We have an exciting opportunity to join the haematology and transplant team delivering advanced clinical care to patients with Haematological cancers. The Advanced Clinical Practitioner post holder will work within the busy and dynamic teams covering both the inpatient and outpatient setting.
The successful candidate will be highly motivated and driven to improve patient care and experience and will have significant nursing / Allied Health Professional experience within the medical and oncology setting. They will have completed an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice, enabling them to work autonomously in the planning, assessment and delivery of care for this complex group of patients.
The candidate will need to have a high level of experience in hematology and have a sound clinical knowledge, whilst also demonstrating managerial and leadership abilities.
The post holder will work across the day unit, ambulatory care units and inpatient ward which can incorporate Weekends and Bank Holidays.
• Provide clinical assessment and support to the care and treatment of a diverse caseload of patients requiring haematology input and transplant.
• Demonstrate a highly specialist knowledge and skills in the diagnosis and management of patients with haematological malignancies and those requiring transplant.
• Demonstrate a high level of specialist knowledge and skills in the acute care and management of patients receiving SACT.
• Provide medical support to the day unit and ambulatory care units as well as the inpatient ward at The Christie Foundation Trust.
• Request investigations, procedures and make appropriate referrals maintaining relevant clinical records.
• Non-Medical prescribing is fundamental in supporting this role
• Clinical examination skills are essential for this role
• Provide clinical expertise for developing and enhancing the haematology and transplant service.
• Work alongside the medical, AHP and nursing teams, maintaining good communication and collaboration between the various multidisciplinary teams.
• To be a highly visible and approachable role model, ensuring that best practice is disseminated throughout the clinical areas.
• Demonstrate a high commitment to the four pillars of Advanced Clinical Practice which includes Clinical practice, Education, Leadership and Management, and Research
The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.
We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.
We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.
The Christie haematology service acts as a tertiary referral centre for the management of patients with haematological malignancies and bone marrow failure. Inpatient haematology and transplant services for both adults and Teenage and Young Adult (TYA) patients are provided by the 31 bedded Palatine Treatment Ward, and the 4 bedded Withington Ward. Outpatient haematology services are provided by the Haematology and Transplant Day Unit (HTDU) and the ambulatory care facility. The Christie haematology service has grown extensively over the past few years with the development of new treatments and CART.
Advanced Clinical Practice
1. Plan and manage own workload and the workload of the service, in a flexible manner, ensuring that service provision meets the need of patients.
2. Recognises and appropriately responds to limitations and gaps in knowledge seeking support where necessary. Demonstrates critical self-reflection, self-awareness, emotional intelligence, resilience, and openness to change
3. Develops and undertakes advanced clinical skills in assessing and managing patients. This includes obtaining informed consent, history taking, screening, systematic clinical examination, requisition and interpretation of appropriate clinical investigations and formulation of clinical management plans.
4. Maintain and develop expertise and competence within the field of oncology to enable collaboration with senior colleagues and medical staff, and to facilitate the management of patients.
5. Use evidence-based research to support clinical decisions and management plans.
6. Prescribe within the capacity of non-medical prescribing, adhering to Trust policy and existing frameworks including first and subsequent cycles of SACT (as per Medicines Practice Operational Policy July 2010), unlicensed medication and drugs used within clinical trials as qualified Independent Non-Medical Prescriber. Prescribe appropriate blood products as per Trust policy.
7. Liaise with the wider inter-professional teams regarding the management of patients under their care.
8. Accept referrals from other health care professionals and refer patients directly to other specialties within the appropriate primary, secondary and tertiary care settings.
9. Communicate highly complex and sensitive information to patients and their significant others, this may include diagnosis, results of scans or other investigations, management options and prognosis
10. Work collaboratively with an appropriate range of multi-agency and multi-professional resources, developing, maintaining and evaluating links to manage risk and issues across organisations and settings.
11. Prepare accurate and concise records and reports, both verbal and written. Communicate with the patient’s referring specialist, GP and other community. and hospice-based services at regular intervals as appropriate.
12. Contribute to clinical and research governance processes, including adverse incident reporting and the investigation and the management of complaints as appropriate
13. Involve patients and their carers on issues surrounding health promotion, illness prevention and self-management. Promote and facilitate changes to lifestyle where appropriate.
14. Contribute to the coordination and effective management of the admission and discharge process as appropriate for disease group with reference to Bed Management Policy.
15. Perform clinical procedures safely according to defined protocols.
16. Develop patient specific information and ensure patients receive appropriate information, advice, and support in relation to their illness and treatment. Provide an environment that encourages patient centered involvement
17. Be an active member of relevant Trust committees and groups contributing to developing/implementing local/national strategy.
18. Collaborate within the Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance and offer clinical support to colleagues within the service, relating to individual patient management, health care delivery and strategic policy initiatives. Assist in the development of integrated patient pathways (e.g., NICE Guidance on Cancer Services, NHS Guidance etc).
19. Act as an expert resource and provide advice and support to ward/departmental areas and the wider community.
20. Demonstrate professionalism in terms of attitude, communication, and appearance at all times.
21. If appropriate to role in Research, adhere to ICH/GCP competence and commit to maintaining update ever 3 years.
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
1. Contribute as appropriate to the development of strategies within the Division and wider Trust.
2. Be a visible role model for advanced clinical practice in research demonstrating a person-centered approach to service delivery and development within the Trust and externally at a National & International level
3. Promote the role of advanced clinical practitioner locally, nationally and internationally.
4. Pro-actively initiate and develop effective relationships to empower and inspire staff members, to promote productive working and enhance patient care.
5. Provide professional, clinical and academic leadership and supervision to other professionals as appropriate within the scope of the role
6. Lead on clinical audit, including service evaluation and clinical service re-design including evaluation of own practice, demonstrating the impact of advanced practice on service function and effectiveness, (e.g. outcomes of care, experience and safety).
7. Critically apply advanced clinical expertise to provide consultancy across professional and service boundaries, such as the development of clinical protocols, standards and guidelines to enhance quality and promote sharing and adoption of best practice.
8. Demonstrate excellent leadership skills by identifying, leading and implementing change required for service improvement, risk management, governance and quality.
9. Contribute to local, regional and national clinical networks including specialty groups and key stakeholders.
10. Continually develop practice in response to changing population health and research needs; engaging in horizon scanning for future developments.
11. Actively seek feedback and involvement from patients, families and carers by engaging with Patient Participation and Involvement (PPI) groups in all aspects of patient care and research service delivery i.e., focus groups.
12. Demonstrate resilience and determination in managing situations which are complex or unpredictable.
13. Demonstrate receptiveness to challenge and preparedness to constructively challenge others, escalating concerns that affect individuals, families, carers, communities and colleagues safety and well-being when necessary.
14. Participate in innovative and research-based practice to promote excellence in patient care.
15. Maintain professional registration and practice through CPD and revalidation.
16. Maintain professional portfolio to demonstrate competency in line with the trust competency framework.
17. Maintain personal standards of conduct and behaviour consistent with Trust and NMC guidelines.
18. Recognise and acts as an advocate for patients, carers and service organisation. Lead change as required and ensure resolution of conflict.
19. To assume or share management responsibility for colleagues within disease group as required.
EDUCATION
1. Critically assess and identify own learning and development needs in line with service requirements. Negotiate an annual personal development plan that reflects the breadth of ongoing professional development across the four pillars of advanced clinical practice and undertake professional development accordingly.
2. Engage in self-directed learning, critically reflecting to maximise clinical skills and knowledge. Participate in the on-going advanced clinical practice training and education program both within the organisation and beyond e.g., national/ international conferences.
3. Promote and contribute to a culture of organisational learning to inspire future and existing staff.
4. Actively engage in peer review to inform own and others practice, formulating and implementing strategies to act on learning and make improvements.
5. Undergo regular clinical supervision with colleagues from within the organisation e.g. a named mentor from the medical team, as well as seek mentorship externally and coaching where applicable.
6. Identify further developmental needs for individuals and the wider team and supporting them to address these.
7. Act as an educator, supervisor, coach and mentor, seeking to instill and develop the confidence and skill of others
8. Support, supervise and assess clinical competencies of colleagues/members of the multidisciplinary/research teams as appropriate.
RESEARCH
1. Engage in research activity, adhering to good research practice guidance, so that evidence-based strategies are developed and applied to enhance quality, safety, productivity and value for money.
2. Contribute to the delivery of the Trust strategic vision for academic nursing and AHP roles.
3. Disseminate best practice/research findings and quality improvement projects through appropriate media. For example, via local team and/or national/international peer reviewed publications.
4. Evaluate and audit own and others clinical practice, selecting and applying valid, reliable methods, then acting on findings.
5. Critically appraise and synthesise the outcome of relevant research, evaluation and audit, using the results to underpin own practice, and to inform that of others.
6. Use a critical approach to identify gaps in the evidence base and its applications to practice, alerting appropriate individuals and organisations to these and how they might be addressed in a safe and pragmatic way.
7. Actively identify potential need for further research to strengthen evidence for best practice. This may involve acting as an educator, leader, innovator and contributor to research activity and/or applying for research funding.
8. Facilitate collaborative links between clinical practice and research through proactive engagement, networking and close working relationships with academics, clinical and other researchers.
PROFESSIONAL
1. Maintain responsibility for professional registration and practice through continuing personal development and revalidation.
2. Maintain appropriate competencies.
3. Maintain standards of professional conduct and behaviour consistent with Trust values and regulations set within the relevant professional bodies.
This advert closes on Wednesday 30 Apr 2025
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