Clinical Nurse Specialist; Advanced Practice Venous Access

Position: Clinical Nurse Specialist (Advanced Practice) Central Venous Access
Location: Greater London

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Clinical Nurse Specialist (Advanced Practice) Central Venous Access

The closing date is 28 January 2026

The post holder will work as one of a team of nurse specialists in providing expert and autonomous Central Venous Catheter insertion and follow up for adult and teenage haematology and oncology patients at UCH.

Main duties of the job

You will provide expert clinical, strategic, and leadership to a well‑established team, including the pre‑assessment of patients referred for central venous catheter insertion, expert insertion of central venous catheters while working within organisational guidelines, and deliver specialist education and information about central venous catheters for patients, carers, and colleagues.

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top‑quality patient care, excellent education, and world‑class research.

We provide first‑class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.

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Person Specification Knowledge and Qualifications

• a. Registered Nurse Part 1, 2 or relevant section of the register
• b. Honours Degree in Nursing, midwifery, research, or ethics
• d. Teaching/Assessment programme

Experience

• a. Proven post registration experience in cancer care
• b. Master’s degree or equivalent experience in speciality

Skills and Abilities

• a. Demonstrates understanding of principles of Clinical Governance
• b. Commitment to quality initiatives,
• c. Experience of developing standards, guidelines and policies
• d. Experience in audit and evaluation of practice / services

Values

• a. Demonstrate ability to meet Trust Values of safety, kindness, teamwork and improving

Communication

• a. Demonstrates awareness of the importance of working in a multi‑disciplinary team
• b. Communicates effectively verbally, in writing and in electronic formats
• c. Communicates with patients and carers in an empathetic manner
• d. Demonstrates understanding of good practice in Customer Care

Personal and People Development

• a. Demonstrates evidence of Professional development in line with KSF, maintains updated Portfolio
• b. Experience as a receptor/facilitator/mentor
• c. Reflective in Practice
• d. Demonstrates evidence of ability to educate others
• e. Demonstrates up to date knowledge and expertise in the specialty
• f. Evidence of developing & leading nurse led clinics / services
• g. Evidence of ability to work both collaboratively and autonomously
• h. Published articles / poster presentations

Specific Requirements

• c. Previous experience in placing central venous access devices

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.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

£56,276 to £63,176 per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full‑time

Reference number

309-UCLH-7287

Job locations

University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

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