Clinical Nurse Specialist (Central Line Services)

Transformationunitgm; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist to provide expert care for patients, particularly in relation to PICC lines. This full-time or part-time role offers the opportunity to work within a committed Multidisciplinary Team, ensuring quality support for patients affected by cancer. Successful candidates will benefit from career development opportunities, flexible working arrangements, and a range of employee benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Career development opportunities

Health and wellbeing packages

Pension schemes

Qualifications

• Evidence of managing change.
• Experience at Band 5 within cancer services.
• Completion of national practice assessor training or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients and families.
• Work as part of the Multidisciplinary Team within the Trust.
• Engage in education, audit, and research.

Skills

Exceptional communication

Interpersonal skills

Professional leadership

Education

Nursing Degree (or working towards)

Registered Nurse (Valid with NMC)

Job description

Main area Nursing Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 6 months (Secondments will be considered if supported by current line manager) Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Part time hours will be considered) Job ref 190-0439-DIR

Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Weston Park Hospital Town Sheffield Salary £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 18/06/2025 23:59 Interview date 27/06/2025

Clinical Nurse Specialist (Central Line Services)

NHS AfC: Band 6

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

Have you got what it takes to provide specialist support and advice to patients requiring a PICC line inserting?

Are you highly motivated and driven to oversee, co-ordinate and improve patient care?

Do you possess exceptional communication, interpersonal, clinical, and professional leadership skills to encourage and promote best outcomes for patients, their relatives, and carers?

If so, this could be the opportunity for you!

If successful you will be responsible for delivering specialist care across organisational, professional, and geographical boundaries working both autonomously and as part of a dedicated team.

This role is your gateway to a rewarding career caring for patients affected by cancer. Bring your passion and drive and let us help you become the best nurse you can be.

Contact us today.

Main duties of the job

Work as an important member of the Multidisciplinary Team within Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust providing specialist nursing advice and support to patients and their family, throughout the care pathway.

The post holder will utilise skills of clinical expertise, education, and management to ensure a seamless service for patients, carers, and staff providing advice, support, and information.

You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team in hospital and across the community to ensure a coordinated quality service and will be actively involved in education, audit, and research.

The post holder will engage and lead discussions in multidisciplinary team meetings and ensure a high quality, holistic approach to the management of the patient’s pathway is maintained.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of 6 months due to the post being recruited as part of a limited term project within the Trust. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts taking into consideration the requirement for the post to be maintained as a part of the project’s implementation and the timescales associated with this.

Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Nursing Degree (undertaken or working towards)
• To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
• Evidence of post registered education relevant to the role
• Evidence of Management and Leadership development
• Evidence of managing change
• Registered Nurse (Valid with NMC)
• Experience of leading and managing a team
• Completion of NMP course or actively working towards
• Management or leadership training

Experience

• Experience at Band 5 within cancer services or relevant autonomous nursing role within acute care
• Experience within an acute NHS setting of caring for patients with cancer.
• Evidence of applying research and audit in practice
• Evidence of working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams
• Evidence of policy and protocol development
• Relevant NHS experience at Sister/Charge Nurse or equivalent involving the care of patient with cancer.
• Evidence of policy and protocol development

Further Training

• Completion of Intravenous drug administration training competences
• Experience of caring for patients with peripheral and central lines in-situ
• Completion of peripheral/PICC line insertion training or willingness to complete.
• Competent in phlebotomy or willingness to complete.
• Post registration experience of managing patients with Cancer
• Commitment to developing and sharing knowledge
• Understanding of Clinical Governance issues
• Proven ability to work Autonomously
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent written and presentation skills
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Commitment to professional development
• Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service

Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. W hen you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete. The personal statement is exactly that; personal.

When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system.

You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account.

If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.

Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email sent via the Trac recruitment system, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.

The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.

Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.

All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.