Job vacancy: Cancer Rapid Diagnostic Service ACP/ANP, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, Harrow

Job summary

Main area

Cancer

Grade

Band 8a

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Part time

37.5 hours per week (30 hour option also possible)

Job ref

337-NP-8042DG

Employer: London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Northwick Park Hospital
Town: Harrow
Salary: £56,388 - £62,785 per annum including HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 08/08/2024 23:59

Cancer Rapid Diagnostic Service ACP/ANP

Band 8a

Careers at #LNWH

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH

Find out more about Our HEART values

Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits

Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy

We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.

Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

H onesty
E quity
A ccountability
R espect
T eamwork

These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Knowledge and experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive experience of working as a Cancer CNS
• Experience of Writing Operational Policies / Protocols and Guidelines to support service development initiatives
• Knowledge of Cancer Waiting Time initiatives and their implication for care pathways
• Knowledge of Cancer Care pathway
• Staff / team management

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of Commissioning processes

Education/ qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered Nurse
Master’s level qualification in non-Medical prescribing & Advanced assessment skills
Recognised post registration qualification in cancer nursing
Advanced communication skills training
Level 2 psychological skills training
Relevant Degree

Desirable criteria

• Master’s in advanced practice or working towards
• IRMER Qualification

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures. All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment and staff will need to give their consent for the Trust to receive regular updates on their criminal records status throughout their employment.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. After the closing date we strongly advise you check the email account which is registered. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Our employment checking processes require that all shortlisted applicants provide the contact details of their current HR Department. If shortlisted you will be sent an email reminder to present the contact details of your HR Department at the interview.

Please note the Trust uses identity checking software for verifying the authenticity of identity documents provided by candidates.

As part of our commitment to the Equality and Diversity at LNWUH, we are encouraging applications from BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) candidates as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the diversity of the communities we serve.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name

Helene Buijs

Job title

Macmillan Senior AOS CNS

Email address

[email protected]

Telephone number

0208 869 3686

Additional information

Philippa Hand

Macmillan Senior Nurse Cancer Services

0208 869 3062

[email protected]

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Cancer Rapid Diagnostic Service ACP/ANP

Band 8a

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Knowledge and experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

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