We are thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to become part of our Breast Oncology Team. The trust acknowledges the crucial role of advanced practice in our services, and we provide robust support for training and education to our well-established team.
Candidates must have completed an MSc in Advanced Practice and hold a Non-Medical Prescribing certification. The successful applicant will report directly to a Breast consultant.
***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***
The post holder will practice autonomously at an advanced level of practice to provide high quality patient-centred care. This will encompass the skills of advanced assessment, examination, diagnosis and management in line with the Trust advanced practice policy.
Utilise the four pillars of advanced practice to support delivery of the Trust objectives in keeping with the Trust values and organisational policy.
To work within the Breast Oncology team, specifically working with the Breast Oncology Consultants and MDT team, to work within independent oncology clinics, prescribing SACT and reviewing and assessing breast patients and their suitability for treatment. This post could also be expected to review unwell Breast patients both in the SDEC and inpatient setting.
We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care.
The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure.
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Assess, differentially diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate individual treatment interventions for patients by virtue of expert clinical judgement and close liaison with members of the MDT.
Use expertise and decision-making skills to inform clinical reasoning approaches when dealing with differentiated and undifferentiated individual presentations and complex situations, synthesising information from multiple sources to make appropriate, evidence-based judgements and/or diagnoses.
Initiate, evaluate and modify a range of interventions which may include prescribing medicines, therapies, life style advice and care.
Exercise professional judgement to manage risk appropriately, especially where there may be complex and unpredictable events and supporting teams to do likewise to ensure safety of individuals, families and carers.
Utilise complex decision-making skills to promote high quality care in unpredictable and challenging circumstances.
Ensure compliance with their respective code of professional conduct and work within their scope of practice.
Works in conjunction with the MDT to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care.
Work in partnership with individuals, families and carers, using a range of assessment methods as appropriate.
Be able to demonstrate a critical understanding of their broadened level of responsibility and autonomy. This includes being critically aware of their limits of their own competence and professional scope of practice, including when working with complexity, risk, uncertainty and incomplete information.
Be responsible and accountable for their decisions, actions and omissions at this level of practice.
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