Job summary
Do you want a change in your job role? Are you up for a challenge?
We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our dynamic Oncology team. This role is predominantly based on the Bostonian covering the Oncology Assessment Unit (OAU), reviewing and treating patients who are undergoing cancer treatment. We take oncology and haematology referrals directly from GPs, A&E and Chemotherapy Suite.
During operational hours an Advanced Care Practitioner (ACP) or Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in the OAU will be responsible for providing: -
- Senior clinical advice as to the suitability of patients to receive their care in OAU
- Daily morning 'huddle' with OAU staff to review capacity, resourcing and any operational issues, risks or concerns
The advert is aimed at recruiting into a trainee Band 7 ACP post.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will need have a real drive to personally develop the needs of the service and be self-motivated in order to engage effectively within the multi-disciplinary team. The successful candidate must demonstrate experience of leading and developing practice in addition to being pro-active and having an innovative approach to initiating and sustaining change management. Experience of clinical decision making is essential to the role.
This is an exciting opportunity for anyone who wishes to enhance and broaden their clinical skills and knowledge within this specialty.
About us
What's the hospital like?
Pilgrim Hospital is situated beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the new medical school, It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service
If you want to make a difference and be part of something new and exciting then we would love to hear from you so, what are you waiting for?!
"Excellence in rural healthcare", delivered by people who put patients at the heart of everything they do
One Trust,Endless opportunities
Job description
Job responsibilities
Predominantly the role is based on the Bostonian involving clerking patients who present with oncology issues, formulating appropriate management plans and requesting appropriate investigations. Plans are amended accordingly depending on investigation findings and patients are either managed as an outpatient or admitted.
The role for the ward ACP is to support the OAU areas on the wards, develop skills to enable the ACP to independently lead OAU ward rounds. There will be further development opportunities also as the role progresses. It is envisaged that the service will evolve to 7 day working and you will form part of a rota.
Whats in it for you??
So, apart from being part of a team that puts patients at the heart of everything we do, and seeing lives improved by the treatments we give, youll also get the following:
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- NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer.
- Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change)
- Flexible working & career breaks: Helping you match work and home life ask about reduced hours, compressed hours, flexible working, term-time only working, job sharing and unpaid leave.
- Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and well pay you weekly ideal if your income needs a quick boost.
- Relocation packages: If a relocation package is offered for the role, you could qualify for expenses of up to 25% of your starting salary.
And theres more!!:
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- Family & Childcare including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
- Health & Wellbeing including mindfulness, counselling, mental health first aid, health check MOTs, physiotherapy, eye tests.
- Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research and GP speciality training programme.
- Discounts & Salary Sacrifice including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics and wider wallet.
- Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. your NHS needs you!!!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Predominantly the role is based on the Bostonian involving clerking patients who present with oncology issues, formulating appropriate management plans and requesting appropriate investigations. Plans are amended accordingly depending on investigation findings and patients are either managed as an outpatient or admitted.
The role for the ward ACP is to support the OAU areas on the wards, develop skills to enable the ACP to independently lead OAU ward rounds. There will be further development opportunities also as the role progresses. It is envisaged that the service will evolve to 7 day working and you will form part of a rota.
Whats in it for you??
So, apart from being part of a team that puts patients at the heart of everything we do, and seeing lives improved by the treatments we give, youll also get the following:
-
- NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer.
- Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change)
- Flexible working & career breaks: Helping you match work and home life ask about reduced hours, compressed hours, flexible working, term-time only working, job sharing and unpaid leave.
- Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and well pay you weekly ideal if your income needs a quick boost.
- Relocation packages: If a relocation package is offered for the role, you could qualify for expenses of up to 25% of your starting salary.
And theres more!!:
-
- Family & Childcare including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
- Health & Wellbeing including mindfulness, counselling, mental health first aid, health check MOTs, physiotherapy, eye tests.
- Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research and GP speciality training programme.
- Discounts & Salary Sacrifice including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics and wider wallet.
- Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. your NHS needs you!!!
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Current Professional Registration
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice
- Post registration qualification or training relevant to speciality
- Registered Independent Non-Medical Prescriber
- ALS Provider
- Evidence of teaching, supervision & assessment skills
- First degree
Desirable
- Mentor/assessor qualification
- Instructor on ALS
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration relevant experience
Desirable
- Management, supervisor and leadership experience
- Completed portfolio of supervised practice in oncology
Communication & relationship skills
Essential
- Able to present and receive complex information to a multi-professional team
- Able to work independently and within a team
- Assertiveness skills and ability to deal with interpersonal conflict
- Ability to adapt communication to a variety of patient needs/abilities
- Demonstrate negotiating and influencing skills
- Accept constructive feedback and teaching from a variety of sources
Desirable
- Evidence of multidisciplinary teaching
Analytical & Judgement skills
Essential
- Ability to respond to, prioritise and analyse health conditions and ensure effective interventions are actioned in a timely manner
- Deal effectively with clinical issues within defined guidelines
- Participation in research or audit projects
- Active involvement in departmental operational development
- Able to work with undifferentiated and undiagnosed healthcare problems
Desirable
Planning & organisation skills
Essential
- Willingness to adapt to departmental and patient need
- Self-motivated
- Able to identify learning opportunities
- Able to organise own learning and development
- Manage time and deadlines efficiently
- Ability to provide education, complete research and audit
Physical skills
Essential
- Ability to undertake required clinical duties/procedures
- Ability to manoeuvre patients and perform clinical examinations as required
- Ability to undertake computer and other equipment skills
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential
- Demonstrates flexibility in working patterns and practices
- Ability to supoort colleagues, patients and relatives in sometimes distressing circumstances
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Current Professional Registration
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice
- Post registration qualification or training relevant to speciality
- Registered Independent Non-Medical Prescriber
- ALS Provider
- Evidence of teaching, supervision & assessment skills
- First degree
Desirable
- Mentor/assessor qualification
- Instructor on ALS
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration relevant experience
Desirable
- Management, supervisor and leadership experience
- Completed portfolio of supervised practice in oncology
Communication & relationship skills
Essential
- Able to present and receive complex information to a multi-professional team
- Able to work independently and within a team
- Assertiveness skills and ability to deal with interpersonal conflict
- Ability to adapt communication to a variety of patient needs/abilities
- Demonstrate negotiating and influencing skills
- Accept constructive feedback and teaching from a variety of sources
Desirable
- Evidence of multidisciplinary teaching
Analytical & Judgement skills
Essential
- Ability to respond to, prioritise and analyse health conditions and ensure effective interventions are actioned in a timely manner
- Deal effectively with clinical issues within defined guidelines
- Participation in research or audit projects
- Active involvement in departmental operational development
- Able to work with undifferentiated and undiagnosed healthcare problems
Desirable
Planning & organisation skills
Essential
- Willingness to adapt to departmental and patient need
- Self-motivated
- Able to identify learning opportunities
- Able to organise own learning and development
- Manage time and deadlines efficiently
- Ability to provide education, complete research and audit
Physical skills
Essential
- Ability to undertake required clinical duties/procedures
- Ability to manoeuvre patients and perform clinical examinations as required
- Ability to undertake computer and other equipment skills
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential
- Demonstrates flexibility in working patterns and practices
- Ability to supoort colleagues, patients and relatives in sometimes distressing circumstances
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).
