King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Acute Oncology Advanced Clinical Practitioner
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Role Overview
The post holder will practice autonomously as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) within the Acute Oncology Service (AOS), providing expert, patient-centred care. They will utilise advanced clinical assessment, history taking, and clinical reasoning to diagnose and formulate personalized management plans. As a Non-Medical Prescriber, they will initiate pharmacological interventions to ensure timely treatment within an agreed scope of practice.
A key focus will be ensuring patients with Malignancy of Unknown Origin (MUO) receive rapid oncology input, MDT discussion, and streamlined symptom management. The practitioner will monitor service impact via key metrics (e.g., length of stay) and collaborate with the Lead Clinician to meet Quality Standards and SELCA guidance. This role integrates expert practice, leadership, education, and research.
Trainee ACP (Band 7) applications will be considered for candidates who have already completed modules in Advanced Clinical Assessment and Non-Medical Prescribing.
The post holder will ensure patients access the right care at the right time through high-quality AOS specialist nursing and expert advice for SACT complications. A primary focus is the continual audit of neutropenic sepsis pathways to ensure trust-wide "door-to-needle" compliance and rapid specialty referral.
The practitioner will drive acute oncology ambulatory pathways to manage symptomatic patients and post-ED reviews, directly reducing unnecessary admissions. By participating in daily oncology ward rounds, they will ensure the delivery of appropriate care plans, streamlining investigations and facilitating timely palliative care referrals.
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Acting as a trust-wide and community resource, the post holder will provide expert guidance on investigation and treatment pathways for new or suspected cancers. They will champion efficient, patient-focused service models for safe treatment, referral, and discharge of undifferentiated presentations.
Additionally, the role carries responsibility for leading clinical practice development—including the creation of multidisciplinary policies and protocols. The post holder will maintain a 90% clinical workload, with 10% dedicated to audit, teaching, research, and professional development.
About the Trust
The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. Transforming Healthcare is the vision at the heart of the King’s Strategy – 2026 to 2031. Together, we are pursuing six strategic ambitions:
- Delivering high-quality patient care
- Being a great place to work
- Leading pioneering research, innovation and education
- Building strong and successful partnerships
- Providing timely and efficient care
- Ensuring long-term financial sustainability
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Achieving these ambitions will require all of us to work as one Team King’s, united by a shared commitment to our values of being caring, collaborative, inclusive, and innovative. By living these values every day, we will transform healthcare for our patients, our communities, and each other.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
Sustainability Commitment
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste, and pollution wherever possible.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Sheea Parkinson
- Job title: Acute Oncology Lead Nurse
- Email address: sheeaparkinson@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 02032997876
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Senior Head of Nursing for Cancer and Haematology
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