Macmillan Acute Oncology Lead Nurse Practitioner

NHS; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a Macmillan AOS Lead Nurse Practitioner to deliver exceptional care and lead a dedicated team. This role involves providing advanced clinical skills, leadership, and expert knowledge in oncology nursing. You will play a vital role in service delivery, quality improvement, and specialist assessments, ensuring high standards of care for cancer patients. Join a dynamic environment that values collaboration, innovation, and professional growth, and be part of a mission to provide the best care by the best people.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Professional development

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Must have substantial post-qualification experience in oncology nursing.
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills in nursing teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced clinical skills and leadership in oncology nursing.
• Support the development of the AOS team and improve patient care.

Skills

Advanced Clinical Skills

Leadership

Oncology Nursing

Communication Skills

Clinical Examination Skills

IT Literacy

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

1st Level Degree in Nursing or related subject

MSc Advanced Clinical Practice

Mentorship qualification

Tools

SACT Passport

Non-Medical Prescriber

Job description

Job summary

Macmillan AOS Lead Nurse Practitioner

Division: Cancer and Core Clinical Services

Care Group: Cancer and Access

Band: 8A

Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum

We are recruiting for a Macmillan AOS Lead Nurse Practitioner who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will provide advanced clinical skills, leadership and expert knowledge in clinical practice. It is envisaged that at least 80% will be spent working in the clinical area as part of an agreed job plan. The role contributes to leading service delivery, supporting quality improvement and providing safe and effective specialist level acute oncological assessments within the national tiers for review.

The post will be characterised by the following four pillars of practice:

1. Clinical Practice
2. Leadership
3. Facilitating Learning
4. Evidence, Research and Development

The post-holder will provide compassionate and credible professional specialist leadership and effective management of resources ensuring high standards of nursing care are delivered to all cancer patients.

Act as an advanced clinical expert and professional resource for patients, carers and health care professionals Trust wide.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies/procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

About us

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

1. B - Bold
2. E - Every person counts
3. S - Sharing and open
4. T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Job responsibilities

Following a restructure within the AOS team we have created an opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced AO Nurse with a passion for leading and developing the AOS Team. The post holder will inspire and improve the development of the AOS across MFT for all patients requiring emergency care and management of complications of SACT and/or a cancer diagnosis.

As an experienced nurse, you will support the Lead Cancer Nurse/Head of Nursing in the management of complex and multi-faceted demands on the cancer pathway, delivering transformational change. The post holder will work to continuously improve the quality of health provision for patients with cancer and their families. This will be achieved by collaborative working across the integrated care system, commissioners, cancer alliance and voluntary sector.

The successful applicant will demonstrate a high level of enthusiasm, commitment and leadership that will support the development of aspirant and cancer nurses across the organisation. They will have excellent clinical skills, recent experience, and a background knowledge of oncology nursing as well as a robust level of IT literacy.

Lead on the clinical and education requirements for nurse-led specialist clinical and cancer support services in line with strategic priorities for AOS.

To support the Macmillan Deputy Lead Cancer Nurse on the implementation of the ACCEND framework across the organisation.

To utilise advanced level clinical leadership skills to influence and collaborate with services across the organisation to ensure all staff working with cancer patients have the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge to meet the personalised care agenda to support patients live well with and beyond a cancer diagnosis.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse
• 1st Level Degree in Nursing or related subject
• MSc Advanced Clinical Practice or Master's Degree in a health related subject relevant to specialist area of clinical practice
• Mentorship qualification
• SACT Passport Holder
• Non-Medical Prescriber
• Advanced Communication skills qualification
• Clinical Examination Skills or equivalent

Desirable

• NHS Leadership Academy qualification or equivalent
• Competent in the placement of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (desirable)
• AOS Passport Holder

Experience Essential

• Substantial post qualification experience as CNS team lead / Matron or equivalent, managing nursing teams.
• Experience and knowledge of cancer pathways.
• Extensive experience of working autonomously at an advanced level within the specialist oncology area delivering effective patient focused care.
• Ability to work without supervision, providing specialist advice to the organisation, working to tight and often changing timescales.
• Clinical practitioner with advanced practice skills and significant experience in clinical roles within the oncology setting, underpinned by the four pillars of practice.
• High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude.
• Evidence of contributing to service development, delivery and successful change management.

Desirable

• Experience of acute medical/emergency department nursing.
• Knowledge of palliative care - EOLC and Advanced Care Planning.

Knowledge, Skills and Ability Essential

• Excellent knowledge of early diagnosis of cancer, cancer pathways and oncology emergency treatment protocols.
• Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create the conditions for successful partnership working.
• Demonstrate leadership, influencing and negotiating skills.
• Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively.
• Ability to engage a team in achieving goals for a clear & shared vision.
• Demonstrate self-awareness and critical reflection.
• Previous experience of student supervision and clinical education at undergraduate and post graduate level.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details

Employer name: Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Medway, Windmill Road, Gillingham, ME5 7NY

Employer's website: https://www.medway.nhs.uk/