Senior Enhanced Nurse Practitioner - Acute Oncology
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Job overview
The Acute Oncology Service at NBT serves the needs of patients and their families with suspected and diagnosed cancer. Specifically, it is directed at patients over the age of 18 presenting with emergency or urgent complications of treatment, as well as those presenting with an undiagnosed cancer.Referred patients are triaged and treated by expert practitioners in order to improve the speed of decision making and to establish an effective and timely managed care pathway that could result in admission avoidance and the reduction of unnecessary distress and anxiety and result in timely treatment of symptoms.
The Senior Enhanced Nurse Practitioner for Acute Oncology will work as an integral member of the Acute Oncology Service at NBT and will be responsible for assessing and assisting in the management of acutely unwell cancer patients, including Haematology patients with support from the Lead Nurse and clinical oncologists.They will use their clinical expertise to ensure a seamless service for patients, relatives and staff and will work closely with the Emergency Department, Acute Medical Admissions Unit, Haematology Service and multidisciplinary teams across the Trust
Main duties of the job- Demonstrate specialist oncology knowledge and skills
- Undertake the care of patients with emergency presentation of cancer within NBT through clearly defined pathways
- Apply effective processes for assessment, triage and signposting in collaboration with the Lead Nurse
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills
- Ensure referral for patients suspected of cancer to the appropriate site specific MDT
- Ensure timely and accurate liaison with site specific cancer multidisciplinary teams
- Ensure that the emergency care pathway for patients with neutropenic sepsis is robust
- Provide cover for the Haematology emergency phone when required
- To act as an autonomous practitioner, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care achieved through systematic and holistic assessment
- To work as patient advocate, to help negotiate the patient journey and ensure optimum care is provided to each patient
- To expertly deliver highly complex sensitive condition related information to patients and relatives
- To analyse and respond to challenging and complex clinical situations
To act as a change agent, using skills that will motivate and reassure staff through negotiation and training, to facilitate the change process
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities- Work closely with the Lead Nurse and associated clinical oncologists to develop the Acute Oncology Service to the highest professional standard
- Attend and contribute to regular meetings reviewing the functioning of the Acute Oncology Service, its operational policy and progress against peer review measures
- Maintain, document and store accurate records and collect relevant statistical information for the purpose of evaluating the service, in accordance with data protection guidance and legislation
- Assist in the monitoring and review of relevant standards/policies/guidelines informing and collaborating with other colleagues as appropriate
- To lead on policy and service development within a multidisciplinary team context
- To lead on the development and implementation of protocols for specialist area of work and for the wider healthcare community served by North Bristol Trust
- To be responsible for the gathering, analysis and evaluation of patient and other feedback to inform ongoing improvement in the patient experience in specialist area
- To be responsible for developing and coordinating job plans in order to maximise team effectiveness and efficiency
- To plan the provision of day to day organisational tasks for self and others
- To manage a highly complex caseload based on flexible principles, priorities and the care needs of patients
- To lead on responding to complaints and queries, and have a working awareness of the North Bristol NHS Trust’s complaints procedure
- To maintain accurate and concise records that produce statistical data for the purpose of evaluation and development of the service
- To coordinate the collection of information and data required for annual reports and national peer review in collaboration with cancer services
- To keep accurate and up to date patient records
- To be responsible for the effective, efficient and safe use, maintenance and storage of resources and equipment used in the performance of the role
Education
The Senior Enhanced Nurse Practitioner for Acute Oncology will:
- In conjunction with the Lead Nurse identify the specific training/education/information needs of patients, carers and staff and respond to these needs wherever possible
- With support, participate in the planning, organisation and presentation of relevant education and training for all groups of staff involved in the care of patients with oncological emergencies
- Take responsibility for own personal and professional development and identify needs and objectives through the annual appraisal process
- Work within the Trust’s guidelines for implementing clinical supervision by receiving clinical supervision and acting as a supervisor for others when required
- To lead on and participate in the planning and delivery of formal and informal specialist education programmes for patients, carers and all staff
- To lead on and participate in education forums locally
- To ensure that professional knowledge and practice is regularly updated
Research:
The Senior Enhanced Nurse Practitioner in Acute Oncology will:
- Apply research-based findings to nursing practice with support of other team members
- Participate in relevant oncology audit, research and development activity being undertaken by the acute oncology team on a uni/multi professional basis
- To promote a culture of evidence based practice
- To be involved with health promotion
Person specification
BSc in Nursing
Essential criteria- Achieved a pass
- Knowledge of Cancer / Cancer Nursing
- Delivered Systemic Anti Cancer Therapy or knowledge of
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The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.
At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.
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