Job Summary
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
* 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:
o Automated Red Cell Exchanges (RbCX)
o Therapeutic Plasma Exchanges (TPE)
o Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Collection (PBSC)
o Donor Lymphocyte Collection (DLI)
o 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.
About Us
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
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Optional benefits include Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
Equal Opportunity Statement
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.
Responsibilities and Qualifications
* Education & Qualifications (Essential): RN Child / RSCN / RN Adult, extensive apheresis experience, recognised apheresis training/certification, recognised teaching and mentorship qualification such as SSSSA.
* Desirable: BSc/MSc Level education, postgraduate qualification in haematology/oncology and haemoglobinopathies or equivalent, non‑medical prescriber certification, recognisable leadership/management qualification or equivalent.
* Skills & Abilities (Essential): Able to take charge in an acute setting, demonstrate cannulation and venepuncture, autonomous practitioner in delivering apheresis procedures using the Spectra Optia, evidence of decision‑making and problem solving.
* Desirable: Experience managing budgets, ultrasound‑guided cannulation, evidence of continuing professional development.
* Experience & Knowledge (Essential): Minimum 2 years at Band 6 level working with this patient cohort, work in an environment where apheresis nursing is the main cohort, resource sign‑off of clinical competencies, experience in complaints and quality assurance.
* Desirable: Experience in the management of haemoglobinopathies, experience of change management, manage clinical governance activities related to own area of practice and patient group.
Other Information
* Disclosures: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required.
* UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
* Skilled Worker Sponsorship: Applications requiring sponsorship will be considered. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
* Employer: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, St Marys Hospital, London, W2 1NY. https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/
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