Vascular Access CNS

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; Royal Borough of Greenwich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Vascular Access Specialist Nurse to join our dedicated team. You will bring advanced ultrasound-guided cannulation and PICC insertion skills to deliver patient-centred care across clinical settings, contributing to education and service development.

We value leadership, teamwork and a commitment to excellence in vascular access care, with opportunities to advance practice in a world-leading cancer centre.

Qualifications

• Experience in intravenous drug administration.
• Ultrasound cannulation guided techniques and PICC insertion.
• Expert in care and maintenance of all VADs.
• Clinical nurse specialist with vascular access focus.
• Experience in audit and research is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise a shift with the multidisciplinary team.
• Exercise clinical judgment about patient needs and long-term plans.
• Participate in day-to-day organization and running of the Vascular Access Team.

Skills

Ultrasound-guided cannulation

PICC insertion

Vascular access devices management

Clinical leadership

Team collaboration

Education

RMH Certificate in Intravenous Drug Administration

Trust CNS role development programme

Recognised teaching qualification

Diploma or Degree level study

Qualification in oncology or speciality

Registration

Evidence of on-going professional development

Job description

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.

About us

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.

Job 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.

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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.