Crynodeb o'r swydd
- Prif leoliad
- Oncology
- Gradd
- Band 7
- Contract
- Cyfnod Penodol: 12 mis (Fixed term covering maternity leave.)
- Oriau
- Llawnamser - 37.5 awr yr wythnos
- Cyfeirnod y swydd
- 318-25-T0611
- Cyflogwr
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Math o gyflogwr
- NHS
- Gwefan
- Cheltenham General Hospital
- Tref
- Cheltenham
- Cyflog
- £47,810 - £54,710 (pa pro rata if part-time)
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yn flynyddol
- Yn cau
- 11/09/2025 23:59
Teitl cyflogwr
Nurse Practitioner - SACT team, Band 7
Band 7
At Gloucestershire Hospitals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the largest employer in the county, we’re proud to provide outstanding acute, elective, and specialist services to over 650,000 people across our county. Whether you’re just beginning your NHS journey or taking the next step in your career, this is an exciting time to join us. We’re investing in innovation, research, and transformation, with over 100 active clinical studies and major developments underway across our two district hospitals.
You can expect a welcoming and supportive culture and you’ll be supported by passionate colleagues who care deeply about teamwork, development, and delivering exceptional care. We offer structured development programmes, mentoring, and leadership opportunities to help you grow in your career. Gloucestershire has the perfect mix of culture, countryside, and community. With excellent schools, transport links, and access to award-winning green spaces, it’s a great place to live and work.
We value the diversity of our workforce and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels they belong.
Be part of Gloucestershire Hospitals, explore your future with us today.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
Band 7 - Maternity Leave cover for 12months FTC
Based in Oncology in Cheltenham General Hospital, the Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) nurse practitioner team is looking for a member of staff to join the team to cover maternity leave for a 12 month fixed term.
We are looking for someone with a keen interest in oncology, with knowledge of cancer and cancer treatments and experience looking after patients with a cancer diagnosis to join our busy team.
The successful candidate will hold non medical prescribing and physical assessment and diagnostics qualifications and ideally be experienced in assessing and prescribing SACT.
This is a full time position of 37.5hours.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
The successful candidate will work along side both nurse practitioners, pharmacists and medical colleagues to provide assessment of fitness for SACT.
This role will include daily contact with patients and their relatives for assessment and management of side effects of treatment both face to face clinics and on the telephone. Alongside, mid cycle reviews, assessment for signs of disease progression. Working as an autonomous practitioner within the Trust making critical clinical decisions independently when diagnosing, monitoring and managing oncology patients.
The individual will develop high levels of clinical assessment skills and advanced communication skills. They will work closely with the outpatient chemotherapy team to provide support SACT administration with review of concerns, side effects and reactions and contribute to the education of junior staff.
Within the speciality of oncology and personal competence to prescribe medications including chemotherapy/immunotherapy as an independent prescriber within their scope.
Request investigations and interpret and act on results e.g bloods, CT scans, MRI scans, Xray, US
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
We are a team of 7 nurse practitioners who work across a variety of tumour sites and consultant teams. We work together to cover a number of nurse led clinics and also support consultant clinics through out the week. We also support the wider oncology department providing teaching and support via a bleep for chemotherapy toxicity questions/problems
We are a busy team but work hard to ensure best practice. We lead and support change projects focused on improving patient care and experience and work within the wider oncology team to implement best practice.
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
This job requires practitioners to work with an Enhanced level of Practice, this is experienced practitioners who work in a role which requires in-depth role specific cancer knowledge and skills or training following registration, for example cancer treatment administration/side effect management/site or pathway specific to undertake complex work managing a discrete aspect of patient care related to their sphere of practice.
Practitioners at this level:
- Require a critical understanding of detailed theoretical and practical knowledge, which can be generalist with a special interest and/or specialist knowledge and have management and leadership responsibilities
- May have specialist knowledge, skills and capabilities related to sphere of practice
- Consult with patients, their family and the multi-professional team to undertake assessment of patient need and devise and evaluate complex care plans
- Evaluate and analyse clinical problems using their clinical knowledge, seeking out and applying relevant evidence, enhanced techniques, interventions and equipment to make clinical decisions
- Deliver enhanced clinical care in the context of continual change, challenging environments, different models of care delivery, innovation and rapidly evolving technologies using analysis and their underpinning knowledge to manage complex interventions
- Teach and advise patients and their families on how to manage their condition or support the multidisciplinary team to do so
- Participate in clinical audits and research projects and implement changes as required, including the development, and updating of practice protocols/ guidelines and procedures locally
- Work within national and local protocols where these exist
- Recognise the boundaries of their practice and know when and to whom patients should be referred
- May delegate work to other members of the multidisciplinary team and take accountability for their delegated activity
- Demonstrate initiative and are creative in finding solutions to problems
- Have some responsibility for team performance and service development and they consistently undertake self-development.
Additional Contact Details
ANP Team also available 0300 422 3636
Deputy Divisional Director for Quality and Nursing - Tracey Cullerne 07929 369642
Manyleb y person
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Current NMC registration
- Non medical prescribing qualification
- Pathophysiology and physical assessment
- Advanced communication qualification
- Extensive years post registration experience
- Experience in SACT
- Experience assessing and prescribing SACT
Meini prawf dymunol
- Leadership or quality improvement experience
- SACT qualification
Bathodynnau ardystio / achredu cyflogwyr
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Rachel Lowings
- Teitl y swydd
- Trainee AP, Lead for SACT Nurse Practitioners
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 0300 422 4251
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
ANP Team also available 0300 422 3636
For queries - Deputy Divisional Director for Quality and Nursing Tracey Cullerne 07929 369642
Rhestr swyddi gyda Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust yn Nyrsio a Bydwreigiaeth