Acute Oncology Nurse Practitioner

Join Our Acute Oncology Team at the Royal United Hospitals Bath

Are you an enthusiastic, compassionate, and motivated nurse looking to take the next step in your career? This is an exciting opportunity to join our dedicated Acute Oncology team at the Royal United Hospitals Bath, where you will make a real difference to patients and their families during some of their most challenging moments.

As an Enhanced Nurse Practitioner, you will play a key role within our wider Acute Oncology nursing and medical team, developing specialist skills and knowledge while working in a highly supportive, collaborative environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

In this pivotal role, you will work autonomously at the level of enhanced practice, delivering expert, individualised care to patients who present acutely as a result of their cancer or its treatment. With guidance from our friendly and experienced team, you will:

Prioritise and manage patients efficiently to avoid delays in diagnosis and treatment

Provide thorough assessment and management of physical and psychological symptoms

Offer clear, accurate advice to clinical colleagues on symptom management

Work closely with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure seamless, high-quality care

Play a key part in the day-to-day running of the MSCC (Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression) coordinator role

What We’re Looking For

We are seeking a committed and organised practitioner with:

A passion for delivering excellent patient care

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

A flexible, proactive approach

Enthusiasm for service improvement and professional development

What We Offer

This role provides a fantastic opportunity to grow and evolve your practice within a supportive, forward-thinking team. You’ll gain exposure to a wide range of Acute Oncology presentations and contribute to shaping the future of the service.

Working Pattern

Day shifts: 8am–6pm, Monday to Friday

Rotating days off

Potential weekend work as the service develops

We welcome informal visits — please get in touch using the details below to arrange one. We’d love to meet you and show you what makes our team such a great place to work.

Main Duties Of The Job

• To undertake clinical skills and enhanced roles in line with professional ability, training, NMC and Trust guidelines, to provide optimum clinical care to patients.
• Ensure clinical skills and learning are aligned to the ACCEND (Aspirant Cancer Career Education and Development) Framework’s capabilities and are maintained and updated to provide consistent and quality care.
• Provide the first point of contact for all ED / DAA / MAU staff re: management of oncological patient conditions, demonstrating assessment skills and initiating appropriate investigation in advance of referral to medical staff, this should include any outlying patients.
• Commence appropriate treatments and investigations following diagnosis and in line with agreed protocols and evaluate the effectiveness of such treatments.
• Participate in the development of guidelines and protocols, recognising the need for any further role extension to provide vision and innovation regarding new developments and guidelines to practice.
• Maintain professional and personal growth by acknowledging learning needs through appraisal, Personal Development Plan (PDP) and Clinical Supervision within the framework of the ACCEND capabilities.
  
  

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, fi

nd out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rosie East Job title: Acute oncology Advanced Clinical Practitioner Email address: Rosie.east@nhs.net Telephone number: 01225826660

Reshmi Ravi, Msc(Nursing), MBA( Senior Leadership), FCMI CMgr.

Matron for Specialist Services (Oncology, Haematology, Gynaecology and Breast), Outpatients & CNS lead.

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Combe Park

Bath BA1 3NG

Direct line: 01225826735