Acute Oncology Nurse Practitioner
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Acute Oncology Nurse Practitioner
The post holder will support the cancer services and oncology teams to provide Clinical, professional and managerial leadership, ensuring high standards of Evidence based practice. This nurse led service requires the post holder work autonomously in ensuring the safe co-ordination, triage clinical assessment, treatment planning, decision making and diagnosis during the patients care pathway. The post holder must be proactive in the development and implementation of the clinical service and long-term strategic direction of the Acute Oncology service, maintaining compliance, ensuring person centred care and evaluates the patient experience across the service.
Job summary
Job overview
The post holder will support the cancer services and oncology teams to provide Clinical, professional and managerial leadership, ensuring high standards of Evidence based practice.
This nurse led service requires the post holder work autonomously in ensuring the safe co-ordination, triage clinical assessment, treatment planning, decision making and diagnosis during the patients care pathway. The post holder must be proactive in the development and implementation of the clinical service and long-term strategic direction of the Acute Oncology service, maintaining compliance, ensuring person centred care and evaluates the patient experience across the service.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the cancer services and oncology teams to provide
Clinical, professional and managerial leadership, ensuring high standards of
Evidence based practice. This nurse led service requires the post holder work autonomously in ensuring the safe co-ordination, triage clinical assessment, treatment planning, decision making and diagnosis during the patients care pathway. The post holder must be proactive in the development and implementation of the clinical service and long term strategic direction of the Acute Oncology service, maintaining compliance, ensuring person centred care and evaluates the patient experience across the service.
The post holder is key member of the Acute Oncology Service to ensure safe care to patients and service users and maintain a safe environment for all according to local and national standards and evaluating across the service. Expectation for the practitioner to promote effective workplace cultures across the new team, support acute oncology pathways within the organization to sustain person-center safe effective care. As part of this team the post may require the holder to work on other sites with East Kent Hospital Trust, in order to meet service requirements and to ensure that staff maintain and develop their skills. In addition to covering the acute oncology service, the post holder will be expected to support Brain, CUP and sarcoma patients.
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Details
Date posted
25 June 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£43,742 to £50,056 a year
per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
344-0555DCB
Job locations
QEQM
St Peters Road
Margate
CT9 4AN
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.
If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Job responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.
If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- specialist knowledge in cancer care, service development, acute care skills, clinical audit
Desirable
- knowledge of cancer pathways, able to write written reports and generate data, able to present written and verbal handovers
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN, NMC registration, degree, teaching
Desirable
- non medical prescribing, master degree, clinical skills and examination, service development
Skills
Essential
- advanced clinical assessment, advanced communication skills, leadership skills, excellent written and verbal skills
Desirable
- project management skills, triaging skills, ability to work under pressure, demonstrate the Trusts Values
Experience
Essential
- experience with a range of acute settings, band 6 experience for a minimum of 2 years , minimum of five years experience as a band 5, experience caring for cancer patients
Desirable
- 5 years clinical experience, experience in ED, chemotherapy knowledge
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- specialist knowledge in cancer care, service development, acute care skills, clinical audit
Desirable
- knowledge of cancer pathways, able to write written reports and generate data, able to present written and verbal handovers
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN, NMC registration, degree, teaching
Desirable
- non medical prescribing, master degree, clinical skills and examination, service development
Skills
Essential
- advanced clinical assessment, advanced communication skills, leadership skills, excellent written and verbal skills
Desirable
- project management skills, triaging skills, ability to work under pressure, demonstrate the Trusts Values
Experience
Essential
- experience with a range of acute settings, band 6 experience for a minimum of 2 years , minimum of five years experience as a band 5, experience caring for cancer patients
Desirable
- 5 years clinical experience, experience in ED, chemotherapy knowledge
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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).
Employer details
Employer name
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Address
QEQM
St Peters Road
Margate
CT9 4AN
Employer's website
https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
[Employer hidden]
Address
QEQM
St Peters Road
Margate
CT9 4AN
Employer's website
https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Acute Oncology Lead Nurse Practitioner
jennifer jewell
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