Trainee Advance Clinical Practitioner SACT Lung Cancer

University Hospitals Tees; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Tees invites applications from experienced nursing, pharmacy and allied health professionals to train as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy. The post will be based at James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, supporting a hub and spoke oncology network across Trusts.

The ACP will autonomously assess, diagnose and treat cancer patients, monitor chemotherapy/immunotherapy, and refer for investigations as needed.

Responsibilities

• Train as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Systemic Anti-CCancer Therapy (SACT).
• See new patients and review existing patients on SACT within the lung cancer team.
• Support the assessment unit and the inpatient ward in reviewing patients unwell due to malignancy or systemic treatment.

Job description

Applications are invited from experienced nursing, pharmacy and allied health professionals who would like to develop their career in an exciting direction to train as Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy. The applicant will work within the lung cancer team seeing new patients and reviewing existing patients on SACT. The postholder will also support the assessment unit and the inpatient ward reviewing patients who are unwell due to their malignancy or systemic treatment.

The post will be based at James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, but will support the “hub and spoke” network of oncology services in neighbouring Trusts.

Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) will use specialist knowledge and skills to provide healthcare autonomously to patients within their sphere of practice. The ACP is accountable for independent clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients diagnosed with cancer, monitoring their systemic treatment (cytotoxic chemotherapy, immunotherapy and other directed treatment), assessing and treating complications of treatment and also the cancer itself. In addition to this the ACP is also responsible for appropriately referring patients to relevant specialties for any necessary inpatient or outpatient investigations.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.

Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.

We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emily Park Job title: Macmillan Lead Chemotherapy Nurse Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01642 850850

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