Nurse Practitioner - (SACT)
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Carlisle, CA2 7NE
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
15 September 2026
10 days left
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced SACT Nurse to progress into a role of a Nurse Practitioner - Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT)...
The main duties of the role are to support and educate staff nurses within the department through regular direct clinical supervision and hands on clinical working to develop their competence in all clinical skills and SACT administration. Additionally, it is expected that you will lead on providing teaching and education sessions to the nursing team weekly.
Other aspects of the role include
- Teaching and liaising with external providers/representatives to develop training for staff
- Utilising clinical skills to assess patients
- Non-Medical Authorisation of blood product
We would welcome applications with current working experience in SACT.
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA
- Significant experience in Oncology and/or Haematology
- UKONS SACT Passport
- Significant experience administering SACT currently
- Practice Supervisor and Assessor/Mentorship
- IV Drug Competent
- Cannulation skills
- Venepuncture Skills
- CVC management skills
DESIRABLE CRITERIA
- Accredited SACT course
- Teaching qualification/course
- Evidence of audit/service improvement
- Leadership qualification/experience
- Non-Medical Authorisation of blood products or willingness to undertake
- IRMER trained or willingness to undertake
- Clinical Skills Course or willingness to undertake
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust define a nurse practitioner as a qualified nurse where the primary purpose of role is to perform a specific technological procedure/s e.g., endoscopy, ultrasound in a defined patient group and/or advanced patient assessment and clinical decision making in a broad patient group.
To work towards the role of an independent nurse practitioner, contributing towards the delivery of a quality service matching clinical need to available resources within the focus of specialist nursing practice:
- To ensure that the patient is the central focus of a streamlined patient journey ensuring optimal quality of care.
- Will provide a prompt response to calls from colleagues, prioritising importance and clinical need.
- Supports the clinical team to manage a defined caseload, activity to include assessment, investigation, diagnosis and treatment within defined protocols and training.
- Provide immediate care management of patient including communication of plan to patients and significant others.
- Review and refer to appropriate person, e.g., AHP, resident medical staff, specialist registrar or critical care outreach team.
- Liaises with Patient Services Coordinator.
- Communicate within multidisciplinary team, ward/departmental staff and/or out of hours team.
- Contributes to specialist education and training to ward departmental staff, nursing and medical students.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Freeman Hospital
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Cramlington Manor Walks
- Urgent treatment centres
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
- Current NMC registration
- Diploma plus specialist qualifications / experience within specialist area; prepared to take degree level study
- Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for student supervision and assessment (formally Mentorship) if relevant to role
- Recognised specialist qualification in SACT administration
Desirable
- Degree in health-related subject
- Working towards or educated to Master's level
- Clinical Skills Course or willingness to undertake
- Non-medical authoriser of blood products competence or willingness to undertake
- Non-Medical prescribing if relevant to role
- IRMER competence or willingness to undertake
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Some post registration experience within related specialist area of practice
- Extended clinical practice underpinned by training and assessment e.g., venepuncture, cannulation skills and intravenous drug administration
- Audit / research experience
- Evidence of on-going continuous professional development
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
- Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
Desirable
- Research or audit experience
- Evidence of contribution to education programmes and / or training
- Evidence of developing and leading programmes of education and or training
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good IT skills
- Able to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
- Effective organisation and time management skills
- Current driving licence if relevant to role
Desirable
- Change management skills and involvement in project work
- Evidence of practice development
- Competent in extended clinical skills (such as Bone Marrow Biopsy)
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
4 September 2026
Last checked
5 September 2026
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