Job summary
Band 7 - Maternity Leave cover for 12months FTC
Based in Oncology in Cheltenham General Hospital, the Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) nurse practitioner team is looking for a member of staff to join the team to cover maternity leave for a 12 month fixed term.
We are looking for someone with a keen interest in oncology, with knowledge of cancer and cancer treatments and experience looking after patients with a cancer diagnosis to join our busy team.
The successful candidate will hold non medical prescribing and physical assessment and diagnostics qualifications and ideally be experienced in assessing and prescribing SACT.
This is a full time position of 37.5hours.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work along side both nurse practitioners, pharmacists and medical colleagues to provide assessment of fitness for SACT.
This role will include daily contact with patients and their relatives for assessment and management of side effects of treatment both face to face clinics and on the telephone. Alongside, mid cycle reviews, assessment for signs of disease progression. Working as an autonomous practitioner within the Trust making critical clinical decisions independently when diagnosing, monitoring and managing oncology patients.
The individual will develop high levels of clinical assessment skills and advanced communication skills. They will work closely with the outpatient chemotherapy team to provide support SACT administration with review of concerns, side effects and reactions and contribute to the education of junior staff.
Within the speciality of oncology and personal competence to prescribe medications including chemotherapy/immunotherapy as an independent prescriber within their scope.
Request investigations and interpret and act on results e.g bloods, CT scans, MRI scans, Xray, US
About us
We are a team of 7 nurse practitioners who work across a variety of tumour sites and consultant teams. We work together to cover a number of nurse led clinics and also support consultant clinics through out the week. We also support the wider oncology department providing teaching and support via a bleep for chemotherapy toxicity questions/problems
We are a busy team but work hard to ensure best practice. We lead and support change projects focused on improving patient care and experience and work within the wider oncology team to implement best practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This job requires practitioners to work with an Enhanced level of Practice, this is experienced practitioners who work in a role which requires in-depth role specific cancer knowledge and skills or training following registration, for example cancer treatment administration/side effect management/site or pathway specific to undertake complex work managing a discrete aspect of patient care related to their sphere of practice.
Practitioners at this level:
- Require a critical understanding of detailed theoretical and practical knowledge, which can be generalist with a special interest and/or specialist knowledge and have management and leadership responsibilities
- May have specialist knowledge, skills and capabilities related to sphere of practice
- Consult with patients, their family and the multi-professional team to undertake assessment of patient need and devise and evaluate complex care plans
- Evaluate and analyse clinical problems using their clinical knowledge, seeking out and applying relevant evidence, enhanced techniques, interventions and equipment to make clinical decisions
- Deliver enhanced clinical care in the context of continual change, challenging environments, different models of care delivery, innovation and rapidly evolving technologies using analysis and their underpinning knowledge to manage complex interventions
- Teach and advise patients and their families on how to manage their condition or support the multidisciplinary team to do so
- Participate in clinical audits and research projects and implement changes as required, including the development, and updating of practice protocols/ guidelines and procedures locally
- Work within national and local protocols where these exist
- Recognise the boundaries of their practice and know when and to whom patients should be referred
- May delegate work to other members of the multidisciplinary team and take accountability for their delegated activity
- Demonstrate initiative and are creative in finding solutions to problems
- Have some responsibility for team performance and service development and they consistently undertake self-development.
Additional Contact Details
ANP Team also available 0300 422 3636
Deputy Divisional Director for Quality and Nursing - Tracey Cullerne 07929 369642
Job description
Job responsibilities
This job requires practitioners to work with an Enhanced level of Practice, this is experienced practitioners who work in a role which requires in-depth role specific cancer knowledge and skills or training following registration, for example cancer treatment administration/side effect management/site or pathway specific to undertake complex work managing a discrete aspect of patient care related to their sphere of practice.
Practitioners at this level:
- Require a critical understanding of detailed theoretical and practical knowledge, which can be generalist with a special interest and/or specialist knowledge and have management and leadership responsibilities
- May have specialist knowledge, skills and capabilities related to sphere of practice
- Consult with patients, their family and the multi-professional team to undertake assessment of patient need and devise and evaluate complex care plans
- Evaluate and analyse clinical problems using their clinical knowledge, seeking out and applying relevant evidence, enhanced techniques, interventions and equipment to make clinical decisions
- Deliver enhanced clinical care in the context of continual change, challenging environments, different models of care delivery, innovation and rapidly evolving technologies using analysis and their underpinning knowledge to manage complex interventions
- Teach and advise patients and their families on how to manage their condition or support the multidisciplinary team to do so
- Participate in clinical audits and research projects and implement changes as required, including the development, and updating of practice protocols/ guidelines and procedures locally
- Work within national and local protocols where these exist
- Recognise the boundaries of their practice and know when and to whom patients should be referred
- May delegate work to other members of the multidisciplinary team and take accountability for their delegated activity
- Demonstrate initiative and are creative in finding solutions to problems
- Have some responsibility for team performance and service development and they consistently undertake self-development.
Additional Contact Details
ANP Team also available 0300 422 3636
Deputy Divisional Director for Quality and Nursing - Tracey Cullerne 07929 369642
Person Specification
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Current NMC registration
- Non medical prescribing qualification
- Pathophysiology and physical assessment
- Advanced communication qualification
- Extensive years post registration experience
- Experience in SACT
- Experience assessing and prescribing SACT
Desirable
- Leadership or quality improvement experience
- SACT qualification
Person Specification
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Current NMC registration
- Non medical prescribing qualification
- Pathophysiology and physical assessment
- Advanced communication qualification
- Extensive years post registration experience
- Experience in SACT
- Experience assessing and prescribing SACT
Desirable
- Leadership or quality improvement experience
- SACT qualification
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
