Advanced Clinical Practitioner
| Posting date: | 05 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £55,690 - £62,682 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 April 2026 |
| Location: | Cramlington Northumberland, NE23 6NZ |
| Company: | Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7805613/319-7805613KD |
Summary
A Vacancy at Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Due to investment into the Acute Oncology services, we have an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Care Practitioner post, to join the Acute Oncology Nursing Team based at the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital.
This post will work closely with acute medicine, other emergency specialities, diagnostics in NSECH, along with all the Oncology Day units & Consultant Oncologists in delivering the highest level of care. The postholder will work at an advanced practice at Master’s level in the 4 pillars in the speciality of acute oncology. This post will support and deliver of a nurse led service through advanced clinical care, service development, quality improvement initiatives through senior leadership and education in the acute oncology speciality .
This post will work with the oncology, haematology, cancer clinical/MDT teams, senior Business unit team on supporting the delivery of the non-surgical oncology agenda and the new NHS Cancer plan.
The post holder must have advanced knowledge /experience in managing Acute oncology delivery, managing SACT toxicities for this patient group .
The post holder will expect to be flexible and link across all units as required.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
The successful candidate will have:
• Advanced knowledge and experience in Acute Oncology Managemnt and Systemic Anti‑Cancer Therapy (SACT)
• Demonstrable expertise in Acute Oncology management
• Strong autonomous clinical assessment and decision‑making skills for managing this complex patient group
• Work within the multidisciplinary teams and contributing to service development
• Proven leadership within the acute oncology speciality, with a track record of driving improvements in patient care and service delivery
• Skilled in quality improvement, audit and research within the acute oncology speciality.
• Non Medical prescriber
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application.
The postholder will be working at Master’s level across the four pillars of advanced practice, the post holder will contribute to:
• Expert clinical practice in the assessment, treatment, and ongoing management of acute oncology patients
• Leadership within the acute oncology speciality, influencing service development, reducing variations and strategic planning
• Education and training, supporting colleagues across the teams
• Quality improvement and research, driving innovation and supporting delivery of the NHS Cancer Plan & the Non Surgical Oncology agenda.
The ACP will work collaboratively with acute oncology, acute teams , Haematology, Cancer Clinical/MDT teams, and the Senior Business Unit team to support the delivery of the non‑surgical oncology agenda and ensure safe, effective pathways for patients receiving acute oncology care.
This advert closes on Thursday 19 Mar 2026
Due to investment into the Acute Oncology services, we have an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Care Practitioner post, to join the Acute Oncology Nursing Team based at the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital.
This post will work closely with acute medicine, other emergency specialities, diagnostics in NSECH, along with all the Oncology Day units & Consultant Oncologists in delivering the highest level of care. The postholder will work at an advanced practice at Master’s level in the 4 pillars in the speciality of acute oncology. This post will support and deliver of a nurse led service through advanced clinical care, service development, quality improvement initiatives through senior leadership and education in the acute oncology speciality .
This post will work with the oncology, haematology, cancer clinical/MDT teams, senior Business unit team on supporting the delivery of the non-surgical oncology agenda and the new NHS Cancer plan.
The post holder must have advanced knowledge /experience in managing Acute oncology delivery, managing SACT toxicities for this patient group .
The post holder will expect to be flexible and link across all units as required.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
The successful candidate will have:
• Advanced knowledge and experience in Acute Oncology Managemnt and Systemic Anti‑Cancer Therapy (SACT)
• Demonstrable expertise in Acute Oncology management
• Strong autonomous clinical assessment and decision‑making skills for managing this complex patient group
• Work within the multidisciplinary teams and contributing to service development
• Proven leadership within the acute oncology speciality, with a track record of driving improvements in patient care and service delivery
• Skilled in quality improvement, audit and research within the acute oncology speciality.
• Non Medical prescriber
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application.
The postholder will be working at Master’s level across the four pillars of advanced practice, the post holder will contribute to:
• Expert clinical practice in the assessment, treatment, and ongoing management of acute oncology patients
• Leadership within the acute oncology speciality, influencing service development, reducing variations and strategic planning
• Education and training, supporting colleagues across the teams
• Quality improvement and research, driving innovation and supporting delivery of the NHS Cancer Plan & the Non Surgical Oncology agenda.
The ACP will work collaboratively with acute oncology, acute teams , Haematology, Cancer Clinical/MDT teams, and the Senior Business Unit team to support the delivery of the non‑surgical oncology agenda and ensure safe, effective pathways for patients receiving acute oncology care.
This advert closes on Thursday 19 Mar 2026