University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Sarcoma Service at UCLH is part of The London Sarcoma Service, one of the largest sarcoma services in Europe with an international reputation for providing the highest quality of care to patients with sarcoma.
Sarcoma patients at UCLH are treated within the Department of Oncology, offering complex chemotherapy and radiotherapy to patients with soft tissue and bone sarcomas.
Applications are invited from enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals to join our Sarcoma team as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner. The successful applicant will work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing expert specialist care to patients with Sarcoma, caring for patients with complex issues related to their disease and its treatment. You will be expected to work autonomously, running nurse-led clinics for clearly defined patient groups within the Sarcoma specialty. Excellent communication skills, clinical skills, leadership, knowledge, and pragmatic thought processes are needed for this role. You will also have an enthusiasm for service review and development, leading or participating in service improvements to continue to develop the highest quality service and patient experience.
The service is part of the renowned cancer nursing service at UCLH, and we provide professional development, both in-job and through postgraduate pathways. You will have the opportunity to attend national and international conferences.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a highly motivated nurse with cancer experience who will lead the development of expert care for patients with Sarcoma. Skills and qualities required for this post include:
* Excellent communication skills with both patients and staff.
* A collaborative approach with the multidisciplinary team (MDT), working across professional and organisational boundaries as necessary in order to provide a comprehensive patient-focused service.
* Delivery of complex information in a clear and sensitive manner for our patients and their loved ones.
* A desire to develop nurse-led research and audit within the Sarcoma service.
* Expert clinical assessment, diagnosis, and management skills, and the ability to deliver high-quality nurse-led clinics.
* A commitment to delivering the highest quality, safe patient experience.
Job responsibilities
Practice autonomously as an ANP using collaborative and independent judgement to assess, investigate, diagnose, plan, implement, manage, and evaluate clinical nursing and medical care in the management of patients.
Take responsibility for the management of patients within own caseload and supervision/development of junior members of the multi-professional team.
Identify the need for appropriate diagnostic tests and interpret the results.
To share knowledge and expertise, acting as an expert resource to others across primary and secondary care as appropriate.
Lead on specific audit cycles to enhance the quality of clinical nursing and medical practice.
Promote and lead nursing research within the Sarcoma service.
Lead on the development of specific guidelines, protocols, and standards.
Contribute to multidisciplinary, national and international team guidelines.
We can offer flexible working, and we offer a wide range of staff development opportunities to help you to develop yourself and your career.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
* Registered Nurse Part 1, 12. or Educated to Masters Level or equivalent experience.
* Teaching and assessing course
* Leadership course
* Experience at Advanced nurse practitioner level
* Advanced physical assessment module at MSc level
* Non-medical prescribing at BSc or MSc
Experience, Skills and Abilities
* Evidence of developing and leading nurse-led clinics and services.
* Can demonstrate a commitment to create a culture of learning and development in the practice setting.
* Able to organize and prioritise own workload and that of others.
* Able to work on/under own initiative.
* Experience in delivering evidence-based practice.
* Lead and practice at an advanced level.
* Proven competencies in clinical skills.
Quality & Other requirements
* Experience of developing standards, guidelines, and policies.
* Experience in audit and evaluation of practice and services.
* Evidence of good written and oral communication skills including presentation skills.
* Flexible approach to shift patterns.
Health, Safety And Security
* Monitors and maintains health, safety, and security of self and others.
* Promotes, monitors, and maintains best practice in health, safety, and security.
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.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£61,927 to £68,676 a year Per annum inclusive of HCAS
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