The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Paediatric Advanced Nurse Practitioner
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About the Role
We are looking for a knowledgeable, dedicated, and forward-thinking individual for this exciting role in Paediatric Radiation Oncology.
Responsibilities
The role includes the direct Clinical Management of Paediatric patients treated with Photon and Proton Radiotherapy and any other Paediatric patients attending the trust for treatments such as total body irradiation and radioiodine. The postholder will carry the Paediatric crash bleep which could also involve responding to emergencies with Paediatric visitors on site.
- You will be supported by Consultant Clinical Oncologists and Royal Manchester Children Hospital (RMCH) Paediatric Oncology team
- Alongside your clinical responsibilities, you will be involved in a variety of research and service improvement projects, with the flexibility to shape these to align with your professional goals
- Applicants will be working as part of a national service which offers PBT and radiotherapy to patients across the UK.
- Clinical responsibilities will include management of Paediatric patients attending The Christie. This will include managing any children that become unwell at the Christie in addition to on-treatment reviews for Paediatric Proton and Photon patients, managing toxicities of Radiotherapy.
- You will participate in the Paediatric MDT meetings and develop close working relationships with other members of the multi-disciplinary team including Clinical Oncologists, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Staff, Anesthetists, Play Specialists, Radiographers, and Keyworkers. You will work in collaboration with RMCH oncology department, liaise with relevant professionals, and make appropriate and timely referrals when necessary.
- In addition to MDTs, you will have the opportunity to join and participate in a wide variety of educational, research, leadership, and management activities like Proton Seminars, Proton Research Community, PBT Journal Clubs, Paediatric outpatient clinics.
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About The Christie
The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres and the PBT centre is one of two high-energy NHS proton centres in the UK offering proton therapy to patients that would previously have travelled abroad for treatment. As such this is a role, working in a highly specialised service alongside an extensive multi-professional team able to treat a complex clinical case mix including a high proportion of paediatric and young adult patients.
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Working Conditions
The PBT centre is a day case, outpatient service and operates routinely Monday – Friday with occasional planned weekend working. Individuals are required to work shift patterns to ensure adequate cover of the service across the day which operates from early morning to evenings. The PBT service is committed to supporting staff to find ways in which they can work flexibly in order to find an appropriate work-life balance.
As a novel and highly specialised service, there is extensive opportunity to continually develop within this role, and ample funding is available for ongoing professional development of all post holders as well as opportunities to attend relevant conferences as a representative of the profession, department, and Trust. Interested candidates are encouraged to contact the service to discuss the benefits and opportunities of working within the service.
Contact Information
For further details/informal visits contact:
- Name: Elizabeth Pask
- Job title: Lead Paediatric Nurse
- Email address: e.pask1@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 0161 918 2495
Thomas Edwards
Proton Clinical Services Manager
Email: Thomas.edwards17@nhs.net
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