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Job overview
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Apheresis Lead Nurse to provide expert clinical leadership within our specialist apheresis service at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. This is a key role combining advanced clinical practice with leadership, education, and service development. You will play a central part in ensuring patients and donors receive safe, compassionate, and high quality care, while helping to shape and grow an outstanding apheresis service within Barts Cancer Centre.
Main duties of the job
As the Apheresis Lead Nurse, you will be an autonomous practitioner and the clinical lead for apheresis services. You will deliver and oversee complex apheresis procedures, coordinate safe and efficient patient pathways, and act as a key advocate for patients and related donors. You will lead and support nursing staff through line management, mentorship, education, and role modelling, while promoting evidence‑based practice and continuous improvement. Working closely with the multidisciplinary team, you will ensure services meet national standards, including JACIE and HTA requirements, and contribute to audit, quality improvement, and service development. This role also includes leadership responsibilities such as managing your workload, supporting governance activity, and contributing to the strategic direction of the service.
Detailed job description and main 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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Other
Essential
- • Effective interpersonal and communication skills with particular ability to show empathy and consideration for others
- • Approachable
- • Problem solver
- • Evidence of commitments to patient care initiatives and incorporation of cultural values into practice
- • Evidence of innovative practice / evidence based care
Skills
Essential
- • Autonomous practitioner in delivering Apheresis procedures using the Spectra Optia
- • Ablity to take charge in an acute setting
- • Advanced Communication Skills
- • Effective organisational and time management skills
- • Phlebotomy and Cannulation skills competency.
- • IV medicines administration competency.
- • Competency in accessing/.managing CVADs.
- • Competency in administration of blood products.
- • Ability to work alone and under pressure
- • Ability to manage projects and meet deadlines.
Desirable
- • Competency to perform ultrasound guided cannulation.
- • Competency to perform peripheral blood stem cell/bone marrow infusions
Knowledge
Essential
- • Proven clinical skills & sound knowledge base in Haemato –Oncology, Stem Cell Transplant and Cancer
- • Clear understanding of this role and the associated responsibility and accountability
- • Knowledge of JACIE and HTA standards.
- • Knowledge of cancer patient experience, NICE guidance and government targets.
- • Knowledge of counselling techniques
- • Clear understanding of clinical governance
- • Up to date knowledge of professional and political issues.
Experience
Essential
- • Significant post registration experience in Haemato-oncology / Stem Cell Transplant / Cancer related area.
- • Minimum 2 years Apheresis experience.
- • Previous experience of student supervision and clinical education.
- • Experience of working well within MDT.
- • Experience of audit, research & evidence based care.
- • Extensive blood product administration experience.
Desirable
- • People leadership / management experience.
- • Experience managing budgets/resources.
- • Experience managing clinical governance activities (complaints, risk and incident management).
- • Experience of SACT administration.
- • Research experience.
- • Experience teaching/supporting students.
- • Experience of delivering change management.
Qualifications
Essential
- • Registered Nurse
- • First Level Degree
- • Post registration qualification in area appropriate for speciality (e.g. cancer and/or Haemato-Oncology +/-Stem Cell Transplantation).
Desirable
- • UKONS SACT Passport
- • Teaching/Mentoring qualification.
- • Leadership course
- • Evidence of Master’s Degree level study or willingness to undertake.
- • Advanced communication skills training.
- • Level 2 psychological support training
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This advert is for Apheresis Lead Nurse with Barts Health NHS Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £58,133 - £65,261 per annum inc.. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 07 Jul 2026.
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