Overview
The post holder will play a key role in the Acute Oncology Team (AOT) & in the delivery of acute oncology services throughout the Trust. The post holder will provide early input of specialist care to oncology patients enabling
* Faster and better care of patients with complications of chemotherapy (early recognition, better treatment, early discharge)
* Faster and better care of patients with complications of cancer (early recognition, better treatment, rapid referral back to specialist oncology team, palliative care team etc)
* Appropriate investigation of patients who might benefit from treatment for unknown primary cancers (targeted investigations, rapid triage of patients into specialist oncology or palliative care).
The post holder will give advice and implement patient care in an area which requires specific clinical knowledge, skills and experience. The post holder will work alongside other clinical colleagues in oncology, palliative care, ED, acute medicine, radiology and pathology to ensure quality of care to the patients is maximised. This will include the development of clinical guidelines & education programmes.
Clinical Responsibilities
* Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health care needs.
* Perform advanced clinical skills in assessment &/or diagnosis &/or treatment.
* Collect, collate, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records.
* Involve patients and carers/relatives in the planning and delivery of care and development of services.
* Monitor investigation results, initiating further assessment/review of treatment pathway as required.
* Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure patient needs are met, especially in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements.
* Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers/relatives, and professionals across health and social services.
* Contribute to the health promotion agenda with the local health economy.
* To undertake non-medical prescribing duties within the legal framework for nurse prescribing and adhere to the Trust’s Policy for Non-medical Prescribing.
* In keeping with the NMC ‘Code of Professional Conduct’ and ‘Standards of Proficiency for Nurse and Midwife Prescribers’, keep up to date with best prescribing practice in relation to the management of conditions within his/her specialist area.
* Undertake regular audits of his/her prescribing practice.
* Provide specialist expert clinical advice and guidance to clinical colleagues.
* Undertake clinical supervision on an individual or group basis.
* Act as the patients advocate and ambassador.
* Lead the development of a patient focussed education and information giving strategy within the speciality.
* Recognise, prevent and diffuse potential areas of conflict and take a key role in the management of the outcome.
* Act as a role model and expert nurse providing in depth specialist clinical knowledge to colleagues through MDT meetings, for patients and carers / relatives.
* Identify need for, participate and undertake, research, clinical audit, benchmarking and equipment trials, in order to improve effectiveness of patient care.
* Disseminate research and audit findings through presentation to professional groups and publication.
* Responsible for the development and implementation of policies, procedures and guidelines relevant to own area of work.
* Promote patient and public involvement activities in the specialist area, leading to service improvement.
* Promote people’s equality, diversity and rights.
* Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for self and others.
* Disseminate good practice and knowledge by pursuing opportunities to present work at national conferences or via publication, encourage team members likewise.
* Identify clinical issues and incidents within the Trust that reduce the quality of care within the specialist service, bringing any issues to the attention of the Line manager and appropriate governance structure.
* Take part in activities to counter these to ensure the delivery of safe and effective care.
* Evaluate service delivery against Key Performance Indicators, locally, regionally and nationally within the Acute Oncology Service.
Education and training development
* Identify learning needs, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of education to meet identified need.
* Participate in the education of pre and post registered nurses, medical staff, AHP’s, patient and carers and participate in curriculum development where appropriate.
* Ensure own compliance and compliance of others with regard to mandatory training and NMC regulations and requirements.
Clinical Governance / Quality
* Identify need for, participate and undertake, research, clinical audit, benchmarking and equipment trials, in order to improve effectiveness of patient care.
* Disseminate research and audit findings through presentation to professional groups and publication.
* Responsible for the development and implementation of policies, procedures and guidelines relevant to own area of work.
* Promote patient and public involvement activities in the specialist area, leading to service improvement.
* Promote people’s equality, diversity and rights.
* Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for self and others.
* Disseminate good practice and knowledge by pursuing opportunities to present work at national conferences or via publication, encourage team members likewise.
* Identify clinical issues and incidents within the Trust that reduce the quality of care within the specialist service, bringing any issues to the attention of the Line manager and appropriate governance structure.
* Take part in activities to counter these to ensure the delivery of safe and effective care.
* Evaluate service delivery against Key Performance Indicators, locally, regionally and nationally within the Acute Oncology Service.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
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This advert closes on Monday 10 Nov 2025.
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