St Marys Hospital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A notable healthcare institution is seeking an experienced nurse for its Specialist Apheresis Team. The role focuses on providing advanced therapies and requires at least four years of apheresis experience. The successful candidate will lead and coordinate nursing education, ensuring compliance with quality standards, while also engaging in patient care. This position offers professional growth within a supportive team environment, along with benefits like flexible working hours and career development.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Wellbeing initiatives

Staff recognition scheme

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with extensive Apheresis experience.
• Recognised certification in Apheresis.
• Teaching experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate apheresis education.
• Provide specialist nursing advice.
• Coordinate apheresis procedures.

Skills

Apheresis experience

Cannulation

Venepuncture

Decision making

Teaching and mentorship

Education

RN Child / RSCN / RN Adult

Recognised Apheresis training / certification

Recognised teaching and mentorship qualification

Tools

Spectra Optia

Job description

Job overview

Join Our Specialist Apheresis Team – Make a Real Difference Every Day

Are you an experienced nurse looking for a role that offers professional growth, work-life balance, and the chance to work alongside world‑class experts? We have an opportunity for a highly motivated nurse to join our renowned team of Specialist Consultants, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, and Clinical Nurse Specialists.

Why Join Us?

• Be Part of a Leading Service: Work in a unit recognised for excellence, delivering advanced therapies such as therapeutic plasma exchange and peripheral stem cell collections.
• Enjoy a Balanced Schedule: Nurse Specialists work a 4-day week (0800–1800), giving you more time for life outside work, with only occasional out-of-hours cover.
• Develop Your Expertise: Contribute to clinical guideline updates, quality improvement projects, and promote a positive learning culture.
• Shape Patient Care: Partner with service users to plan and manage care using robust, evidence-based knowledge.

About the Role

• Minimum 4 years’ apheresis experience required.
• Open to paediatric or adult-trained nurses.
• Work in a modern unit with 2 treatment beds, providing a 5-day service and occasional weekend/on‑call cover for emergency red cell exchanges.
• Safeguarding children and young people is a core responsibility for all staff.

If you’re passionate about delivering exceptional care and want to work in a team that values your skills and wellbeing, we’d love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Act as a professional role model and expert, leading and coordinating paediatric apheresis education and practice development in disease pathologies related to Haemoglobinopathies and Apheresis procedures.

Serve as the subject matter expert for all apheresis procedures performed at St Mary’s Hospital. Demonstrate proficiency in cannulation and venepuncture, including ultrasound‑guided cannulation. Work collaboratively with the Clinical Director, Transplant Programme, Lead Nurse for Apheresis, Apheresis Nursing Team and Quality Managers to ensure compliance with HTA and JACIE standards. Coordinate apheresis procedures within the service, including:

• Automated Red Cell Exchanges (RbCX)
• Therapeutic Plasma Exchanges (TPE)
• Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Collection (PBSC)
• Donor Lymphocyte Collection (DLI)

Granulocyte Collection

Ensure high standards of care and efficient patient pathways. Provide specialist nursing advice to support and deliver high‑quality, individualised care for patients, families, and carers in collaboration with the multi‑professional team, following local and national protocols.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential criteria

• RN Child / RSCN / RN Adult
• Extensive Apheresis experience
• Recognised Apheresis training / certification
• Recognised teaching and mentorship qualification, i.e. SSSSA

Desirable criteria

• BSc / MSc Level education
• Postgraduate qualification in the speciality Haematology / Oncology and Haemoglobinopathies or equivalent
• Non‑Medical prescriber certification
• Has a recognisable leadership / management qualification or equivalent

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

• Able to take charge in an acute setting
• Can demonstrate cannulation and venepuncture
• Autonomous practitioner in delivering Apheresis procedures using the Spectra Optia
• Can evidence decision making and problem solving

Desirable criteria

• Has been exposed to managing budgets
• Can demonstrate ability to perform ultrasound guided cannulation
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Min 2 years at Band 6 level working with this cohort of patients
• Worked in an environment where Apheresis Nursing is the main cohort of patients
• Can resource the sign-off of clinical competencies within Apheresis
• Experience in complaints and quality assurance

Desirable criteria

• Experience in the management of Haemoglobinopathies
• Experience of change management – positive change agent
• Manage clinical governance activities that relate to own area of practice and patient group, i.e. Transition and Adolescent Health

Right to work

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