Macmillan SACT Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Band 8A Macmillan SACT Advanced Nurse Practitioner

**Full Time / Part Time**

The Berkshire Cancer Centre is looking to recruit a SACT Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) to join its expanding Advanced Nurse Practitioner team.

The ideal candidate will be a qualified ANP with recent experience in administering SACT, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted treatments, and supportive medicines.

The Berkshire Cancer Centre's SACT Unit treats a variety of solid tumours, and the successful applicant will need strong clinical knowledge and highly developed decision-making skills in all aspects of SACT and oncology care.

For those who may not yet have all the required qualifications, there is an opportunity for experienced SACT nurses to join the team as a trainee ANP. Applications from those with relevant experience and a desire to undertake the necessary training in a supportive environment will also be considered - please see our separate advertisement for the Trainee SACT ANP position - Trainee SACT ANP.

Main duties of the job

The ANP will collaborate with the SACT nursing team on the day units, providing clinical expertise and support.

You will be responsible for assessing patients' fitness for treatment and formulating management plans.

Another key aspect of the role includes working as part of the non-medical prescribing team in the oral SACT clinics. The Berkshire Cancer Centre currently offers non-medical prescribing (NMP) clinics for breast cancer (both adjuvant and metastatic) and gynaecological cancers, with plans to expand the service to additional tumour types.

In this role, the successful applicant will work alongside the existing SACT ANP and play an integral part in the strategic development of SACT services. This includes supporting the expansion of non-medical prescribing clinics and oncology triage services.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, we encourage you to get in touch for more information.

Informal visits are welcomed 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 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share

Reference number

193-6283290PCG-A

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MSc (level 7) Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent including portfolio
Registered with professional regulatory body (NMC) as an Independent Prescriber

Desirable

Mentoring, Facilitating Workplace Learning or Clinical Supervision Qualification
Leadership course / qualification

Experience

Essential

Significant experience and expertise within oncology and SACT at band 7
Evidence of ability to work & lead autonomously at advanced practice level

Desirable

Demonstrable evidence of research capability, or the application of research evidence to own clinical practice
Experience of writing for publication and or conference presentations

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MSc (level 7) Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent including portfolio
Registered with professional regulatory body (NMC) as an Independent Prescriber

Desirable

Mentoring, Facilitating Workplace Learning or Clinical Supervision Qualification
Leadership course / qualification

Experience

Essential

Significant experience and expertise within oncology and SACT at band 7
Evidence of ability to work & lead autonomously at advanced practice level

Desirable

Demonstrable evidence of research capability, or the application of research evidence to own clinical practice
Experience of writing for publication and or conference presentations

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.