Acute Oncology Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Job overview: A great opportunity for an experienced Acute Oncology nurse to step up in a senior role within the established AOS team in FHFT to provide cross site clinical and managerial leadership in the service.
AOS reviews on average 650-700 patients per month cross site in the current 7-day nurse-led service. AOS provides expert, specialist advice and support for solid tumour cancer patients who present to ED as an emergency. The post holder will provide advanced clinical practice skills to assess, examine patients and provide diagnosis, request investigations and support management plans whilst liaising with treating oncologists and FHFT acute medical teams. The post holder should have experience in supporting cancer-related emergencies, be able to assess patients in ED and support management of oncological emergencies.
Main duties
The post holder will support the AOS/NSS Lead nurse in providing clinical and managerial leadership across both Frimley and Wexham hospital sites. Applicants should have advanced clinical assessment skills, non-medical prescribing and working towards MSc in cancer or ACP care in order to provide advanced cancer nursing skills in AOS and CUP service. The post holder will provide support and line manage AOS Band 7 as well as Band 4 administrative teams. You will deputise alongside your incumbent Band 8a colleagues for this very busy AOS service and support AOS quality indicators for oncological emergencies. You will provide education and training for doctors, nurses, AHPs across the Frimley ICB including formal academic university accredited training programmes. You will be a leader and role model for AOS CNS team and ensure patients presenting to FHFT feel compassionately cared for and provide keyworker support for patients with primary brain cancer or Cancer of Unknown Primary.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer. We provide first class development opportunities and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. We support flexible working and strive to meet staff and service needs. Further information about trust initiatives and benefits is provided in the full job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
* Degree in Nursing or equivalent
* MSc qualification or working towards
* Teaching or mentorship
* Advanced Communications
* Advanced physical assessment module
* Non-Medical prescribing module or working towards
* Leadership/management qualification or willingness to undertake
* Experience in clinical/managerial role
* CUP skills/experience
Skills/competencies
* Audit and reporting experience
* AOS/Cancer experience
* Education/training delivery
* Awareness of national cancer agenda and guidelines
* IT literate with good understanding of common packages
* Patient cancer education/counselling skills
* Experience/understanding of cancer related research
* Understanding CUP pathways
Professional functional experience
* Able to work clinically to consistently high standard
* Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate services
* Experienced in telephone consultation
* Able to work cross site
* Experience in QIP and service improvement
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people and remain committed to improving health and wellbeing in our communities.
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