Advanced Nurse Practitioner; ACP

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join the Supportive Oncology Service at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. This innovative new role will lead the development of the Acute Cancer Symptom Optimisation and Support (ACSOS) programme, supporting patients with complex cancer-related symptoms through proactive assessment, intervention and personalised care.
Working within the Ambulatory Care Unit and alongside Acute Oncology, Supportive Care and multidisciplinary teams, you will provide advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis and management for patients with highly complex needs. The role is designed to improve symptom control, avoid unnecessary hospital admissions and support patients to receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time.
As an autonomous practitioner, you will work across the four pillars of advanced practice: clinical practice, leadership and management, education and training, and research, quality improvement and service development. You will play a key role in developing new pathways of care, improving patient outcomes and supporting delivery of personalised, proactive supportive oncology services across the cancer pathway.
This is a unique opportunity to shape and lead an innovative service that aligns with national cancer priorities and transforms the experience of patients living with complex cancer-related symptoms.
This is an 18 month fixed term, 27 hour position

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner will provide expert assessment, diagnosis, treatment and ongoing management for patients with complex supportive oncology and acute cancer care needs. Working autonomously, you will manage a caseload of patients requiring advanced clinical decision-making, symptom optimisation and personalised care planning.
You will work closely with Acute Oncology, Ambulatory Care, palliative care, cancer site-specific teams and community services to support admission avoidance, facilitate timely interventions and improve continuity of care across organisational boundaries. A key focus of the role will be identifying opportunities for earlier intervention, improving symptom management and supporting patients to remain well and independent for longer.
The post holder will provide clinical leadership, contribute to service development and support implementation of innovative supportive oncology pathways. You will deliver education and supervision, support workforce development and act as an expert resource for colleagues across the Trust. The role will also include participation in audit, research and quality improvement initiatives, ensuring services are evidence-based, effective and responsive to patient need.

The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.

We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

Along with the service line senior leadership team, including…