Lead Advanced Clinical Practitioner

· Provide direct clinical and line management of the Velindre Cancer Service Acute Assessment Unit, Ambulatory Care Unit, Immunotherapy Toxicity Nursing Service and Brachytherapy Nursing Service.
· Provide clinical assessment using advanced knowledge and clinical skills, to provide diagnoses both differentiated and undifferentiated patients, and develop management plans for optimal care.
· Carry out research related to area of practice provide and education/mentorship to a multi-professional audience within the Velindre University NHS Trust
· Provide Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) Strategic Service clinical leadership.
· Responsible for policy and service development
· Clinically accountable for clinical service delivery
· Manages and develops clinical staff; appraisal, CPD and performance
· Specialist training to Masters or Doctorate level of practice
· Practice at Advanced Clinical Practice level
· Lead on the VCS Resuscitation Service, On a daily basis the Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) will provide clinical assessment and direct the management of patients.
The post holder will access research/use information systems, lead, and carry out relevant research within practice as well as hold a broad knowledge around research methodology.
The post holder will demonstrate clear principles of teaching and learning, as well as supporting others to develop through expert teaching and mentorship skills.
The post holder will be responsible for strategic leadership and operational management of the service., Be autonomous in decision making, including judgments involving highly complex facts/situations that require the analysis, interpretation, and comparison of a range of options in relation to the care/management needs of the patients on a day-to-day basis within the clinical environment.
Managing complexity - making judgements involving highly complex facts or competing demands e.g., planned, and unplanned emergencies.
Plan and organise broad range of complex activities. Strategic lead of service and service development
Able to manage unpredictable work patterns. Ability to concentrate to undertake analysis, report writing, chair and attend meetings and undertake patient/clinical assessments

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Thank you for your interest in working for Velindre Cancer Centre (VCC), which is a committed equal opportunities employer. VCC welcomes applications from people who share our vision;
Velindre University NHS Trust will be recognised locally, nationally and internationally as a renowned organisation of excellence for patient and donor care, education and research.
our values;
+ Caring
+ Respectful
+ Accountable
& who will complement our current experienced and specialist employees who are passionate about working in an organisation with the ambition to provide world class services & care to our patients.
VCC is an amazing place to work & develop your career. It is undertaking a 5 year transformation programme which will enable cancer services to meet the future needs of our patients across South East Wales. Not only will programme see VCC moving into a new purpose built cancer hospital, it will provide opportunities for patients to receive treatments closer to their homes. The infrastructure changes will offer our employees opportunities to work across a number of sites, in new and different ways, create development opportunities & increase flexible working practices.
VCC provides our employees with a favourable salary and reward / staff benefits & support package., Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.
Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to apply the key principles of value based healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.
If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.

Band 8b, The Trust also reserves the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement at any stage of the process, to enable internal staff requiring to be redeployed in suitable roles.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed