Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Head and Neck

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse to take up the position ofan Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) within our Head and Neck surgical oncology team at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.

Our Head and Neck Surgical team is seeking to recruit a Band 8a Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join the team for a 9-months fixed contract or secondment. The successful candidate will work alongside our Head and Neck surgical consultants and the Head and Neck oncology consultants.

The successful candidate will lead on:

pre-treatment clinic for both oncology and surgical treatments
support patient with the new diagnosis clinics.
nurse led clinics to supervise patients during treatment with (chemo)radiation
MDT follow up clinics in CHAN

The successful candidate will be working at, or towards a Masters level qualification, have extensive post-registration Head and Neck experience, and have an Advanced physical assessment and Nurse Prescribing Qualification or be working towards this.

If you are a dynamic individual with the ability to motivate and influence others and work independently and as part of a specialist team this could be the role for you.

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Rachael Jones H&N ANP, Rachel.jones@gstt.nhs.uk

Closing Date: 02/01/2024

Interview Date: Week commencing 15/01/2024

Main duties of the job

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) is an experienced registered nurse with specialist skills to assess and treat patients and manage the clinical environment, in liaison with the management and consultant teams.

The successful candidate's main duties are:

To work at a high level of advanced practice, providing clinical expertise
To provide professional leadership and support within a multi-professional team
To act as an autonomous practitioner in forming clinical decisions and complex management plans in the assessment and diagnosis of patients referred using the 2ww head and neck cancer pathway.
To contribute to the development of the Head and Neck 2-week wait ANP role.
To monitor the effectiveness of the role with prospective audit and to present its results internally and externally.
To support and mentor future nurses who have an interest in the ANP role.
To understand the professional accountability and legal frameworks for advanced practice.
To enhance continuity of patient care.

The post holder will develop new areas of practice, with nursing and consultant staff working closely with the interdisciplinary team ensuring quality standards are met.

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities

Date posted

18 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£58,698 to £65,095 a year p.a inc HCA

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-NM11094

Job locations

Guy's Hospital

Great Maze Pond

London

SE1 9RT

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details about the head and neck ANP job description and main responsibilities, please see the attached job overview and description for full details.

For any further questions please contact below:

Rachael Jones- Head and Neck ANP

Rachel.jones@gstt.nhs.uk

Closing Date: 6th November 2023

Interview Date: 20th November 2023

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details about the head and neck ANP job description and main responsibilities, please see the attached job overview and description for full details.

For any further questions please contact below:

Rachael Jones- Head and Neck ANP

Rachel.jones@gstt.nhs.uk

Closing Date: 6th November 2023

Interview Date: 20th November 2023

Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of Head and Neck Cancer
Demonstrated Leadership skills
Demonstrated ability to use evidence based decision making
Time management and organisational skills
Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills

Qualifications

Essential

Masters level qualification / in progress or equivalent experience
Advanced physical assessment qualification
NMC registered Nurse

Desirable

Independent prescriber or in progress

Experience

Essential

Broad clinical experience relevant to the post
Clinical service Management experience
Service development experience
Formal teaching and presenting experience
Experience of running nurse led clinics
It is an essential that they have managed their own caseload.

Desirable

Competent in scoping
Scientific publication experience

Values and Behaviour

Essential

Maintains Guys and St Thomas' trust values and behaviours.

Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of Head and Neck Cancer
Demonstrated Leadership skills
Demonstrated ability to use evidence based decision making
Time management and organisational skills
Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills

Qualifications

Essential

Masters level qualification / in progress or equivalent experience
Advanced physical assessment qualification
NMC registered Nurse

Desirable

Independent prescriber or in progress

Experience

Essential

Broad clinical experience relevant to the post
Clinical service Management experience
Service development experience
Formal teaching and presenting experience
Experience of running nurse led clinics
It is an essential that they have managed their own caseload.

Desirable

Competent in scoping
Scientific publication experience

Values and Behaviour

Essential

Maintains Guys and St Thomas' trust values and behaviours.

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).

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guy's Hospital

Great Maze Pond

London

SE1 9RT

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guy's Hospital

Great Maze Pond

London

SE1 9RT

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)