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Job summary

Main area
Cancer services
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
344-0555DCB
Employer
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
QEQM
Town
Margate
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/07/2024 23:59

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East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust logo

Acute Oncology Nurse Practitioner

Band 7

Job overview

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.

 

 

Working for our organisation

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five
hospitals 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.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.

If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

Person specification

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • specialist knowledge in cancer care, service development, acute care skills, clinical audit
Desirable criteria
  • knowledge of cancer pathways, able to write written reports and generate data, able to present written and verbal handovers

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • RGN, NMC registration, degree, teaching
Desirable criteria
  • non medical prescribing, master degree, clinical skills and examination, service development

Skills

Essential criteria
  • advanced clinical assessment, advanced communication skills, leadership skills, excellent written and verbal skills
Desirable criteria
  • project management skills, triaging skills, ability to work under pressure, demonstrate the Trusts Values

Experience

Essential criteria
  • 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 criteria
  • 5 years clinical experience, experience in ED, chemotherapy knowledge

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardThe Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion is the leading employer network covering all aspects of equality and inclusion in the workplace.Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerThe Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion (enei) is the UK's leading employer network covering all aspects of equality and inclusion issues in the workplace.Prince's Trust - Proud to support the Prince's trust - Youth can do itStep into healthHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
jennifer jewell
Job title
Acute Oncology Lead Nurse Practitioner
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07791980295
Additional information

Claire Whitely 

NSS/AO lead nurse practitioner 

07875701111

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