Job summary
Band 8A Macmillan Advanced Nurse Practitioner SACT
**Full Time / Part Time**
The Berkshire Cancer Centre is seeking to recruit a SACT ANP to join their developing ANP team.
The applicant will be a qualified ANP, however, there is an opportunity for appropriately experienced nurses to join the team as a trainee, and applications will be considered from those with relevant experience and a desire to undertake the ANP training.
Informal visits are encouraged - for further information please contact:
Polly Schofield (SACT ANP) on 07557 030220 / [email protected].
Main duties of the job
Support the SACT nursing team to deliver treatments on the day units, by providing clinical expertise and support.
Be responsible for assessingfitness for treatment and formulating management plans for patients - and alsowork as part of the non-medical prescribing team in the oral SACT clinics.
Play an integral role in the strategic development of SACT services, including supporting the expansion of the non-medical prescribing clinics and oncology triage services.
Work in partnership with nursing and medical staff, have sound clinical knowledge and highly developed clinical decision-making skills in all aspects of oncology care.
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 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.
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
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Berkshire Hospital
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AN