Trainee Vascular Access Practitioner: Sponsorship Available

Job Summary

The Practitioner Work as part of a specialist team, will be responsible for the clinical examination and assessment of patients in order to select and insert appropriate venous access devices for patients requiring intermediate and long term intravenous therapies throughout the UHCW trust. Such therapies will include intravenous nutrition, chemotherapy and long-term antibiotics

Banding will be based on experience in Vascular access.

Main duties of the job

• To insert and remove medium/long-term VADs such as midlines, PICC, Hickman and Portacaths
• Follow-up of patients post line insertion and supporting clinical areas in the management of all longer term vascular access devices (VAD)
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of evidenced based nursing care in relation to VAD management and acces
• To provide specialist advice and work closely with all members of the multi professional teams throughout UHCW NHS Trust in relation to VAD management and access
• To review and update the Trust VAD protocols
• To review and coordinate, or where necessary establish appropriate training is in place for all healthcare professionals involved in VAD management
• To establish a process of ongoing competency testing for healthcare professionals involved in VAD management
• To provide specialist support to nurses, healthcare professionals, other trust staff, patients and visitors in relation to VAD management
• Participation in audit and surveillance of service delivery

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP

***Interviews for this post are due to take place 1st December 2025****

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Closing Date: 10 November 2025