Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and
enthusiastic individual to join our Acute Oncology Team at Worcestershire Acute
Hospitals trust as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner.
We aim to provide an
individualised and supportive 7-day service for patients who are acutely ill,
following treatment for cancer specialised care for oncology and haematology
patients. We are a nurse led service and
we review patients countywide either as an in-patient or in our Acute Oncology
Assessment Bay based at Worcester.
We are looking for a
nurse who has experience working autonomously in triage of sick
oncology/haematology or acute care patient. The ability to communicate effectively with
all members of the multidisciplinary team is essential. You will be supported
in this post by the Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Service Lead, and the
Oncology/Haematology Matron.
In return we will offer
you excellent learning opportunities; we will support your personal growth
through regular personal development planning and our educational strategy.
Informal visits are
highly recommended and welcomed.
For further details/informal visits please contact Alison Jones Acute Oncology ACP/Service Lead Alison.jones18@nhs.net Tel 01905 763333 or Mob: 07808912966.
Main duties of the job
Practice autonomously as an
advanced practitioner within the Acute Oncology Service to provide
patient-centred clinical care, encompassing the skills of advanced clinical
assessment, examination, diagnosis and treatment within an agreed scope of
practice throughout the Department.
Demonstrate a high level of
expertise within the Acute Oncology Service, providing advice, education and
support to staff, patients, their families and carers.
Have responsibility for leading
the on-going development of clinical practice and standards of care within the
service, including the development of policies, procedures, protocols and
guidelines in collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues.
Support new ways of working that
emphasises a more efficient, effective and patient-focused service ensuring
safe referral and discharge of patients as appropriate.
Deputise for the Lead Nurse for
the Acute Oncology Service, this includes the nurse practitioners, Acute Oncology
Helpline and In-reach Services across the two Acute sites (Worcestershire Royal
Hospital and The Alexandra Hospital, Redditch)
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Improving
Diversity and Inclusive Recruitment:
As
part of the Trust's aim to improve diversity across the Trust, positive action
is being taken and all applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+
candidates can request to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed Interview
Scheme if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the person
specification for this role.
Applicants
will be prompted in the application form to declare if they wish to be
considered under this expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme, and their response
would be visible to the Shortlisting Panel.
If
you have any queries about expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please contact
Rob Saunders (HR Manager - Recruitment) in confidence via email
robert.saunders1@nhs.net.
Work autonomously as an Advanced Practitioner
within the speciality, managing a caseload of patients delivering
individualised direct patient care.
Lead in the development and
expansion of the Advanced Clinical Practitioner Service within the specialist
area with management responsibility for additional team members.
A knowledgeable Team Leader,
supporting staff, service and policy development within a defined
area/specialty.
Provide and maintain expert
knowledge and practice in venepuncture, cannulation, central venous devices,
chemotherapy drugs and biological therapies.
Responsible for identifying and
assessing complex clinical and non-clinical issues, implementing resolutions
and monitoring/auditing outcomes.
Undertake highly specialised
technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including
complex patient monitoring; chemotherapy reviews and assessments; equipment
management and defined expanded clinical roles.
Accountable for own actions in
accordance with Code of Professional Conduct.
Will contribute towards corporate
objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies always.
Highly developed communication
skills enabling maintenance of high-quality service and ensuring timely
management and resolution of unexpected events and situations.
Contribute to specialist forums
and National initiatives.
Identify areas for nursing research,
sources of funding and initiate research projects.
Regularly manage expected and
unexpected clinical events relating to Acute Oncology emergencies requiring
high but unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient
dependency/clinical need.
Support patients, carers and staff
during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g. breaking bad
news or following an unexpected event.
Promote and monitor adherence to
Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and
service users from known hazards.
Provide reports to the Service
Lead as requested.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Improving
Diversity and Inclusive Recruitment:
As
part of the Trust's aim to improve diversity across the Trust, positive action
is being taken and all applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+
candidates can request to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed Interview
Scheme if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the person
specification for this role.
Applicants
will be prompted in the application form to declare if they wish to be
considered under this expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme, and their response
would be visible to the Shortlisting Panel.
If
you have any queries about expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please contact
Rob Saunders (HR Manager - Recruitment) in confidence via email
robert.saunders1@nhs.net.
Work autonomously as an Advanced Practitioner
within the speciality, managing a caseload of patients delivering
individualised direct patient care.
Lead in the development and
expansion of the Advanced Clinical Practitioner Service within the specialist
area with management responsibility for additional team members.
A knowledgeable Team Leader,
supporting staff, service and policy development within a defined
area/specialty.
Provide and maintain expert
knowledge and practice in venepuncture, cannulation, central venous devices,
chemotherapy drugs and biological therapies.
Responsible for identifying and
assessing complex clinical and non-clinical issues, implementing resolutions
and monitoring/auditing outcomes.
Undertake highly specialised
technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including
complex patient monitoring; chemotherapy reviews and assessments; equipment
management and defined expanded clinical roles.
Accountable for own actions in
accordance with Code of Professional Conduct.
Will contribute towards corporate
objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies always.
Highly developed communication
skills enabling maintenance of high-quality service and ensuring timely
management and resolution of unexpected events and situations.
Contribute to specialist forums
and National initiatives.
Identify areas for nursing research,
sources of funding and initiate research projects.
Regularly manage expected and
unexpected clinical events relating to Acute Oncology emergencies requiring
high but unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient
dependency/clinical need.
Support patients, carers and staff
during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g. breaking bad
news or following an unexpected event.
Promote and monitor adherence to
Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and
service users from known hazards.
Provide reports to the Service
Lead as requested.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Currently be registered as a nurse with the
- NMC
- Postgraduate clinical specialist knowledge
- / qualification in oncology / haematology Registered Prescriber with or NMC or currently completing Independent
- Prescribing accreditation.
- Masters in advanced clinical Practice or equivalent level 7 Health Assessment (or near to completion)
- Currently meeting the NMC standards for continuing professional development. Post registration experience / qualification
- in oncology/ haematology or chemotherapy.
Desirable
- Post registration qualification in education/teaching
- Advanced communication
- skills training
- Trained in assessing patients using the acute oncology triage tool.
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate evidence of advanced, autonomous practice in the management of patients.
- Can take an accurate and comprehensive history from patients
- Has undertaken examination of patients
- (includes training environment)
- Able to interpret national guidelines within specialist area, and Trust policies, procedures and guidelines related to
- specialist area including clinical governance and risk management.
- Able to develop policies and practice in response to need
- Skills for teaching and supervising health care professionals at all levels.
- Skills for using Microsoft Office to produce word-processed documents e.g. SOPs for specialist areas, patient care plans (MS Word), record research and audit data (MS Excel) and prepare and deliver training (MS PowerPoint).
- Up to date knowledge of specialist field and general knowledge of other medicines actions and usage.
- Understanding of both the current and longer-term issues facing Acute Oncology services within the NHS.
Desirable
- Use of electronic systems, particularly prescribing systems within oncology / haematology
Improving Diversity and Inclusive Recruitment
Essential
- As part of the Trust's aim to improve diversity across the Trust, positive action is being taken and all applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ candidates can request to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the person specification for this role. Here you can declare if you wish to be considered under this expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme and this response would be visible to the Shortlisting Panel.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience at Band 7 or above that includes:
- Evidence of advanced knowledge and understanding of Haematology/Oncology/ Chemotherapy.
- Experience of successfully supervising and contributing to the training of own professional team and proven experience of training nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals
- Formulation and monitoring of policies / guidelines
- Change management
- Project Management
- Evidence of formal teaching experience
Desirable
- Practicing prescriber
- Experience in clerking and undertaking independent examination of patients Experience in providing an extended service as sole clinical practitioner e.g. residency service
- Experience of providing a specialist clinical service to patients on chemotherapy Experience working within an acute oncology service Led service development
- initiative
- Undertaken practice-based research
- Published in professional journal or presented at
- conference/equivalent
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Currently be registered as a nurse with the
- NMC
- Postgraduate clinical specialist knowledge
- / qualification in oncology / haematology Registered Prescriber with or NMC or currently completing Independent
- Prescribing accreditation.
- Masters in advanced clinical Practice or equivalent level 7 Health Assessment (or near to completion)
- Currently meeting the NMC standards for continuing professional development. Post registration experience / qualification
- in oncology/ haematology or chemotherapy.
Desirable
- Post registration qualification in education/teaching
- Advanced communication
- skills training
- Trained in assessing patients using the acute oncology triage tool.
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate evidence of advanced, autonomous practice in the management of patients.
- Can take an accurate and comprehensive history from patients
- Has undertaken examination of patients
- (includes training environment)
- Able to interpret national guidelines within specialist area, and Trust policies, procedures and guidelines related to
- specialist area including clinical governance and risk management.
- Able to develop policies and practice in response to need
- Skills for teaching and supervising health care professionals at all levels.
- Skills for using Microsoft Office to produce word-processed documents e.g. SOPs for specialist areas, patient care plans (MS Word), record research and audit data (MS Excel) and prepare and deliver training (MS PowerPoint).
- Up to date knowledge of specialist field and general knowledge of other medicines actions and usage.
- Understanding of both the current and longer-term issues facing Acute Oncology services within the NHS.
Desirable
- Use of electronic systems, particularly prescribing systems within oncology / haematology
Improving Diversity and Inclusive Recruitment
Essential
- As part of the Trust's aim to improve diversity across the Trust, positive action is being taken and all applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ candidates can request to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the person specification for this role. Here you can declare if you wish to be considered under this expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme and this response would be visible to the Shortlisting Panel.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience at Band 7 or above that includes:
- Evidence of advanced knowledge and understanding of Haematology/Oncology/ Chemotherapy.
- Experience of successfully supervising and contributing to the training of own professional team and proven experience of training nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals
- Formulation and monitoring of policies / guidelines
- Change management
- Project Management
- Evidence of formal teaching experience
Desirable
- Practicing prescriber
- Experience in clerking and undertaking independent examination of patients Experience in providing an extended service as sole clinical practitioner e.g. residency service
- Experience of providing a specialist clinical service to patients on chemotherapy Experience working within an acute oncology service Led service development
- initiative
- Undertaken practice-based research
- Published in professional journal or presented at
- conference/equivalent
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).
