Macmillan SACT Trainee Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
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.
For more information about this role, including available support and education opportunities, please contact us.
Informal visits are welcome and encouraged.
About us
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our CARE values:Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Date posted
17 September 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Job share
Reference number
193-6283397PCG-B
Job locations
Royal Berkshire Hospital
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Berkshire Hospital
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
Employer's website
https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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