Job summary
The post holder will act as a senior healthcare professional within the Lung Cancer Team and provide support to the workforce in Respiratory Medicine and be identifiable, highly visible, and accessible to patients, carers and staff for assistance advice and support.
The enhanced level is differentiated from other levels by one's expertise in applying specific knowledge and skills to a designated area. This role will manage caseloads of patients, providing intervention as part of a designated pathway.
1. This role will involve autonomous, independent clinical practice, as well as leadership of other practitioners working in the department.
They will work in conjunction with the MDT to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care.
Band 6 Post for development will be considered for this role.
Main duties of the job
- Assess, differentially diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate individual treatment interventions within a set field of practice for patients by virtue of enhanced clinical judgement and close liaison with members of the MDT
- Develop specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and experience of the care and management of patients with lung cancer, including acute presentation of malignancy, complications of the disease process, and patient pathways.
- Demonstrate compassionate leadership in daily working, supporting other Practitioners in your areas of work, holding line management responsibility for the team.
- Utilise advanced clinical skills within an interdepartmental and / or multidisciplinary team to ensure that patients with Lung Cancer receive holistic, timely and high-quality clinical care.
- Use expertise and decision-making skills to inform clinical reasoning approaches when dealing with individual presentations and complex situations, synthesising information from multiple sources to make appropriate, evidence-based judgements and/or diagnoses.
- Demonstrate effective communication skills, supporting people in making decisions, planning care, or seeking to make positive changes, using Health Education England's framework to promote person-centred approaches in health and care.
- Work in partnership with individuals, families, and carers, using a range of assessment methods as appropriate.
About us
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work as the senior enhanced practitioner by sharing knowledge and information and supporting colleagues to promote a cohesive team and the achievement of objectives for the service.
- Support on the promotion of the trusts Lung Cancer service across the organisation and to other NHS/health organisations or regulating bodies
- Pro-actively initiate and develop effective relationships, fostering clarity of roles within teams, to encourage productive working.
- Demonstrate team leadership, resilience, and determination, managing situations that are unfamiliar, complex, or unpredictable and seeking to build confidence in others.
- Provide specialist, expert clinical knowledge to colleagues, patients and carers/relatives both within and outside the Trust.
- Initiate, evaluate, and modify a range of interventions which may include prescribing medicines, therapies, lifestyle advice and care.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work as the senior enhanced practitioner by sharing knowledge and information and supporting colleagues to promote a cohesive team and the achievement of objectives for the service.
- Support on the promotion of the trusts Lung Cancer service across the organisation and to other NHS/health organisations or regulating bodies
- Pro-actively initiate and develop effective relationships, fostering clarity of roles within teams, to encourage productive working.
- Demonstrate team leadership, resilience, and determination, managing situations that are unfamiliar, complex, or unpredictable and seeking to build confidence in others.
- Provide specialist, expert clinical knowledge to colleagues, patients and carers/relatives both within and outside the Trust.
- Initiate, evaluate, and modify a range of interventions which may include prescribing medicines, therapies, lifestyle advice and care.
- See full job description
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- post registration qualifications/CPD in area of practice as a minimum
- Non Medical Prescriber
- Ability to act independently, resolve complex clinical situations and have good decision making skills
- Experience of management of patients with lung cancer; inpatient and outpatient care
- Experience of service improvement and transformation, achieving cultural change to improve service quality.
- communicating and working across the wider system
- able to be flexible within the role and priotise the needs of the service
- Ability to interpret and apply best practice and promote its use with others
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- post registration qualifications/CPD in area of practice as a minimum
- Non Medical Prescriber
- Ability to act independently, resolve complex clinical situations and have good decision making skills
- Experience of management of patients with lung cancer; inpatient and outpatient care
- Experience of service improvement and transformation, achieving cultural change to improve service quality.
- communicating and working across the wider system
- able to be flexible within the role and priotise the needs of the service
- Ability to interpret and apply best practice and promote its use with others
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).
