Anthony Nolan Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Nottingham is seeking a passionate Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join the Anthony Nolan Cell Collection Centre. The role involves providing autonomous healthcare, conducting donor assessments, and contributing to service improvements in stem cell donation. Candidates should be experienced practitioners with relevant qualifications, including registration as an Independent Non-Medical Prescriber. This position supports innovative healthcare practices and research initiatives.

Qualifications

• Advanced clinical practitioner with autonomous practice.
• Registered Independent Non-Medical Prescriber.
• Proficiency in apheresis and donor-related procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide healthcare autonomously and act as an independent Non-Medical Prescriber.
• Undertake training focused on donor medical assessments.
• Support nurse-led cell collection procedures.

Skills

Advanced physical assessment skills

Independent Non-Medical Prescriber

Experience in donor medical assessments

Education

Post-graduate training focused on stem cell donor care

Job description

Overview

We are proud to announce that Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and Anthony Nolan have joined forces to facilitate the UK's first Anthony Nolan Cell Collection Centre. Our new partnership enables the expansion of life-saving stem cell collection services in the UK and creates opportunities to develop research programmes in the future. This is a unique opportunity for a passionate, experienced, and enthusiastic Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join the Anthony Nolan Cell Collection Centre (CCC) at the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham, hosted by the Clinical Research Facility, and to help transform lives through stem cell donation.

For internal applications, a secondment position will be considered. As the dedicated ACP for the CCC, you will be pivotal in the clinical delivery of the CCC's healthcare provision, delivering through credible clinical expertise, skilled decision-making, and safe evaluation of donors to ensure clinical stability and readiness for donation. You will contribute to long-term continuity and consistency in the medical assessment process, applying evidence-based practice and developing service improvement initiatives focused on quality, safety, and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Provide healthcare autonomously and act as an independent Non-Medical Prescriber with advanced physical assessment and decision-making skills, registered with the appropriate professional body.
• Undertake additional training focused on the care of stem cell donors and carry out donor medical assessments and reviews for Donor Lymphocyte Collection (DLC) and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell (PBSC) collection.
• Support nurse-led cell collection procedures and review donors on the day of donation; become proficient in cell collection, including the apheresis clinical procedure, as part of your scope of practice.
• Apply evidence-based practice and contribute to service improvement, resilience, and flexibility of the CCC team.

Qualifications and requirements

• Advanced clinical practitioner with autonomous practice and advanced physical assessment skills.
• Independent Non-Medical Prescriber, registered with the relevant professional body.
• Post-graduate training focused on stem cell donor care and experience in donor medical assessments and reviews (DLC and PBSC).
• Willingness to develop proficiency in apheresis and donor-related procedures as part of scope of practice.

About NUH and Anthony Nolan

With over 19,000 staff, NUH is a major employer in the city, supporting health and wellbeing and playing a leading role in research, education, and innovation. NUH values diversity and welcomes new ideas to deliver world-class healthcare. We encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, to improve representation.

Anthony Nolan matches donors to patients in need of stem cell transplants. The charity has supported thousands of transplants since 1974 and continues to lead in donor recruitment and collection services. A dedicated Cell Collection Centre has been opened in Nottingham to improve timely access to donations.

Additional information

Applicants are reminded to refrain from using AI in the recruitment process. Closing dates: apply soon as vacancies may close early. Communications regarding applications will be via the email address provided. Support is available for easy-read applications and interview preparation. If you are aged 16 or 17, there are apprenticeship considerations for roles over 20 hours per week. Salary is pro rata for part-time work. Pre-employment checks include standard ID, right to work documentation, and DBS checks where required. See NUH career pages for further details.