Lung Cancer Advanced Nurse Practitioner

UHCW; Coventry; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust in Coventry is seeking an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (Band 8a) to provide autonomous clinical care and leadership within the lung cancer pathway. The role requires an independent prescribing qualification and master’s level practice with a strong emphasis on evidence-based care.

The ANP will coordinate multidisciplinary care, assess patients, and make decisions within regulatory authority while contributing to education, research, and

Qualifications

• Current UK registered nurse with MSc in ACP/Advanced Practice.
• Independent Prescriber qualification with annotation on professional register.
• Evidence of CPD and teaching/assessing qualifications optional.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care across lung cancer pathways with MDTs.
• Lead and deliver autonomous clinical care within scope of practice.
• Perform relevant clinical procedures with supervision as needed.
• Document assessment, diagnosis and management clearly.
• Engage in shared decision making with patients and carers.

Skills

Advanced Practice

Independent Prescriber

Clinical Assessment

Decision Making

Communication Skills

Education

Masters in Advanced Practice

Independent Prescriber qualification

UK Nursing Registration

Job description

Main area Respiratory Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday, 9/17) Job ref 218-NM-B8A-8320859

Site University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Town Coventry Salary £57,528 - £64,750 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 11/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) is required to be an experienced registered nurse working at an advanced level in clinical practice, who will exercise autonomy and decision making in a context of complexity, uncertainty and varying levels of risk, holding accountability for decisions made. The ANP will be able to manage clinical care in partnership with individuals, families and carers responding to differences in cultures, demographics and populations. Utilising critical analysis and synthesis in dealing with complex problems across a range of settings, enabling innovative solutions to enhance people’s experience and improve outcomes.

The ANP role is underpinned by master’s level study and encompasses the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership, management, education and research, with demonstration of core capabilities and specialty specific clinical competence. The ANP will be an independent prescriber, having completed a recognised independent prescribing qualification, including annotation with their professional regulatory body and works within their scope of practice and relevant legislative authority.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

• Co-ordinate the care of patients throughout their lung cancer pathway with the multidisciplinary team and clinical services to ensure the effective management of this group of patients.
• Accountable for own actions in accordance with their professional regulatory body requirements.
• Will contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.
• Lead and deliver clinical care, across a variety of settings, according to National and local guidelines ensuring delivery of evidence-based care and working towards the Trust vision of providing a World Class Service.
• Undertake an initial assessment to determine differential diagnosis, utilising advanced critical thinking and decision-making skills, deciding when necessary to refer to senior clinical colleagues.
• Act autonomously to assess, prioritise and provide expert clinical care which contributes to the patients’ treatment plan to ensure that optimum physical, psychological, and social care needs are met and ensures quality care.
• Request and interpret relevant investigations to facilitate the development of the patient’s management plan.
• Initiate the management of patients who are critically ill or deteriorating within scope of practice.
• Proactively refer to other clinicians (own or other services) depending upon patients’ needs to deliver care beyond your limitations and scope of practice.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Proactively initiate treatment plans for patients requiring intervention and treatment ensuring ethically based considerations.
• Proactively identify, diagnose, and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing long term conditions.
• Undertake relevant clinical procedures to facilitate patient care within the service, supported by the appropriate training and supervision.
• Autonomously assess, diagnose, and have the legal authority to independently prescribe. As an independent prescriber, the ANP is responsible and accountable for the assessment of patients with undiagnosed or diagnosed conditions and for clinical management decisions.
• The independent prescriber can prescribe pharmacology and non-pharmacology treatment within their scope of practice.
• Provides information and advice to patients on prescribed medication regimens, side-effects, and interactions ensuring compliance with evidence- based practice and national and practice protocols.
• Documents clearly all aspects of assessment, diagnosis, and management plan and present the findings, using the approved documentation framework.
• Facilitates shared decision making by discussing assessment outcomes with patients, carers, and other health care professionals, to enable patients to make informed decisions regarding treatment.
• Highly developed communication skills enabling maintenance of high-quality service within a complex and challenging environment with often, conflicting priorities.
• Support patients, families, and carers to adopt health healthy lifestyles strategies and apply principles of self- care, alongside clinical management plans.
• Understand and recognise risk and apply safeguarding measures that support the identification of vulnerable adults and children, being aware of statutory child/ vulnerable patient’s health procedures and local guidance to elevate concerns accordingly.
• Contribute to informed patient consent and act as patient advocate.
• Undertake delegated consent as appropriate and after successful completion of the relevant training and competencies.
• Report clinical incidents via Trust Datix reporting system, investigate as appropriate and share learning.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Current UK registered nurse professional registration MSc in ACP/Advance Practice or Healthcare or HEE/NHSE Advance Practice digital badge Evidence of continuous professional development Teaching and assessing qualification/equivalent. Independent Prescriber (annotated on professional register) IRMER regulation training
• PhD or working towards Specialist relevant qualification ALS provider Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training

Experience

• Senior clinical experience at Band 7 or above. Significant clinical experience in relevant field. Respiratory/ general medicine/oncology Experience in research and audit Proven record in change management and service development. Evidence of journal/ book publication/ webinar/oral/poster presentations/ project work Evidence of leading teams, staff development and teaching Demonstrate ability to embed evidence-based practice. Experience in collaborative working with a diverse range of internal/external stakeholders. Experience of case load management
• Successful completion of speciality/service specific capabilities/ competencies Experience of patient/public involvement. Experience of successful resource and budget management. Experience of staff management -recruitment, selection, sickness

Knowledge

• A knowledgeable clinician with the ability to apply evidence-based practice. Knowledge of clinical governance Sound knowledge of national and local NHS agenda/policy/guidance/ integrated care boards and implications

Skills

• Advanced IT skills including data analysis and report writing. Good interpersonal skills Highly developed communication, influencing, negotiating skills and sharing of information. Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines. Excellent organisational and time management skills Ability to be an innovative and effective decision-maker. Demonstrate ability to assess, diagnose, interpret investigations and develop a clinical management plan for complex patients. Ability to deal with sensitive/challenging/complex and stressful situations. Skills in presenting at conferences/webinars.

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values. (As detailed in UHCW’s Values in Action document below) Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience

To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.

The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.

In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post.

UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.

If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we’ll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.

We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents.

Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.

All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM folders

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.

Name Lindsey Fitzpatrick
Job title Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Email address [e-mail]
Telephone number 024 7696 5505
Additional information

We would encourage a visit to the team prior to application / interview.