Job summary
- Main area
- Oncology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 381-ME-7206501
- Employer
- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- SWB NHS Trust
- Town
- West Bromwich
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Acute Oncology Advanced Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Here at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust we’re committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities whilst employing people to our organisation who meet our Trust values of ambition, respect and compassion. With the opening of our new hospital, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, it’s the coming together of expertise from every corner of our organisation and a show of our commitment to provide better healthcare and create more jobs and so much more. We at the Trust actively encourage Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and disabled applicants, as well as members of the armed forces community and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce.
Job overview
Have you got a passion for cancer care? Are you dynamic and compassionate with excellent communications skills? Have you got a desire for Advanced Practice?
We have settled into the new acute Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH) we are looking to expand our Advanced Practice led Acute Oncology Service. This is an exciting time to join the team as either a qualified Advanced Practitioner or as a trainee. The service is a front door facing service working closely with the emergency department and SDEC to ensure patients presenting to SWBH with an Acute Oncology presentation are given the highest quality timely care by providing specialist input at the point of arrival.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist input for patients presenting with complications of their cancer or it's treatment. The role will be mainly based at the front door, but will also include ward reviews and support for the chemotherapy day unit which will be based at Sandwell Hospital. AOS bridges the gap between SWBH and the patients cancer centre.
Applicants, once fully trained and qualified will be expected to accurately assess and manage complex patient presentations to a high professional standard.
You will also have high standards of communication skills to be able to discuss patients and their care with a wide range of different members of the MDT, including the patients parent consultant team.
Work alongside a small AO Team to ensure the best care is provided to our patients.
Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.
We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information, please see the attached job description and person specification for the role.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Professional registration NMC, HCPC, GPhc.
- Significant post registration experience in acute medical care or haematology or oncology.
- Demonstrable training as a tACP within Acute Medical or Emergency Care team or haematology or oncology.
- Experience in Teaching and assessing.
- Experience of change management and participating in quality improvement projects
Desirable criteria
- Experience of initiating/designing clinical audit and/or research studies
- Experience of writing/implementing protocols/guidelines
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or Equivalent
- Physical Health Assessment course or willingness to undertake
- Clinical diagnostics course (if not a component of physical assessment)
- Independent non-medical prescribing course (and approved by professional regulatory body).
Desirable criteria
- ALS +/- Instructor
- Experience of Diagnostic USS
- Teaching and Assessing qualification.
- Leadership or Management qualification
- Degree course or equivalent cancer care qualification
- Advanced communications course
- SACT administration competency
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jenni Thomas
- Job title
- Lead Acute Oncology Advanced Clinical Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01215076207
- Additional information
Informal visits encouraged
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