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Ref: 309-UCLH-4471 Vacancy ID: 6345685

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Closed for applications on: 10-Jun-2024 00:01

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Closed for applications on: 10-Jun-2024 00:01

Location

University College London Hospitals
235 Euston Road
London
NW1 2BU
London

Contract type & working pattern

Permanent
Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

£58,698 - £65,095 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
Yearly

(NHS AfC: Band 8a)

Specialty

Head and Neck

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Job overview

If you are an inspirational nurse with expertise in head and neck speciality with a commitment to delivering excellent patient care to Head and Neck and Thyroid patients, then we would like to hear from you for this exciting new role in advanced practice.

Our Head and Neck unit provides local and tertiary services from diagnosis to treatment and follow up for head and neck and thyroid patients. We are a busy referral unit for suspected head and neck cancer and provide faster diagnosis service in line with the best-timed pathway for head and neck cancer diagnosis.

Our priority is to reassure patients at the earliest opportunity if they are no longer suspected to have cancer. We are the specialist surgery hub for patients undergoing major head and neck oncology surgery in north central and northeast London. UCLH provides non-surgical treatment modalities for head and neck and thyroid cancer including proton beam radiotherapy, medical and clinical oncology inclusive of clinical trial portfolio, radioactive iodine.

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The head and neck advanced nurse practitioner (ANP) will provide specialist advanced practice as a senior nurse incorporating non-medical prescribing and non-medical referrals for imaging and running independent nurse led clinics.  

The ANP will be able to practice with autonomy and with the parent surgical consultants forming clinical decisions in the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of patients within the H&N speciality in A&E, ward, and clinic environments.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced head and neck nurse looking for a new challenge who has advanced skills and expertise in head and neck speciality who would want to work at a self-directed advanced level of practice. The post holder will require excellent communication skills and a passion for quality patient care, teaching, and education. Informal conversations are encouraged.

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.     

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:     

  • University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)   

  • National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery  

  • Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals  

  • University College Hospital Grafton Way Building  

  • Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine   

  • University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre   

  • The Hospital for Tropical Diseases  

  • University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street  

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.    

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. 

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* 

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 

*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.  

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. 

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work. 

 

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.

Person specification

Qualifications / Education

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse
  • Educated to master’s level Advanced Practice or equivalent level, or equivalent experience of working at a senior level but working towards Masters.
  • Be a non-medical prescriber or working towards
  • Be a non-medical referrer for imaging.
  • Post-graduate management, leadership or specialist qualification or previous experience
Desirable criteria
  • Quality Improvement qualification experience

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria
  • In depth expert knowledge in Head and Neck benign and Oncology speciality
  • Experience as Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist or Ward sister at senior leadership and management level for more than 2 years.
  • Competent skills specific to Head and Neck advanced Practice, Altered Airway Management, Physical Assessment of Head and Neck , Nasendoscope.
  • Experience and knowledge of the components of Advanced Practice, non-medical prescribing, non-medical referrals for imaging and associated clinical governance, risk management and assurance function; current NHS national policies, standards, requirements and directions that relate to measuring and improving the quality and safety of patient care
  • Evidence of managing successful project and / or operational performance and improvement.
  • Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge and experience of developing, delivering & evaluating training programmes
  • Knowledge and experience of developments in quality improvement and evidence-based practice research

Skills / Capability / Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to communicate effectively with clinical, academic and all levels of staff.
  • Ability to provide senior leadership and work with senior leaders.
  • Highly effective people and project management skills.
  • Ability to develop and communicate a vision, and convert that into plans, objectives and deliverables working to tight and often changing deadlines.
  • Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships and deal confidently with staff at all levels of an organisation
  • Ability to compassionately and meaningfully communicate and collaborate with patients, families, carers, and staff at all levels.
  • Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues.
  • Ability to manage time effectively and to prioritise
  • Ability to use informed persuasion to influence others.
  • Able to negotiate and influence at an organisational level and externally with a range of stakeholders
  • Demonstrates sound judgement in the absence of clear guidelines or precedent, seeking advice as necessary from more senior management when appropriate
  • High quality presentation skills and ability to provide and effectively communicate highly complex, sensitive and contentious information to staff, patients and relatives/carers, particularly where a potentially antagonistic or highly emotive atmosphere may present significant barriers to acceptance
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication (written, oral, presentation, facilitation), networking and negotiation skills with a track record in consistently delivering performance targets and writing complex business cases, policies and change
  • High level analytical skills and the ability to utilise qualitative and quantitative data from a wide range of sources to draw meaningful and appropriate conclusions and present in a clear concise manner
  • Show credibility and enthusiasm for patient safety.
  • IT literate, including competency in MS Office programmes and in Excel and MS Project.
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to use established networks and create new ones to share good practice and facilitate engagement with regional colleagues and the national forum

Additional information

Essential criteria
  • A commitment to partnership working, inclusion of a diverse workforce and service integration.
  • Actively develops themselves and supports others to do the same.

Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion

Essential criteria
  • A commitment to partnership working, inclusion of a diverse workforce and service integration. Actively develops themselves and supports others to do the same. Demonstrate understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties

Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives, and visitors is minimised by:

Essential criteria
  • Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
  • Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control.
  • Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal
  • Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Niamh Gavaghan
Job title
Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07812484276
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