Job summary
The post holder will join the Acute Oncology service, reporting to the Advanced Nurse Practitioner for Acute Oncology and work with support and direction of the Clinical Leads for both Acute Oncology and Cancer of Unknown Primary, to ensure seamless delivery of care for patients and their families referred to these services.
Main duties of the job
As a core member of the Acute Oncology service and MUO/CUP team, they will be expected to work autonomously within the Emergency Department (ED), Outpatients and Inpatient wards; ensuring equitable, standardised, high quality care, for patient who present to PAH with cancer treatment or disease related complications.
Working collaboratively with other healthcare professionals, providing specialist advice in all aspects of Acute Oncology, to support seamless delivery of care and integration of services.
The post holder will act as an educational resource and support provision of education to the wider Trust.
In addition, they will facilitate, innovative and evidence-based nursing practice through professional leadership; participating and leading on clinical audits undertaken in relation to Acute Oncology and CUP and, participate in on-going service development, with support from senior colleagues.
About us
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description and person specification for the full job details. This is available to download at any time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description and person specification for the full job details. This is available to download at any time.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Level 1 Registered Nurse (Adult Branch) on part 1 of the live NMC register
- Master's Degree (or evidence of study at level 7)
- Study to Degree Level (level 6)
- Qualification in cancer/palliative care or relevant subject
- Teaching qualification/experience of student supervision
- Advanced Communications skills training
Desirable
- Physical Assessment and clinical Reasoning/ Advanced Physical assessment course
- Non-Medical Prescribing Course
Experience
Essential
- RGN 5years post registration
- Experience at Band 6 in Oncology/Haemato-oncology
- Experience of Multi-professional working
- Experience in administration of chemotherapy
- Experience in venous access and with central venous devices
- Demonstrate achievements in improving patient care; being forward thinking and innovative
- Demonstrate understanding of all aspects of clinical governance and experience of participation in research and audit, quality issues and risk management
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to influence and manage change ensuring positive outcomes; good negotiating skills, promoting evidenced based best practice
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, demonstrate use of variety of media/IT skills
- Demonstrate leadership skills within the nursing professions and within a multi-professional team
- Demonstrate ability to work autonomously
- Teaching, assessment and presentation skills
- Ability to carry out concurrent activities and prioritising workload
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Level 1 Registered Nurse (Adult Branch) on part 1 of the live NMC register
- Master's Degree (or evidence of study at level 7)
- Study to Degree Level (level 6)
- Qualification in cancer/palliative care or relevant subject
- Teaching qualification/experience of student supervision
- Advanced Communications skills training
Desirable
- Physical Assessment and clinical Reasoning/ Advanced Physical assessment course
- Non-Medical Prescribing Course
Experience
Essential
- RGN 5years post registration
- Experience at Band 6 in Oncology/Haemato-oncology
- Experience of Multi-professional working
- Experience in administration of chemotherapy
- Experience in venous access and with central venous devices
- Demonstrate achievements in improving patient care; being forward thinking and innovative
- Demonstrate understanding of all aspects of clinical governance and experience of participation in research and audit, quality issues and risk management
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to influence and manage change ensuring positive outcomes; good negotiating skills, promoting evidenced based best practice
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, demonstrate use of variety of media/IT skills
- Demonstrate leadership skills within the nursing professions and within a multi-professional team
- Demonstrate ability to work autonomously
- Teaching, assessment and presentation skills
- Ability to carry out concurrent activities and prioritising workload
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).
