The Sarcoma Service at UCLH is part of The London Sarcoma Service, one 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 individual 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, that cares 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 and 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 post graduate pathways. You will have the opportunity to attend national and international conferences.
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.
Non-medical prescribing course desirable
A commitment to delivering the highest quality, safe patient experience.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
• 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 are driven by our objective to offer the highest standards of staff and patient experience in the Cancer Division. We work closely as a team providing support to each other so we can work together to provide excellent care to patients that reflects the values of the Trust and how we would expect our own family and friends to be cared for.
We can offer flexible working, and we offer a wide range of staff development opportunities to help you to develop yourself and your career.
We are committed to equality and diversity recognising the unique contribution each individual can make to our team and patients.
The Trust offers a number of staff benefits including season ticket loan, retail discounts, and the cycle to work scheme. This post is part of the Agenda for Change terms and Conditions with Annual Leave entitlement reflecting your length of service
The wellbeing of staff is a Trust priority and we offer wellbeing and psychological support services, and within Oncology team debriefs, clinical supervision, and wellbeing initiatives including complimentary therapy.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For more information regarding the main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description
This advert closes on Tuesday 7 Jan 2025
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