Job summary
The post holder will practice as a trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (tACP) within Oncology & Haematology, at the end of the defined training period and after meeting training requirements defined below, they will progress to the ACP role.
- Full Masters award in advanced practice
- Completion of the Non-Medical Prescribing programme
- Evidence of completion of all NNUH CORE competencies set out in the Advanced Clinical Professional Accountability, Assurance and Competency Framework.
- Evidence of completion of all the additional competencies applicable to Oncology & Haematology.
- Has completed a minimum of 5 ACATs.
- Evidence of at least 1 audit per year.
- Completed Advanced Life Support.
At the end of the training the post holder will exercise advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in the clinical assessment, diagnosis and management of a caseload of Oncology & Haematology patients who may have highly complex and/or chronic presentation.
Full time: 37.5 hours per week. (Job share/part time considered).
Interview date: TBC
Main duties of the job
- Practice within defined clinical boundaries, working alongside clinical and educational supervisors in the role as a trainee.
- They will actively participate in clinical supervision to support them in their role. This will be provided by Oncology& Haematology department.
- They will complete departmental specific training requirements.
- Undertake and complete mandated academic and clinical learning.
- Work towards health promotion and prevention and comprehensively assess patients for risk factors and early signs of illness/disease/deterioration of chronic illness.
- Develop their practice to demonstrate the required knowledge in their decision- making to determine evidence-based therapeutic interventions, which will include prescribing medication where legally allowed and actively monitoring the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions. always working within their defined scope of practice as a tACP
- Work as part of the MDT to plan and manage complete episodes of care, working in partnership with others, delegating and referring as appropriate to optimise health outcomes and resource use, and provide direct support to patients/carers and clients.
- Work in partnership with patients and support them to manage and live their lives.
- They should demonstrate that their practice is developing to an advanced level whereby upon progressing to the role of ACP they can directly or indirectly influence all aspects of care and management of patients within Oncology & Haematology.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job description
Job responsibilities
Essential responsibilities will be agreed at an annual review of the job plan in accordance with Trust guidance for job planning for advanced and consultant practitioners which will ensure the tACP is able to meet the required pillars of advanced practice (NHS England 2019), enabling services to be designed and developed within the context of best use of resources, required service capacity and the individual professional development needs of the tACP.
- To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work, maintaining a high standard of clinical care and enhancing the patients experience within Oncology & Haematology.
- Uses specialist knowledge and specific training as an tACP to act as part of the MDT in the management of patients referred to the service, providing assessment, planning, and implementing a comprehensive management plan within a defined and approved scope of practice. This includes ordering and interpreting appropriate investigations where appropriate and assimilation of highly complex information to reach a potential differential diagnosis. The tACP, alongside the MDT, will determine a treatment/management plan in line with the diagnosis and any test results following local and national guidelines.
- Access Trust electronic/patient administration systems/ICE and paper systems for relevant clinical information, to assist with clinical prioritisation and patient management. This may include requesting, reviewing, interpreting investigations, chasing results, and reporting on any findings to relevant parties, according to agreed scope of practice.
- Develop extended investigative and advanced analytical skills to elicit a comprehensive assessment of patient history appropriate to the clinical situation, which will include presenting complaint, history of the present illness, past medical history, social history, family history, medications, and allergies, review of systems, risk factors and appropriate targeted history.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Essential responsibilities will be agreed at an annual review of the job plan in accordance with Trust guidance for job planning for advanced and consultant practitioners which will ensure the tACP is able to meet the required pillars of advanced practice (NHS England 2019), enabling services to be designed and developed within the context of best use of resources, required service capacity and the individual professional development needs of the tACP.
- To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work, maintaining a high standard of clinical care and enhancing the patients experience within Oncology & Haematology.
- Uses specialist knowledge and specific training as an tACP to act as part of the MDT in the management of patients referred to the service, providing assessment, planning, and implementing a comprehensive management plan within a defined and approved scope of practice. This includes ordering and interpreting appropriate investigations where appropriate and assimilation of highly complex information to reach a potential differential diagnosis. The tACP, alongside the MDT, will determine a treatment/management plan in line with the diagnosis and any test results following local and national guidelines.
- Access Trust electronic/patient administration systems/ICE and paper systems for relevant clinical information, to assist with clinical prioritisation and patient management. This may include requesting, reviewing, interpreting investigations, chasing results, and reporting on any findings to relevant parties, according to agreed scope of practice.
- Develop extended investigative and advanced analytical skills to elicit a comprehensive assessment of patient history appropriate to the clinical situation, which will include presenting complaint, history of the present illness, past medical history, social history, family history, medications, and allergies, review of systems, risk factors and appropriate targeted history.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse/ Allied Health Professional
Desirable
- IRMER certification and experience of referring for radiological investigations.
- Educated to Master's degree level in Advanced Practice or equivalent experience.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post-registration experience in Oncology & Haematology or Acute Medicine
Skills
Essential
- Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate clinical care.
- Significant experience in the administration and theory of SACT
Attitude & Aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse/ Allied Health Professional
Desirable
- IRMER certification and experience of referring for radiological investigations.
- Educated to Master's degree level in Advanced Practice or equivalent experience.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post-registration experience in Oncology & Haematology or Acute Medicine
Skills
Essential
- Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate clinical care.
- Significant experience in the administration and theory of SACT
Attitude & Aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
