Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy ECP

The Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) ECP will form part of the oncology multi-professional team whose aim is to deliver and co-ordinate expert patient assessment and holistic care to patients with an oncology diagnosis being treated with SACT, their families and the wider MDT.
Main duties:
+ To assist with developing and delivering the SACT nurse-led service alongside oncology consultants and nurse practitioners. You will manage 2-3 tumour sites with patients having SACT via various administration routes, working at an enhanced level alongside colleagues. The role will also include pre-assessments, holistic assessments, and consenting patients for SACT.
+ To contribute to safe and effective patient care by incorporating the use of non-medical prescribing competencies in relation to oncology patients in accordance with national guidelines, evidence-based practice, and local Trust policies. You will exercise levels of judgement, discretion, and decision-making in treatment of SACT.
+ Ensure the delivery of high quality, clinically effective care, prioritising, and utilising research to promote best practice in everyday practice as appropriate.
+ Participate in education and training of SACT.
+ Work across organisations to promote cancer care to ensure an integrated approach to care management between localities, organisations, and care agencies.

Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview., This is a new service working across both Poole and Bournemouth oncology day units. Initially the role will be focused on developing skills for independently running nurse led clinics alongside the consultants between core working days Monday - Friday 08:00 - 18:00. Bank holiday clinics are not presently operating but maybe a feature in the future. As the role evolves there may be opportunities to be principal nursing investigators on trials, providing education to both staff and patients as well as supporting other areas of oncology at both sites.

Are you experienced in Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) assessment skills?
We are looking for an inspirational, driven, and motivated individual who has quality and patient experience at their heart to join our Oncology team at UHD. Do you want to join University Hospitals Dorset at an exciting time of transformation and service expansion? If so, this post could be for you.
We are seeking to appoint an Enhanced Clinical Practitioner (ECP) that has experience within SACT assessment, who will work within the SACT ACP team, alongside oncology clinicians, the cancer management team, and other colleagues in the Trust to help develop the Oncology nurse-led SACT service, underpinned by evidence-based practice. The aim is to develop a dedicated team of nurse practitioners who can manage patients on SACT supporting several oncology teams, and possibly 2-3 tumour sites.
We are looking for someone who has non-medical prescribing and history and physical assessment skills to undertake this role., The SACT ECP will form part of the oncology multi-professional team whose aim is to assess oncology patients for their SACT treatments. The ECP will provide holistic care and advice for patients. You will be a Registered Nurse with, or working towards, a master's qualification or equivalent experience. Depending on your experience, you may be expected to study towards the enhanced clinical practitioner qualification, by undertaking the apprenticeship course. You will need to have a track record of strong collaborative working, be able to build excellent relationships, and can innovate and be a key decision maker.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with 'university hospital' status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you'll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we're also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.
This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.