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 ofSpecialist 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 of the job
- 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 thesubject 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:
- Automated Red Cell Exchanges (RbCX)
- Therapeutic Plasma Exchanges (TPE)
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Collection (PBSC)
- Donor Lymphocyte Collection (DLI)
- 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, following local and national protocols.
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 include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- RN Child/RSCN/RN Adult
- Extensive Apheresis experience
- Recognised Apheresis training/certification
- Recognised teaching and mentorship qualification, i.e. SSSSA
Desirable
- BSc/MSc Level education
- Postgraduate qualification in the speciality Haematology/Oncology and Haemoglobinopathies or equivalent
- Non-Medical prescriber certification
- Has a recognisable leadership/management qualification or equivalent
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Able to take charge in an acute setting
- Can demonstrate cannulation and venepuncture
- Autonomous practitioner in delivering Apheresis procedures using the Spectra Optia
- Can evidence decision making and problem solving
Desirable
- Has been exposed to managing budgets
- Can demonstrate ability to perform ultrasound guided cannulation
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Min 2 years at Band 6 level working with this cohort of patients
- Worked in an environment where Apheresis Nursing is the main cohort of patients
- Can resource the sign-off of clinical competencies within Apheresis
- Experience in complaints and quality assurance.
Desirable
- Experience in the management of Haemoglobinopathies
- Experience of change management - positive change agent
- Manage clinical governance activities that relate to own area of practice and patient group, i.e. Transition and Adolescent Health
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- RN Child/RSCN/RN Adult
- Extensive Apheresis experience
- Recognised Apheresis training/certification
- Recognised teaching and mentorship qualification, i.e. SSSSA
Desirable
- BSc/MSc Level education
- Postgraduate qualification in the speciality Haematology/Oncology and Haemoglobinopathies or equivalent
- Non-Medical prescriber certification
- Has a recognisable leadership/management qualification or equivalent
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Able to take charge in an acute setting
- Can demonstrate cannulation and venepuncture
- Autonomous practitioner in delivering Apheresis procedures using the Spectra Optia
- Can evidence decision making and problem solving
Desirable
- Has been exposed to managing budgets
- Can demonstrate ability to perform ultrasound guided cannulation
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Min 2 years at Band 6 level working with this cohort of patients
- Worked in an environment where Apheresis Nursing is the main cohort of patients
- Can resource the sign-off of clinical competencies within Apheresis
- Experience in complaints and quality assurance.
Desirable
- Experience in the management of Haemoglobinopathies
- Experience of change management - positive change agent
- Manage clinical governance activities that relate to own area of practice and patient group, i.e. Transition and Adolescent Health
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
