Enhanced Nurse Practitioner, Lung Cancer

NHS; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated health care professional to join their Lung Cancer Specialist Nurse Team. This role involves utilizing clinical skills to provide holistic, high-quality care to patients while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will demonstrate effective communication and compassionate leadership, supporting decision-making and promoting person-centered approaches in health care. Join a team committed to delivering exceptional healthcare and making a meaningful impact in the lives of patients within the oncology and respiratory fields.

Qualifications

• Ability to act independently and resolve complex clinical situations.
• Experience in managing respiratory and oncology patients.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate treatment interventions.
• Provide specialist clinical knowledge to colleagues and patients.

Skills

Clinical Judgment

Effective Communication

Decision-Making Skills

Compassionate Leadership

Oncology Knowledge

Respiratory Patient Management

Education

Post-registration Qualification in Health Care

CPD in Oncology/Respiratory

Job description

The post holder will work as a health care professional within the Lung Cancer Specialist Nurse Team and assist in the care provision alongside the senior Enhance Care Practitioner when required.

They will be expected to utilise clinical skills within the multidisciplinary team to ensure that patients within the lung cancer service receive holistic, timely, and high-quality care.

The post holder will demonstrate compassionate leadership and effective communication skills, supporting decision-making, and promoting person-centered approaches in health and care.

Main duties of the job

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individual treatment interventions within a set field of practice for patients by virtue of enhanced clinical judgement and close liaison with members of the MDT and the senior Enhanced Clinical Practitioner.
• Provide specialist, clinical knowledge to colleagues, patients, and carers/relatives.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills, supporting people in making decisions, planning care, or seeking to make positive changes, using Health Education England's framework to promote person-centered approaches in health and care.
• Work in conjunction with the MDT to clearly define values, direction, and policies impacting upon care.
• Evaluate their own practice and participate in multidisciplinary service and team evaluation, demonstrating the impact of enhanced clinical practice on service function, effectiveness, and quality.

About us

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre and an internationally recognized centre of excellence in various services and specialties. Our vision is to enable our teams to be the best they can be, providing exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

We value all individuals and aim to be an anti-discriminatory organization, committed to building a team that reflects diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Job responsibilities

• Use expertise and decision-making skills to inform clinical reasoning when dealing with individual presentations and complex situations, synthesizing information from multiple sources to make appropriate, evidence-based judgments and diagnoses.
• Be responsible and accountable for decisions, actions, and omissions at this enhanced level of practice.
• Utilize professional judgment and maturity, understanding when to seek help.
• Act as a role model within the clinical area and team as a research-empowered practitioner.
• Demonstrate receptiveness to challenge and constructively challenge others, escalating concerns affecting safety and well-being when necessary.
• Demonstrate resilience and determination, managing unfamiliar, complex, or unpredictable situations, and seek to build confidence in others.

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Person Specification

• Working towards post-registration qualification / CPD in the area of practice.
• Interest and understanding of Oncology/Respiratory environment.
• Ability to act independently, resolve complex clinical situations, and have good decision-making skills.
• Experience in managing respiratory/oncology patients.
• A sound understanding of professional priorities.
• Able to be flexible within the role and prioritize the needs of the service.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a disclosure check will be required through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions.