Job overview

The role of a Acute, Oncology Service Enhanced Practitioner is unique & requires strong leadership, sharp clinical judgement, emotional resilience with the ability to have a dynamic approach to work.

The post-holder will act as a Key worker for patients, via telephone triage, emergency department, SDEC or admitted to the Trust with an oncological or haematological emergency, a suspected cancer diagnosis, and complications of Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment (SACT) or with a cancer of unknown primary.

The post-holder will continually evaluate the Acute Oncology Service/Cancer of Unknown Primary service to improve and maintain standards of patient care and promote a seamless service within a multi-professional framework

Be a clinical expert in Acute Oncology Service with excellent communication skills. The role requires the ability to work autonomously and independently but within an integrated collaborative team

Permanent position. We are looking for an individual to be proactive, dynamic & motivated to work with the established AOS CNS team.

Actively engage with Macmillan Cancer Support to contribute expertise and experience and support the Macmillan Corporate Strategy

Contribute to policy making and clinical guidelines internally and externally, necessary to support the Acute Oncology service

Main duties of the job

Role reflects core components of Enhanced Practitioner:ACCEND framework, professional development MSc, clinical practice, management/organisation, UKONS passport, research & audit, national cancer agenda, NHS 10-year plan & impact on service delivery.

Delivers quality care via evidence based individualised & personalised care.

Point of contact for patients with suspected cancer diagnosis, cancer diagnosis &/or cancer of unknown primary/patients admitted with complications of Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment or oncological/ haematological emergency.

Act as a role model demonstrating high standards of care & providing clinical leadership to others

Advanced communications skills when discussing diagnosis, treatment options, prognosis a new cancer diagnosis/suspected cancer diagnosis in sometimes hostile & highly emotive atmospheres.

Support nurses & medical teams review & management of inpatients admitted with suspected cancer diagnosis/cancer of unknown primary & patients admitted with complications of Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment or an oncological & haematological emergency.

Work flexibly across the Trust to ensure provision of an Acute Oncology Service ensuring all activities are documented clearly, hand over given and all in the correct format for communication.

Post holder will contribute to the continual develop, implement & evaluate of the Acute Oncology Service i.e. policy, standard operating procedures, audit etc.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.