Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 120-NMR184-1224
- Employer
- Velindre Cancer Centre
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Velindre Cancer Centre
- Town
- Cardiff
- Salary
- £30,420 - £37,030 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Virtually Assessed Pathway (VAP) Assessor
Band 5
Thank you for your interest in working for Velindre Cancer Centre (VCC), which is a committed equal opportunities employer. VCC welcomes applications from people who share our vision;
Velindre University NHS Trust will be recognised locally, nationally and internationally as a renowned organisation of excellence for patient and donor care, education and research.
our values;
- Caring
- Respectful
- Accountable
& who will complement our current experienced and specialist employees who are passionate about working in an organisation with the ambition to provide world class services & care to our patients.
VCC is an amazing place to work & develop your career. It is undertaking a 5 year transformation programme which will enable cancer services to meet the future needs of our patients across South East Wales. Not only will programme see VCC moving into a new purpose built cancer hospital, it will provide opportunities for patients to receive treatments closer to their homes. The infrastructure changes will offer our employees opportunities to work across a number of sites, in new and different ways, create development opportunities & increase flexible working practices.
VCC provides our employees with a favourable salary and reward / staff benefits & support package.
For more information on this vacancy please contact the recruiting manager, who will be pleased to discuss it with you.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
The Trust also reserves the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement at any stage of the process, to enable internal staff requiring to be redeployed in suitable roles.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Job overview
The Virtually Assessed Pathway clinic (VAP) is an award winning service, unique to Velindre Cancer Centre, This post holder will be joining a small team of nurses and pharmacy technicians led by independent prescribers. Patients who are due chemotherapy or SACT in the following 2 – 3 days are clinically assessed over the telephone and their blood results analysed. The SACT can then be authorised.
The VAP service is not just a pre SACT assessment clinic, we manage the patients’ cancer pathway and as a result we become part of their journey. We maintain continuity of care and as a result we develop a relationship with our patients as we often assess them before each SACT for months at a time.
The VAP clinic currently works with the following teams assessing patients on suitable regimens from the following cancer sites
Colorectal / Breast / Urology / Gynae / Skin.
The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, participating and contributing to the wider clinical governance agenda including service developments and flexible working to meet the needs of patients.
The working week hours can be flexible. This job can be part time / full time/ job share. We can consider compressed weekly hours.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
- To work with patients and their carers to determine in partnership
the assessment of patient needs. Working collaboratively with the
multi disciplinary/multi agency team. - To liaise and provide guidance on your area of practice to inpatient
and outpatient on the care of patients when requested. - To act as the named nurse/ keyworker for designated individuals
- To ensure that patients receive care according to plan,
delegating the care to be given to other members of the team as
appropriate.
Working for our organisation
Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.
Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to apply the key principles of value based healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.
If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.
Visit our website to find out more https://velindre.nhs.wales/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Evidence of experience in general nursing practice
Desirable criteria
- Oncology experience as a student or qualified.
- Critical care Chemotherapy Administration Evidence of Mentorship /clinical supervision
- Cannulation
Qualifications and/ or knowledge
Essential criteria
- 1st or 2nd Level registered nurse or practitioner
- Degree or Working towards a degree.
- NMC standards.
- Chemotherapy awareness
Desirable criteria
- Teaching and Assessment
- Clinical Assessment skills. Educated to Degree Leve
- Willing to undertake specialist oncology module in chemotherapy
- Understanding of the wider policy influences on the NHS
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tej Quine
- Job title
- ANP. VAP Clinic lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02920 615888
- Additional information
Contact number 02920 615888 Ext 6632
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