Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Trainee) in Acute Oncology

Uhmb; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Trainee) in Acute Oncology has arisen at a leading healthcare facility. You will be responsible for the assessment and management of patients and ensure high-quality care. This role emphasizes direct clinical care, educational duties, and leadership across the team at Royal Lancaster Infirmary.

Qualifications

• Experience in caring for patients with respiratory conditions required.
• Evidence of clinical competence and credibility in specialty.
• Experience of establishing effective communication in healthcare settings.

Responsibilities

• Support the holistic assessment, treatment, and management of patients.
• Provide expert practice in acute Oncology clinical care.
• Assist in the management and safe discharge of patients.

Skills

Communication

Clinical competence

Leadership

Time management

Autonomous practice

Teaching

Education

Relevant post-registration qualification in specialist practice

Job description

This post is only open to internal applicants.

Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Trainee) in Acute Oncology

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Main area Acute Oncology Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week Job ref 331-L17700625

Site Royal Lancaster Infirmary Town Lancaster Salary £53,755 - £60,504 PA - Annex 21 for trainee ACP in year 1(70%) and year 2 (75%) Salary period Yearly Closing 03/07/2025 23:59

''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the position of Advanced Clinical Practitioner in the Acute Oncology team which covers the service across the bay at all three sites

The post holder will support the holistic assessment, treatment and management of patients on the unit which has a fundamental focus acute Oncology Patients

The role blends direct, higher level clinical care with education, management activities with a focus on Governance and as such the post holder is expected to build working relationships across the local health community.

Main duties of the job

To work at the level outlined in the HEE Multi-professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice (2017) with equal focus on all four pillars of advanced clinical practice: Clinical, Leadership/management, education, and research/audit

To assist in the continued assessment treatment and management of patients being cared for on the inpatient unit to support safe discharge and high quality care.

Provide expert practice, exercising a high degree of specialist professional judgement supporting the patient journey.

Working for our organisation

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Person specification

Experience

• Experience of establishing effective communication.
• • Current knowledge and experience of caring for patients with respiratory conditions
• • Evidence of clinical competence and credibility in the specialty and relevant post-registration qualification experience which must be in an appropriate area of specialist practice at a senior level.
• Exercise a high degree of autonomy within specialist area
• Change management experience and ability to develop expert practice
• Evidence of teaching, mentoring and assessing junior staff.
• • Experience of and ability to work as a member of the multidisciplinary clinical team.
• Experience of undertaking audit
• Experience of undertaking research
• Experience in the development of policies, procedures and practice
• Evidence of management/leadership experience relevant to clinical specialty.
• Setting and monitoring of standards

Skills ability and knowledge

• Able to respond rapidly to emergency situations
• • Able to prioritise own workload and that of others demonstrating effective time management and organisational skills
• Ability to communicate effectively both written & verbal.
• • Up to date knowledge of the developments in appropriate area care underpinned by theory and experience
• Understanding of clinical governance and its application
• Understanding of current best practice and NHS issues and initiatives
• • Able to develop, and deliver nurse/AHP led services and clinics, in collaboration but independently of medical consultants
• • Autonomous practitioner; able to admit, investigate, diagnose, treat, prescribe medications and discharge patients
• • Work under pressure with exceptional organisation and time management skills
• • Committed to CPD of self and others with proven mentoring, teaching and assessing skills
• Demonstrate advanced people management skills
• • Competent in IT skills (in particular e- mail, use of internet ability to manipulate data electronically, power point presentations)
• Ability to develop standards of care
• Ensures that own actions support equality, diversity, rights and maintain quality
• Demonstrable basic and advanced clinical skills relevant to the specialty

Personal Qualities

• Flexible and adaptable to the changing needs of the service
• • Excellent interpersonal skills, enthusiastic, innovative, flexible, approachable, caring, kind and compassionate
• Motivated and able to motivate others
• Committed to service development
• Able to deal with difficult and sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy
• Excellent listening and communication skills

PLEASE NOTE THAT SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL.

The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be EffortlesslyInclusive .

The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.

We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.

The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert

If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, (formally CRB) a charge of £49.50 for Enhanced and £21.50 for Standard clearance and additional to this a £4.90 administration fee will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.

Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract, will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.

We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding, specifically to support you right the way through to your first few months in your new role with us atUHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle into your new roleincluding: what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you'll get paid etc. As well as information on a number of our services i.e. Infection Prevention, Anti-fraud, Inclusion and Diversity, Care Certificates and much more. To access click on this linkhttps://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/uhmbt-pre-onboarding .

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.