Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity to join an Advanced Nurse Practitioner team to deliver expert nursing care to children in a principle treatment centre for paediatric oncology.
The successful candidate will be highly motivated and committed to patient care and experience. The successful candidate will have completed formal ACP training and have experience working with children with a haematological diagnosis to enable them to work autonomously in the planning and delivery of care in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
The post will comprise of 75% clinical, 25% non-clinical hours to allow for service development, audit, research, teaching and professional development. We offer a friendly working environment and a commitment to personal professional development. Flexible hours will be considered.
Main duties of the job
The ANP role will work collaboratively with the clinical team caring for children and young people undergoing treatment for haematology malignancy. This post is aimed at developing ways of working for senior cancer nurses as an ANP within the Children and Young People’s inpatient, outpatient, and day unit; enabling them to take on roles and responsibilities that complement the current services delivered by medical teams.
The ANP practices both autonomously and in partnership with the multidisciplinary team, utilising their clinical and nursing experience, knowledge, and skills in haematology to develop and promote excellence in the delivery of medical and nursing care. The ANP plays a pivotal role in providing essential continuity of competent, comprehensive, and coordinated care for children, young people and their families from time of referral, through treatment and to long term survivorship care
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information please refer to the job description and personal specification:
1. To liaise and work closely with relevant multi-disciplinary team members, including medical colleagues, ANP and Clinical Nurse Specialists at Royal Marsden and surgical centres in the provision of professional cancer nursing service.
2. Co-ordinate pre-treatment patients as their needs require; ordering investigations as an autonomous practitioner, such as laboratory tests, radiological tests, ECHO, imaging, etc
3. Undertake advanced clinical assessments of acutely unwell patients to enable prompt assessment, diagnosis and treatment according to agreed policies, protocols and guidelines.
4. The ANP will undertake routine management of the patient including regular monitoring where clinical concerns arise and participate in planning to ensure timely / safe discharge.
5. Order and interpret blood tests and initiate appropriate action as required.
6. Order diagnostic tests and imaging as appropriate
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
7. First level registration / degree in relevant subject
8. Possess a Cancer Specialist qualification
9. Paediatric Advanced Nurse Practitioner or PostGraduate Diploma
10. Non-medical prescriber qualification, or willingness to complete
11. European Paediatric Advanced Life Support Qualification, or willingness to complete
Desirable criteria
12. Completed a Leadership and management course or module
Experience
Essential criteria
13. Experience in intravenous drug administration
Desirable criteria
14. Evidence of relevant teaching and leadership experience
15. Experience in Clinical Management
16. Evidence of relevant teaching experience
Skills Abilities/knowledge
Essential criteria
17. Evidence of effective interpersonal skills with particular ability to liaise with multidisciplinary team members
18. Ability to demonstrate self-motivation
19. Ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise
20. Evidence of commitment to patient care initiatives
21. Ability to require and interpret investigations such as scans and blood tests
Desirable criteria
22. Ability to lead and motivate a team
23. Knowledge and understanding of quality issues
24. Computer Literacy (eg: Microsoft Word and Outlook)
25. Cannulation skills, capnography skills, advanced paediatric airway management
26. Ability to handle complaints and clinical incidences
27. Experience of undertaking clinical audits and evaluations, disseminating and implementing the findings
The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff
At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.
The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.
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Applicant requirements
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.