An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fixed-term maternity leave cover post within the Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) team in Children’s and Young People’s Cancer Services at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH).
UCLH hosts the largest Teenage and Young Adult (TYA) cancer service in the UK, providing specialist care for young people aged 13–24 years undergoing treatment for a wide range of malignancies. This role is primarily based within the Daycare/Ambulatory Care service and plays a key role within the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT).
The ANP role is a well-established and highly valued position within TYA cancer services at UCLH. The post holder will work across traditional professional boundaries, undertaking advanced clinical practice responsibilities while contributing to innovative, interprofessional models of care.
The successful candidate will be expected to deliver a high standard of holistic, evidence-based care to adolescents and young adults with cancer.
This fixed-term post offers excellent opportunities for professional development, advanced clinical practice, and experience within a nationally recognised specialist cancer service.
- Work collaboratively with members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care.
- Undertake clinical review and assessment of children and young people (CYP) throughout their treatment journey, developing, implementing, and communicating individualised plans of care.
- Identify CYP at increased risk of treatment-related complications and implement appropriate preventative and supportive interventions within scope of practice.
- Provide holistic support to address the psychosocial needs of CYP and their families throughout treatment.
- Review and support patient pathways within cancer treatment services, proactively identifying and addressing gaps in care delivery.
- Ensure effective communication and coordination with inpatient teams, daycare services, referring hospitals, and associated healthcare professionals to support seamless patient care.
- Contribute to service development, quality improvement, and the ongoing advancement of TYA cancer care.
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.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
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