Cancer Care Ambulatory Advanced Clinical Practitioner

University Hospitals Dorset; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Dorset invites applications for an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner to establish a new ambulatory cancer care service at Royal Bournemouth Hospital. This Band 8a role leads oncology and haematology pathways, supporting inpatient and SDEC services to prevent unnecessary admissions.

You will provide expert assessment and treatment, with senior clinical leadership for the ambulatory nursing team, and drive service development across the directorate in line with best

Qualifications

• Masters level Advanced Clinical Practice and non-medical prescribing are essential.
• Experience leading cancer care or ambulatory services is desirable.
• Strong leadership and collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the ambulatory cancer care ACP service and supervise the nursing team.
• Plan and manage complete episodes of care across oncology/haematology pathways.
• Develop clinical pathways and drive service improvements across the directorate.
• Deliver education and development for individuals and large groups within the trusts.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical assessment

Education

Masters level Advanced Clinical Practice

Non-medical independent prescriber

Budget management

Advanced Practitioner recognition

Job description

Cancer Care Ambulatory Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Band 8a

Main area Oncology Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week Job ref 153-SP06827

Department name 01. UHD - General Recruitment Site Bournemouth Town Bournemouth Salary £57,528 - £64,750 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 12/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 22/10/2026

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitione Documents r to establish a new service for an oncology and haematology ambulatory care within cancer care at UHD.

The service will support a variety of pathways for patients with a diagnosis of cancer, and support the inpatient and SDEC services to prevent unnecessary admissions.

As a successful candidate you will have experience in the management of patients with a variety of oncology and haematology malignancies requiring timely intervention. You will have excellent communication and leadership skills which will be essential for service development and team support.

Professional registration with relevant professional body.

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Interview Date: 22nd October

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the assessment and treatment of individuals for the cancer care ambulatory service using an advanced level of professional accountability, autonomy, and judgement, underpinned by Masters level theory and experience. This includes highly complex decision-making across a broad range of differentiated and undifferentiated individual presentations and complex situations, synthesising information from multiple sources to make appropriate, evidence-based judgements and/or diagnoses.

To provide direct clinical leadership to the ambulatory nursing team. To work with others within the directorate to determine the priority workload of the team across the directorate.

Working for our organisation

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To plan and manage complete episodes of care, working in collaboration with the consultants and others, delegating and referring as appropriate, to ensure timely, effective management and optimise health outcomes, in line with the evidence base and nationally recognised best practice.

To play a key operational role and maintain a pro-active approach to managing and leading clinical pathways and flow.

Working closely with a multi-professional team, lead the ACP service in delivery of high quality, performance, and financial frameworks.

To promote and implement service and policy development and redesign, impacting beyond own area and other disciplines, informed by current best practice and evidence-base, in accordance with values-based care of the trust.

To act as a resource to others and to develop, deliver and evaluate a range of relevant specialist programmes of education and development for individuals and large groups, including the wider multidisciplinary team, both internally and external to the trust.

Please see attached job description for further details.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Masters level Advanced Clinical Practice
• Non-medical independent and supplementary prescriber
• Budget Management
• Recognition as Advanced Practitioner by the National Centre for Advancing Practice
• Recognition as Advanced Practitioner by the National Centre for Advancing Practice

Experience

• Experience working independently as an ACP within cancer care
• Demonstrable leadership and nursing experience at senior level in cancer care

Please note:

Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.