About this role
Job summary
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.
Main duties of the job
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.
About us
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.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
oRegistered healthcare practitioner oSuccessfully completed modules/ short courses which are relevant to their role and are equivalent to master's level (L7) Supplemented by post graduate specialist training which may have been delivered in house. oPortfolio demonstrating continued professional development oAbility and drive to complete the MSc in advanced clinical practice successfully and attain the full ACP MSc qualification oIndependent Non-medical prescriber or willing to undertake (if legally permitted) oWill work towards and complete any appropriate credential routes which are available and applicable to the clinical area
Desirable
oRecognised chemotherapy training and completed the SACT passport oIndependent Non-medical prescriber (if legally permitted) oAdvanced physical assessment skills (L7 masters)
Experience Essential
oExtensive clinical experience in the speciality at a senior 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address The James Cook University Hospital
Marton Road
Middlesbrough
TS4 3BW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)