Macmillan SACT Lead Nurse Practitioner

Division: Cancer and Core Clinical Services

Care Group: Cancer and Access

Band: 8A

We are recruiting for a Macmillan SACT Lead Nurse Practitioner who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will provide advanced clinical skills, leadership and expert knowledge in clinical practice. It is envisaged that at least 80% will be spent working in the clinical area as part of an agreed job plan. The role contributes to leading service delivery, supporting quality improvement and providing safe and effective specialist level acute oncological assessments within the national tiers for review.

The post will be characterised by the following four pillars of practice:

1. Clinical Practice
2. Evidence, Research and Development

The post-holder will provide compassionate and credible professional specialist leadership and effective management of resources ensuring high standards of nursing care are delivered to all cancer patients.

Act as an advanced clinical expert and professional resource for patients, carers and health care professional Trust wide.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies/procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

About us

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

1. B - Bold
2. E - Every person counts
3. S - Sharing and open
4. T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Job responsibilities

Following a restructure within the SACT team we have created an opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced SACT Nurse with a passion for leading and developing the SACT cancer nursing workforce. The post holder will inspire and improve the development of the next generation of cancer nurses across Medway.

As an experienced nurse, you will support the Lead Cancer Nurse/Head of Nursing in the management of complex and multi-faceted demands on the cancer pathway, delivering transformational change. The post holder will work to continuously improve the quality of health provision for patients with cancer receiving SACT, and their families. This will be achieved by collaborative working across the integrated care system, commissioners, cancer alliance and voluntary sector.

The successful applicant will demonstrate a high level of enthusiasm, commitment and leadership that will support the development of aspirant and cancer nurses across the organisation. They will have excellent clinical skills, recent experience, and a background knowledge of oncology nursing as well as a robust level of IT literacy.

Lead on the clinical and education requirements for nurse-led specialist clinical and cancer support services in line with strategic priorities for SACT.

To support the Macmillan Deputy Lead Cancer Nurse on the implementation of the ACCEND framework across the organisation.

To utilise advanced level clinical leadership skills to influence and collaborate with services across the organisation to ensure all staff working with cancer patients have the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge to meet the personalised care agenda to support patients live well with and beyond a cancer diagnosis.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse
• 1st Level Degree in Nursing or related subject
• MSc Advanced Clinical Practice or Master's Degree in a health related subject relevant to specialist area of clinical practice
• SACT Passport Holder
• Non-Medical Prescriber
• NHS Leadership Academy qualification or equivalent
• Competent in the placement of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (desirable)

Experience

• Substantial post qualification experience as CNS team lead / Matron or equivalent, managing nursing teams.
• Evidence of contributing to service development, delivery and successful change management
• Extensive experience of working autonomously at an advanced level within the specialist oncology area delivering effective patient focused care
• Ability to work without supervision, providing specialist advice to the organisation, working to tight and often changing timescales
• Clinical practitioner with advanced practice skills and significant experience in clinical roles within the oncology setting, underpinned by the four pillars of practice.
• Experience of acute medical/emergency department nursing
• Knowledge of palliative care - EOLC and Advanced Care Planning

Knowledge, Skills and Ability

• Excellent knowledge of early diagnosis of cancer, cancer pathways and cancer performance standards
• Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create the conditions for successful partnership working
• Demonstrate leadership, influencing and negotiating skills
• Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively
• Experience in delivering information to large groups through multiple formats.
• Ability to engage a team in achieving goals for a clear & shared vision.
• Demonstrate self-awareness and critical reflection
• Previous experience of student supervision and clinical education at undergraduate and post graduate level

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.