Vascular Access CNS

Transformation Unit; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in London is seeking an experienced Vascular Access Specialist Nurse to join the Vascular Access Team. The role focuses on ultrasound-guided cannulation and PICC insertion, delivering patient-centred care with complex vascular access needs.

We are looking for a highly skilled, motivated nurse with leadership and teaching abilities, committed to service development and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams. This is a permanent full-time NHS position.

Qualifications

• RMH Certificate in Intravenous Drug Administration (or to be obtained within three months of appointment)
• Be willing to undertake Trust CNS role development programme or demonstrate equivalent competencies
• Recognised teaching qualification
• Diploma or Degree level study (or equivalent)
• Qualification in oncology or specialty
• Registration
• Evidence of ongoing professional development

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise a shift, delivering high-quality, evidence-led care to patients through effective communication with a multidisciplinary team.
• Exercise clinical judgment about patient needs in terms of long-term goals or plans.
• Participate in the day-to-day organisation and running of the Vascular Access Team including triage of referrals, PICC insertion, and monitoring of CVADs, with liaison with other medical teams.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Education

RMH Certificate in Intravenous Drug Administration

Trust CNS development programme

Teaching qualification

Diploma or Degree level study

Oncology or specialty qualification

Registration

Evidence of ongoing professional development

Job description

Main area Vascular Access Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours 37.5 hours per week (Full time - 37.5 hours per week) Job ref 282-P1993

Employer The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Royal Marsden Chelsea Town London Salary £58,133 - £65,261 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 15/11/2026 23:59

Vascular Access CNS

NHS AfC: Band 7

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated Vascular Access Specialist Nurse to join our specialist Vascular Access Team at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.

We are looking for a highly skilled, dynamic and compassionate nurse who is passionate about vascular access, committed to delivering excellent patient-centred care and keen to contribute to the continued development of our nurse-led service.

The Royal Marsden Vascular Access Team provides a specialist service supporting patients with complex vascular access needs across a wide range of clinical settings. Our team plays a key role in ensuring patients receive the right vascular access device, at the right time, for the right treatment.

The successful candidate will join an experienced and supportive team, contributing to specialist clinical practice, education, service improvement and the development of innovative approaches to vascular access care.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a confident and adaptable practitioner with at least two years’ relevant experience, advanced skills in ultrasound-guided cannulation and PICC insertion, and the ability to manage complex clinical situations independently. Excellent communication, teaching and leadership skills are essential, alongside a positive attitude, enthusiasm for supporting colleagues and a genuine commitment to teamwork. Experience with other central venous access devices would be an advantage.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. To coordinate and supervise a shift, communicating effectively with members of a multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality, evidence-led care to patients.

2. To exercise clinical judgment and decision making about patient needs in terms of long-term goals or plans.

3. 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.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• RMH Certificate in Intravenous Drug Administration or to be obtained within three months of appointment
• Be willing to undertake Trust CNS role development programme or be able to demonstrate equivalent competencies
• Recognised teaching qualification
• Diploma or Degree level study (or equivalent)
• Qualification in oncology or speciality
• Registration
• Evidence of on-going professional development

Experience

• Experience in intravenous drug administration
• Experience in ultrasound cannulation guided techniques and PICC insertion
• Expert in the care and maintenance of all type of Vascular Access Devices (VADs)
• Sufficient post registration professional experience in vascular access, oncology or speciality to be confident and competent in using the required skills to do the job
• Experience in Clinical Management
• Evidence of relevant teaching experience
• Previous experience of working as a clinical nurse specialist
• Experience of audit and research

Skills Abilities/knowledge

• Evidence of effective negotiating and influencing skills

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Please ensure your information is accurate to avoid errors with processing your application

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

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.