Job summary
Are you an Advanced Clinical/Specialist Practitioner with the desire to work within a specialist area, providing a service for patients on the suspected cancer pathway? We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join an innovative team of ASP's in our Urology department, running the suspected cancer pathway from referral to diagnosis. You will be committed to providing excellent direct independent clinical practice, be a team player, and passionate about urology and the patients we serve.
This post is directed at a qualified independent Advanced Clinical/Specialist Practitioner or a Trainee ACP/ASP who will be supported through their training. If you share our values, desire to provide a high quality effective service and ready to take the next step in your career then we welcome your application.
Main duties of the job
You will be a key member of the Urology team and act as an autonomous practitioner. They will be responsible for developing and leading a comprehensive service for managing patients who are referred into the Urology service on a two week rule cancer pathway. This will be a developing role, with a staggered approach into the independent management of the two week rule pathway as the role holder's competency, education, experience and confidence grows alongside a training, development and coaching plan.
About us
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest and highest performing trusts in the country, providing district hospital services to 390,000 in Preston and Chorley, and specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire and South Cumbria.
In Advanced Practice on SAU we are committed to building on your existing skills and knowledge and welcome the opportunity to develop you. Full support will be given to your personal and professional development through regular appraisals; in house training sessions and study time.
If you feel you can rise to the challenge of this post we would love you to apply!
Job description
Job responsibilities
They will enhance practice and research capability, providing professional clinical leadership to regional, national and international multidisciplinary research programmes. Within the area of specialism, the post holder will be responsible for the education and professional development for all disciplines of staff including specialist registrars/clinical fellows, contributing to the delivery of educational programmes, delivered by the organisation and outside providers as appropriate. They will lead on practice and service development through the application of research and evaluation within the specialism. It is expected that the role is predominantly clinically based. All of your work will be done in collaboration with medical, nursing and AHP colleagues.
You would work closely with the Urology surgical consultant team and other key stakeholders including patient navigators, utilising team and patient feedback to develop and grow the service. As this is a new and unique role, the post holder must be flexible to the needs of the Urology service, the role direction will adapt and change with the service needs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
They will enhance practice and research capability, providing professional clinical leadership to regional, national and international multidisciplinary research programmes. Within the area of specialism, the post holder will be responsible for the education and professional development for all disciplines of staff including specialist registrars/clinical fellows, contributing to the delivery of educational programmes, delivered by the organisation and outside providers as appropriate. They will lead on practice and service development through the application of research and evaluation within the specialism. It is expected that the role is predominantly clinically based. All of your work will be done in collaboration with medical, nursing and AHP colleagues.
You would work closely with the Urology surgical consultant team and other key stakeholders including patient navigators, utilising team and patient feedback to develop and grow the service. As this is a new and unique role, the post holder must be flexible to the needs of the Urology service, the role direction will adapt and change with the service needs.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- oProfessional clinical qualification
- oCurrent professional Body registration
- oMaster's Degree in Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice / Masters degree in relevant specialist clinical field. Independent Non Medical Prescribing qualification. (where legally able to).
- oEvidence of continuing professional development.
- oNon-medical Prescribing.
- oBSc in appropriate clinical field or commitment to complete when in post
Desirable
- oTeaching Qualification (7307/Certificate in Education/equivalent) or willing to undertake
- oAdvanced Life Support Qualification
- oLeadership/Management qualification or willingness to undertake.
- oAccredited education and competency in flexible cystoscopy
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- oHighly motivated and experienced practitioner with substantive range of experience within a relevant clinical setting.
- oRecent, substantial surgical care experience
- oBroad & advanced knowledge of clinical pathophysiology
- oSound level of knowledge in relation to invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
- oHas the knowledge to support safe clinical decision making in relation to discharge
- oProven leadership experience including delivering to targets and service improvement.
Desirable
- oExperience in managing chronic health issues
- oKnowledge of more than one area of clinical practice - i.e surgery,medicine, orthopaedics, ITU
- oExperience in a senior nursing/AHP position in Urology
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- oProfessional clinical qualification
- oCurrent professional Body registration
- oMaster's Degree in Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice / Masters degree in relevant specialist clinical field. Independent Non Medical Prescribing qualification. (where legally able to).
- oEvidence of continuing professional development.
- oNon-medical Prescribing.
- oBSc in appropriate clinical field or commitment to complete when in post
Desirable
- oTeaching Qualification (7307/Certificate in Education/equivalent) or willing to undertake
- oAdvanced Life Support Qualification
- oLeadership/Management qualification or willingness to undertake.
- oAccredited education and competency in flexible cystoscopy
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- oHighly motivated and experienced practitioner with substantive range of experience within a relevant clinical setting.
- oRecent, substantial surgical care experience
- oBroad & advanced knowledge of clinical pathophysiology
- oSound level of knowledge in relation to invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
- oHas the knowledge to support safe clinical decision making in relation to discharge
- oProven leadership experience including delivering to targets and service improvement.
Desirable
- oExperience in managing chronic health issues
- oKnowledge of more than one area of clinical practice - i.e surgery,medicine, orthopaedics, ITU
- oExperience in a senior nursing/AHP position in Urology
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).
