Job summary
The Lung cancer team is seeking an experienced and highly motivated band 8a Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)/Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to work with the team. The service is based at the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Liverpool.The successful applicant must be motivated and enthusiastic about the specialist care needs of this patient group. They should be able to demonstrate advanced communication skills, organisational and multi-tasking skills and have the ability to prioritise effectively and efficiently in a busy and fast paced working environment. The successful applicant must demonstrate an ability to support, teach, develop and educate others and possess good leadership skills. They should be able to work autonomously and work as part of a strong multidisciplinary team in order to maintain and deliver a high quality of care.
Main duties of the job
The ANP/ACP will provide:
- Leadership
- Innovation
- Mastery
- Excellence (clinical)
Act as a role model demonstrating high standards of care and providing clinical leadership to others.
To develop patient pathways and be responsible for developing the nursing service.
To participate in quality initiatives within the division.
Work with the Multidisciplinary team to ensure that your cancer service complies with the national standards for safety andquality, which are assessed through National Cancer Peer Review Process and actively contribute with work plans.
To work autonomously and seek collaborative relationships with others across and within professional boundaries.
To offer advice, support and education to clinical teams across the trust and network where appropriate
To offer the patient and families the skills of a clinical nurse specialist in symptom control, social, emotional and spiritual care.
Provision of specialist, high quality, expert nursing care and support for patients and their carers.
Deliver evidence based individualised patient care according to patient's changing health care needs, through holistic needs assessment (HNA).
To provide expert knowledge and advice in own specialist area, ensuring maintenance of clinical excellence underpinned by evidence-based practice.
About us
In June 2020, we opened Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool, our spectacular new cancer hospital in the heart of Liverpool's Knowledge Quarter, providing state-of-the-art facilities as part of a £162m investment. Alongside our flagship hospital in Liverpool, we also have two other main cancer centres:
- Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Wirral, providing outpatient cancer treatment and supportive care on the Clatterbridge Health Campus in Bebington, Wirral
- Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Aintree, our radiotherapy treatment centre on the Aintree University Hospital site
Working across three sites and operating specialist chemotherapy clinics in four of Merseyside's district hospitals, we deliver a comprehensive range of inpatient care, advanced radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other systemic anti-cancer therapies including gene therapies and immunotherapies.
We also deliver a pioneering Treatment at Home and Work service, are the only facility in the UK providing low-energy proton beam therapy to treat rare eye cancers, and host the region's Teenage and Young Adult Unit.
Working with leading experts from the University of Liverpool, we strive to stay at the forefront of novel treatments and techniques to deliver more effective and personalised treatments.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The ANP/ACP will provide:
- Leadership
- Innovation
- Mastery
- Excellence (clinical)
Act as a role model demonstrating high standards of care and providing clinical leadership to others.
To develop patient pathways and be responsible for developing the nursing service.
To participate in quality initiatives within the division.
To work autonomously and seek collaborative relationships with others across and within professional boundaries.
To offer advice, support and education to clinical teams across the trust and network where appropriate
To offer the patient and families the skills of a Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Clinical Practitioner to discuss treatment for their cancer and provide symptom control, social, emotional and spiritual care.
Provision of specialist, high quality, expert nursing care and support for patients and their carers.
Deliver evidence based individualised patient care according to patients changing health care needs, through holistic needs assessment (HNA).
To provide expert knowledge and advice in own specialist area, ensuring maintenance of clinical excellence underpinned by evidence-based practice
Job description
Job responsibilities
The ANP/ACP will provide:
- Leadership
- Innovation
- Mastery
- Excellence (clinical)
Act as a role model demonstrating high standards of care and providing clinical leadership to others.
To develop patient pathways and be responsible for developing the nursing service.
To participate in quality initiatives within the division.
To work autonomously and seek collaborative relationships with others across and within professional boundaries.
To offer advice, support and education to clinical teams across the trust and network where appropriate
To offer the patient and families the skills of a Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Clinical Practitioner to discuss treatment for their cancer and provide symptom control, social, emotional and spiritual care.
Provision of specialist, high quality, expert nursing care and support for patients and their carers.
Deliver evidence based individualised patient care according to patients changing health care needs, through holistic needs assessment (HNA).
To provide expert knowledge and advice in own specialist area, ensuring maintenance of clinical excellence underpinned by evidence-based practice
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
- MSc in Advanced Nursing Practice/ACP
- Non Medical prescribing qualification with portfolio supporting attainment of competency
- Recognised Leadership qualification
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Advanced Communications Skills training
- Recognised Teaching qualification
Desirable
- Research Qualification
- Psychological skills training Level 2 training or above
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Highly motivated and experienced practitioner with substantive range of experience within cancer care
- Broad and advanced knowledge of pathophysiology
- Sound level of knowledge in relation to invasive and non invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
Desirable
- Extensive knowledge of clinical practice and oncology treatment induced side effects
Experience
Essential
- Experience of writing policies and procedures
- Proven leadership experience including delivering to targets, change initiatives and service improvements
- Extensive post registration experience with recent experience at a senior level
- Working autonomously and as part of a MDT
- Experience of participation in research and audit
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Advanced clinical assessment and diagnostic skills based on interpretation of imaging and pathology results
- Excellent organisational skills and have an ability to manage own workload, prioritise and work under pressure within changeable deadlines
- Excellent communication skills
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
- MSc in Advanced Nursing Practice/ACP
- Non Medical prescribing qualification with portfolio supporting attainment of competency
- Recognised Leadership qualification
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Advanced Communications Skills training
- Recognised Teaching qualification
Desirable
- Research Qualification
- Psychological skills training Level 2 training or above
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Highly motivated and experienced practitioner with substantive range of experience within cancer care
- Broad and advanced knowledge of pathophysiology
- Sound level of knowledge in relation to invasive and non invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
Desirable
- Extensive knowledge of clinical practice and oncology treatment induced side effects
Experience
Essential
- Experience of writing policies and procedures
- Proven leadership experience including delivering to targets, change initiatives and service improvements
- Extensive post registration experience with recent experience at a senior level
- Working autonomously and as part of a MDT
- Experience of participation in research and audit
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Advanced clinical assessment and diagnostic skills based on interpretation of imaging and pathology results
- Excellent organisational skills and have an ability to manage own workload, prioritise and work under pressure within changeable deadlines
- Excellent communication skills
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).
