Specialist Nurse Practitioner Unit

Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Practitioner to take on this specialist nursing role working as a key member in developing our cancer services.

The post requires vision, innovation and the ability to work across professional boundaries, underpinned by a real desire to provide the highest standards of patient care. As an experienced haematology/oncology nurse, you will be required to develop your knowledge and skills to undertake nurse‑led assessment and nurse‑led clinics.

You will be part of a committed team of professionals and work closely with the Nurse Consultant – Cancer Services, Head of SACT, Head of Acute Oncology and other Clinical Practitioners within our team. We offer a friendly and supportive work environment, participation in clinical supervision and excellent opportunities for professional development.

You will be expected to work flexibly including weekends and Bank Holidays and cover on an on‑call basis.

As a Registered Nurse, you will possess a high level of up‑to‑date relevant clinical knowledge and experience with a minimum of 2 years recent relevant experience in haematology/oncology and one year at Band 6. You must have completed your advanced health assessment and non‑medical prescribing courses or be willing to work towards them. You will have a nursing degree. Additionally you will have post‑registration qualification in Systemic Anti‑Cancer Therapy.

An accredited communication skills qualification is desirable.

To provide expert care, advice and support to patients receiving treatment on an inpatient, day case and out‑patient basis, and to their families, and act as a resource for other staff. As a clinical leader, the post holder will lead on the implementation of the service objectives.

The main emphasis of this role is clinical and includes the development and leadership of a nurse‑led service including nurse‑led clinics and chemotherapy services to provide for the needs of patients and their families.

This is an innovative post aimed at developing future cancer leaders. The post holder will include shared working experience between 4 key posts.

Lead Chemotherapy Nurse.

Education and Development Nurse.

Acute Oncology Nurse.

Nursing Management.

The post holder will provide direct, specialised care and advice to patients within a defined caseload, using specialist nursing skills and ensuring that care and support to patients and families is sensitive to their needs for courtesy, dignity and privacy.

To act as a patient’s advocate and to give advice regarding treatment options in order that patients are able to give informed consent. To take informed consent from patients and their families.

To work in collaboration with all members of the multi‑disciplinary team in order to ensure the provision of a quality service for patients and their families.

To collaborate with multi‑disciplinary team and produce a quality framework for the purpose of auditing and evaluating cancer and chemotherapy services.

To support the day‑case treatment suite clinically and professionally on a daily basis. Providing clinical advice and support to staff and monitoring the patients attending the unit.

To participate in nurse‑led chemotherapy and emergency clinics.

To work with the Acute Oncology Team to support inpatients, outpatients and the day‑case treatment suite clinically and professionally on a daily basis. Providing clinical advice and support to staff and monitoring the patients attending the unit. To participate in the acute oncology nurse rota including weekends and bank holidays.

To check and/or administer chemotherapy, as appropriate, according to the relevant Trust policies and procedures including close monitoring of the patient pre/post and during chemotherapy treatment.

Perform cannulation, venepuncture, and venesections on patients.

Undertake emergency assessment of the unwell patient with cancer e.g. acute neutropenic sepsis providing the appropriate management and supportive therapies.

As a Nurse Independent Prescriber prescribe chemotherapy and supportive drugs for patients attending the…