Job Description

Contact information

Nicola Trowse - Deputy Assistant Director of Nursing


Nicola.Trowse@nhs.net

About the role

The primary aim of the role is to ensure that a high quality service is delivered to patients with Haematological conditions in a timely manner. The role is multidimensional and requires the post holder to integrate and fulfil all the identified dimensions. As an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, all activities provide opportunities for acting as a role model for staff.


The Advanced Clinical Practitioner will act as an autonomous, accountable practitioner working on their own initiative and in collaboration with nursing, medical and allied health professionals to assess individual patient needs, initiate investigations, determine a differential diagnosis and initiate appropriate holistic evidence based treatment and care.


The post requires working with inpatients and out patients. The post holder will run clinics comprising of patient on simple and complex chemotherapy reviews and relapsing patients requiring further investigations. They will work on Gate 21 (18 bedded Haematology ward) and complete the ward round as well as presenting patients caseloads at MDT. Patients also require review and plans developing on outlying wards at Pinderfields Hospital.


The post holder is required to review patients attending Acute Oncology day unit with Haematological conditions and support and advise staff through the emergency helpline.

Main duties

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner will:

Manage their own caseload of patients who present with undifferentiated and undiagnosed illness. Undertake research and audit within the clinical setting to develop an evidence base. Provide formal and informal teaching, support and clinical supervision to nursing staff and junior medical staff. Provide support to more junior members of the advanced clinical practitioner team and the wider clinical teams. Ensure maintenance of clinical excellence. Support the wider multidisciplinary team, undertaking independent comprehensive assessment and management of patients to incorporate physiological, psychological and pharmacological considerations, making multifaceted complex clinical decisions regarding patient management and clinical outcomes, including, where appropriate, the discharging patients from the service when treatment is complete/optimum outcome is achieved.

Key requirements

Teaching Qualification Masters level qualification in Advanced Clinical Practice with completed dissertation to achieve Band 8a Qualified Non-Medical Prescriber or to undertake the programme within 1 year in order to continue in the role (V300) Recent and relevant continuous professional development Extensive post registration nursing or AHP experience in an acute care setting. Experience of working autonomously as advanced clinical practitioner. Experience of audit and evidence based care. Evidence of multi-disciplinary working Experience of working within Haematology.

Be part of MY team

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients' homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.


We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.


If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

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Our benefits

Access to the NHS pension plan Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services Extensive benefits and support, including: Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme Cycle to work scheme Home electronics scheme Car lease salary sacrifice scheme Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality Career progression, training and support

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