Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our Acute Oncology Service.

We are looking for an autonomous advanced practitioner with strong medical/oncology experience who is passionate about improving care for patients presenting with acute complications of cancer, cancer treatment or suspected new malignancy.

Working as a senior clinical member of the Acute Oncology multidisciplinary team, the ACP will provide expert assessment, advice and advanced clinical support to Emergency Department, acute medical and wider clinical teams caring for patients with known or suspected cancer.

The role will strengthen joint working across Acute Oncology, acute and emergency care, oncology and cancer site-specific services, supporting timely clinical decision-making, investigation, treatment and onward referral.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development and evaluation of new ways of working, including opportunities to strengthen outpatient assessment and follow-up, helping to ensure people affected by cancer receive timely specialist input and are cared for in the right place, by the right team, at the right time.

Main duties of the job
About You
You will be an experienced registered healthcare professional with significant experience in oncology and/or acute cancer care.

You will have completed an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent recognised advanced practice qualification and hold an independent prescribing qualification appropriate to your professional background.

You will demonstrate advanced clinical assessment, clinical reasoning and decision-making skills and the ability to work autonomously while collaborating effectively with medical, nursing and multidisciplinary teams.

This is an opportunity to join a developing Acute Oncology Service as a senior clinical practitioner, working within the established multidisciplinary and service leadership structure.

The postholder will use advanced clinical practice to strengthen specialist Acute Oncology support across acute care while contributing to the development and evaluation of new models of care that improve coordination, pathways and patient experience.

About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.

Job responsibilities
The Advanced Clinical Practitioner will:

• Work autonomously at advanced practice level within the Acute Oncology Service.
• Provide expert Acute Oncology assessment, advice and advanced clinical support to teams caring for patients with known or suspected cancer.
• Support Emergency Department and acute medical teams with complex clinical decision-making, investigation and management planning.
• Undertake advanced clinical assessment and formulate differential diagnoses to inform recommendations and onward management.
• Request and interpret appropriate diagnostic investigations and prescribe independently within their scope of practice.
• Recognise oncological emergencies and provide expert input to support timely investigation, treatment and escalation.
• Strengthen collaborative working between Acute Oncology, acute medicine, emergency care, oncology and cancer site-specific teams.
• Support timely navigation, referral and escalation to the most appropriate cancer or specialist pathway.
• Support opportunities for admission avoidance, timely discharge and appropriate specialist follow-up.
• Contribute to the development and evaluation of outpatient assessment, review and follow-up pathways and other innovative models of Acute Oncology care.
• Provide advanced clinical expertise, education and professional support to healthcare professionals caring for patients with acute oncology needs.
• Contribute to quality improvement, audit, education, research and service development in line with the four pillars of advanced clinical practice.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Clinical Professional Qualification. Degree level with appropriate registration
• MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) or started the MSc ACP pathway/programme and committed to completing within an agreed time frame: Note: Post holder will be in a training post (Annex 21) until evidence of completion of MSc ACP is provided.
• Teaching and assessing qualification
• Relevant post registration qualification/equivalent
• Prescriber
• Evidence of participation in audit and research

Experience
Essential

• Demonstrable relevant experience within the speciality
• Evidence of effective management
• Evidence of effective leadership skills
• Evidence of staff development and can demonstrate knowledge regarding provision and development of education programmes
• Evidence of change management
• Evidence of application of current clinical service issues and developments

Knowledge
Essential

• Understanding and application of healthcare governance
• Has an up-to-date Advanced Clinical Practice portfolio

Skills
Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Committed to delivering high standards of patient care
• Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing

Others
Essential

• Supportive of colleagues
• Enthusiastic and motivated with the ability to motivate the team
• High level of personal and professional credibility
• Act as role model for staff

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).