Clinical Nurse Specialist (Advanced Practice) Central Venous Access in London

Job overview

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.

Working for our organisation

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.