Macmillan SACT Trainee Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Band 7 Macmillan SACT Trainee Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Full Time / Part Time
The Berkshire Cancer Centre is looking to recruit a SACT Trainee Advanced Nurse Practitioner (tANP) to join its growing Advanced Nurse Practitioner team.
The successful tANP will be an experienced, SACT-qualified nurse, working towards taking responsibility for delivering patient-focused care programs.
During the training period, the tANP will undertake an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice under the supervision of the Nurse Consultant and qualified ANPs. You will receive support to enhance your clinical knowledge and decision-making skills in all aspects of SACT and oncology patient care.
Main duties of the job
The tANP will collaborate with the SACT nursing team in delivering treatments within the day units, providing clinical expertise and guidance. Through education and supervision, you will develop autonomous practice in assessing patients' fitness for treatment and formulating management plans. Additionally, you will contribute to the non-medical prescribing team in the oral SACT clinics, advancing your assessment and patient management skills.
The successful candidate will also contribute to the strategic development of SACT services, supporting the expansion of non-medical prescribing clinics and oncology triage services. You will work closely with nursing, medical, and allied health professionals at the Berkshire Cancer Centre to ensure safe, effective care for patients receiving SACT.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse (NMC)
* First Level degree (HEI Level 6) or Equivalent, in undergraduate base profession
* Care of the patient receiving SACT or equivalent (SACT passport)
* Certificate in Advanced Communications
* Mentoring, Facilitating Workplace Learning or Clinical Supervision Qualification
Experience
* Significant experience and expertise within SACT and Oncology (Minimum of 5 years post-registration experience / minimum of 3 years within SACT)
* Proven evidence of management ability and leadership
* Experience of change management
* Demonstrable evidence of research capability, or the application of research evidence to own clinical practice
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.
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