Chemotherapy Nurse Practitioner

NHS; Bedford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Chemotherapy Nurse Practitioner. This role involves assessing patient needs, providing expert advice during chemotherapy, and conducting nurse-led clinics. The ideal candidate will be a registered nurse with experience in chemotherapy and the ability to work autonomously. You will join a supportive team committed to delivering high-quality care and have opportunities for training and development.

Benefits

High-quality training and development

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• 1st level registered nurse with valid registration.
• Educated to degree level or working towards this level.
• Independent prescribing qualification or willing to undertake.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice and support to patients receiving chemotherapy.
• Assess, plan, and evaluate patient care.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of chemotherapy treatments.
• Act as a patient advocate, providing clear information on treatment options.

Skills

Highly developed communication skills

Effective team worker

Advanced clinical assessment

Organisational skills

Ability to deal with distressing situations

Education

1st level registered nurse with valid registration

Degree level education

Independent prescribing qualification

Tools

NHS IT systems

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Chemotherapy Nurse Practitioner team. As a senior member of the Chemotherapy team, a key aspect of this role will be contributing to service review and establishing new ways of working to support, develop, and implement nurse‑led clinics in line with new NICE guidance and treatment pathways.

Main duties

To autonomously assess the needs of patients receiving systemic anti‑cancer treatment, initiate appropriate investigations, determine differential diagnoses, and deliver holistic, evidence‑based care. The role also includes independently conducting nurse‑led clinics, providing specialist and advanced clinical skills to support medical and nursing teams within the oncology department, and contributing to the education and development of chemotherapy staff.

About us

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people across Bedfordshire, offering key services such as A&E, Obstetrics‑led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high‑performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff, with access to high‑quality training and development to help you grow your career.

Job responsibilities

• Provide expert advice and support to patients receiving chemotherapy, and to their families and carers before, during and after treatment.
• Ensure Cancer Standards are consistently met and maintained in line with peer‑review requirements.
• Take responsibility for assessing, planning and evaluating patient care.
• Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of chemotherapy treatments, supportive measures and current clinical trials to promote evidence‑based practice.
• Communicate effectively with patients and their families/carers to assess needs and provide appropriate support, information, education and advice.
• Offer guidance on sensitive issues, including anxiety related to body image and sexuality.
• Identify physical, social and psychological needs of patients and make appropriate referrals to other services.
• Act as a patient advocate, providing clear information on treatment options to support informed consent.
• Deliver a high standard of clinical care to patients receiving cytotoxic drugs.
• Work closely with the vascular access team, ward staff and community teams to ensure patients and relatives receive education on the care of Central Venous Access Devices.
• Provide information on disease, treatments, dietary considerations, and available local and national support groups.
• Liaise closely with Cancer and Palliative Care Teams.

Person specification

Qualifications – Essential

• 1st level registered nurse with valid registration
• Educated to degree level or working towards this level
• Independent prescribing qualification or willing to undertake
• SACT passport

Qualifications – Desirable

• Teaching qualification
• Evidence of leadership development
• Evidence of management development
• Advanced communication skills

Experience – Essential

• Relevant experience at B6 within chemotherapy
• Experience of successful multi‑agency working
• Experience of teaching and assessing in the clinical area
• Experience of developing and undertaking audit
• Participation in service development and implementation of change

Experience – Desirable

• Management of clinical leadership experience

Knowledge – Essential

• Knowledge of professional issues and policy relating to specialist area
• Understanding of trusts policies and procedures
• Knowledge and application of clinical governance
• Knowledge of audit
• Knowledge of risk management
• Knowledge of clinical issues – assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care

Knowledge – Desirable

• NHS IT systems

Skills – Essential

• Highly developed communication skills (interpersonal, liaison and negotiation, writing and presentation)
• Able to be a positive and effective team worker in the MDT
• Able to work autonomouslyli>
• Organisational skills and the ability to work effectively with a management structure
• Able to perform advanced clinical assessment
• Ability to adapt to change within working situation
• Ability to prioritise work
• Ability to embrace, lead and drive change in a complex environment
• Ability to deal with highly distressing situations
• Able to participate/undertake clinical audit and research

Skills – Desirable

• Intermediate IT skills
• Demonstrate team leadership and motivational skills
• Demonstrate ability to improve performance and services