University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an experienced and exceptional Advanced Clinical Practitioner to the lead the Cancer Care ACP team.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced ACP to be part of the cancer care senior management team. Leading a team of both trainee and qualified ACPs working across all areas of the care group. We are looking for someone motivated and committed to developing the service and professional group to be the at the leading edge of advanced practice in cancer care.

Cancer Care is one of the largest Care groups at UHS and is a compassionate, dynamic, and high-profile care group which covers a wide range of specialties from the treatment of patients with SACT and Radiotherapy to the complexities of Acute Oncology and Palliative care. We are a regional centre for the delivery of Bone Marrow Transplant and are incredibly proud to now be delivering Car T treatment. We are also the regional primary treatment centre for teenagers and young adults with cancer (TYA).

About us

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.

All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

Specific to this role is the suitability for agile working which is a mixture of on-site and remote working. In addition, we are open to discussing fexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what's possible for the role and service.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be a clinical expert, have a clinical case load and support your team with their development representing advanced practice at a care group level and cancer care advanced practice at a divisional and organisational level. You will have a proven track record of effective leadership, change management and be able to work across professional and departmental boundaries. This post holder will have important responsibilities in relation to governance in advanced practice and be able to independently enact a problem-solving approach to ensure service continuity and quality improvement initiatives.

The retention and ongoing development of the Cancer Care ACP team will be a key part of the role, with supervision and support of those undertaking their educational ACP pathways. Working collaboratively with the sub speciality teams to ensure that Advanced Practice is not only embraced but progressive in development of both the roles and those within them. Developing an Advanced Practice strategy internally to Cancer Care but which compliments both regional and national standards to ensure excellence.

Our inpatient services are provided in six ward areas totalling 113 beds. There are two-day case units for providing day treatments in an ambulatory setting as well an Acute Oncology Service to provide care for those patients needing acute assessment and triage. In addition to our onsite units, SACT is provided in outreach locations as well as in partnership with a commercial company in patients homes. The outpatient clinics are provided in a number of locations across the trust including joint clinics with other specialties.

Cancer Care provides a number of Oncologists, Haematologists and Specialist palliative Care Clinicians to the peripheral cancer units at Hampshire Hospitals, Salisbury, IOW and the Channel Islands Cancer Care also hosts the Trust wide Hospital Specialist Palliative Care and End of Life Care services.

Person Specification

Trust Values

Essential

• Patient First
• Always Improving
• Working Together

Qualifications, knowledge and experience

Essential

• MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice -full master (180 credits) Or equivalency pathway -the portfolio route -recognition by HEE centre of Advanced practice, via the supported portfolio route. Including NMP where professional registration permits
• Qualified ACP
• Registered Healthcare Professional on relevant part of NMC / HCPC register
• Evidence of advanced leadership qualities
• Experience of educating and developing staff
• Evidence of change Management, leadership and innovation
• Evidenced based care philosophy
• Ability to prioritise work and adapt to changing deadlines
• Confident of own knowledge base
• Ability to synthesise complex information quickly and able to communicate
• Excellent communication skills, able to communicate effectively at all levels

Desirable

• Act in the role of Practice Assessor or supporting the progression of learners / supporting challenges as needed
• Qualified ACP EPLS/PALS provider
• Project Management skills
• Provide evidence of Leading learning in practice
• Evidence of developing and implementing policy, guidelines and projects from initiation to completion
• Development / use of integrated patient care pathways
• Experience of nurse -led care / clinics in own practice
• Multidisciplinary team working
• Research awareness/experience

Skills and competencies

Essential

• Negotiation skills
• Influencing
• Self-motivated
• Teamwork
• Project management
• Organisational skills
• Prioritisation
• Communication
• Problem solving
• Change management
• Leadership
• General IT skills

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

Address

University Hospital Southampton

Tremona Road

Southampton

SO14 2AA

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