Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 25.5 hours per week (over 3 days)
- Job ref
- 158-25-252-IMO
- Employer
- The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Immunotherapy Advanced Nurse Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 8a
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Job overview
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Immunotherapy Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our immunotherapy team at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. This role is based at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Liverpool, however you will be required to travel between our network hospital sites. The post holder will support the immunotherapy team delivering nurse led services for patients receiving treatment with immunotherapy.
You should possess excellent communication and advanced clinical skills, be highly motivated and ideally have a back ground in cancer nursing. Recent experience in working within the speciality of immunotherapy would be essential. You will need to be resilient and able to influence in order to cope with the demands of the role and the service need.
This is a really exciting time to work within the specialism of cancer nursing and immunotherapy.
The post holder will provide specialist advice and support to patient's experiencing the side effects associated with immunotherapy, as well as providing education and support to staff throughout the trust.
We would consider a trainee ANP who is currently on their Master pathway.
Main duties of the job
The Immunotherapy (IO) Toxicity service is a regional pan-tumour service supporting patients with immune related adverse events secondary to oncological immunotherapy. The team support both inpatients and outpatients following the identification of irAEs and work alongside the patients’ primary oncology teams to support patients throughout their toxicity journey. The team take referrals from across the region and provide digital and face to face monitoring for patients throughout their toxicity treatment.
In addition to this the team co-ordinate and support the delivery of day case management including IV methylprednisolone and Infliximab and deliver acute reviews in the central Clinical Decisions Unit (CDU). Further services include a weekly ambulatory clinic for complex toxicity management, patients on long term immunosuppression and an outpatient clinic for those patients experiencing late effects from Immunotherapy. Furthermore the team conduct a twice weekly inpatient ward round, a weekly Boardround, a weekly joint cardio-oncology ward round/patient review and a clinical advisory meeting with all the regional AO teams twice weekly.
In addition the team collaborates with a medical specialties to coordinate the management of complex toxicities. There are established referral pathways for investigations including endoscopy and cardiac MRI. The team also provide region wide education to both oncology and non-oncology teams.
Working for our organisation
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.
Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.
Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.
We are -
- Kind
- Empowered
- Responsible
- Inclusive
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MSc in Advanced Nursing Practice/ACP
- Recognised Leadership Qualification
- Non- medical prescribing qualification with portfolio supporting attainment of competency
- Post-basic qualification in cancer/palliative care or relevant subject
- Registered General Nurse
- Evidence of continued professional development Advanced Communications Skills Training Previous chemotherapy experience
- Experience of working in an oncology setting Recognised teaching qualification.
- Advanced Life Support qualification.( only ANP’s who participate in MET cover)
- IO needle insertion ( Only ANP’s who participate in MET cover).
Desirable criteria
- Psychological skills training – Level 2 training
- Research qualification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Highly motivated and experienced practitioner with substantive range of experience within cancer care.
- Broad & advanced knowledge of clinical pathophysiology
- Sound level of knowledge in relation to invasive and noninvasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedur
- Knowledge of national standards, policies and working knowledge of clinical governance.
- Understanding of evidence based practice and ability to critically appraise and implement research findings into practice.
- In-depth specialist experience within specialist field
- Has the knowledge to support safe clinical decision making in relation to admission and discharge
Desirable criteria
- Extensive knowledge of clinical practice and oncology treatments include treatment-induced side effects.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of writing policies and procedures
- Proven leadership experience including delivering to targets, change initiatives and service improvement
- Leadership and mentoring skills to energise the team and motivate individuals
- Extensive post registration experience with recent experience at a senior level
- Working autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary Team.
- Experience of participation in research and audit Ability to influence and develop clinical services
- Demonstrates current knowledge of professional and NHS issues and the implication for clinical environment
- Enthusiasm and drive to improve practice through education and training
- Committed to continuing professional development of self and others
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
- Trudy-Jane Guinan
- Job title
- Immuno-oncology Nurse Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07785412531
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