Practice Development Nurse Cancer Services

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Cancer Nurse with a training and education background to work within the Cancer Services Practice Development Nurse team. This team drives excellence in training and education for existing staff, new starters and educates nurses to become Oncology nurses through our Oncology Training Academy Programme.

In this role, you will take a lead in delivering high-quality training and education, as well as sourcing relevant development opportunities for our nursing teams. A key focus is to ensure the ongoing competence of our Oncology Nursing workforce. You will support the nursing workforce during patient visits and within our Healthcare Centre settings, fostering excellence and standardisation in patient care and professional practice. In addition to supporting the oncology nursing workforce with training and education, you will be responsible for staying informed about the latest initiatives and advancements in Oncology. You will share these insights with the nursing team, ensuring they remain current and aligned with the most recent developments in the world of Oncology.

Key duties will include:

• Taking accountability for the delivery of high-quality oncology training and education across nursing services, ensuring careful assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care needs.
• Overseeing and monitoring the recording and storage of training documents to ensure accurate data reporting of training status across nursing services.
• Collaborating with nursing management to complete audits, review training, and participate in tender processes.
• Sourcing and facilitating external training and accreditation in line with budget requirements.
• Working with internal stakeholders to ensure care services are aligned with business growth.
• Supporting in-field shadowing and signing off Homecare Nurses in their required competencies.

To succeed in this role, you will need to be well-organised, as you will be managing your own workload and itinerary to meet deadlines. Strong communication skills are essential to liaise effectively with stakeholders at all levels. Other must-haves include:

• A valid NMC PIN
• Oncology experience and a SACT passport
• A full UK driving license (as travel nationwide is required)
• Experience in delivering coaching, mentoring, and facilitating clinical supervision is also highly desirable
• Experience of simulated practice learning, clinical supervision and/or Schwartz rounds would be an advantage.

We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunities employer, committed to diversity & inclusion, taking a person-centred approach to our interview process that is fair and free from both discrimination and bias. If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our resourcing team.

At Lloyds Clinical, with over four decades of experience supporting patients since 1975, we are dedicated to delivering exceptional clinical homecare services to more than 100,000 patients in their own homes, workplaces, or communities across the UK. Our comprehensive range of treatments spans from medication delivery to specialised nursing for complex conditions such as home parenteral nutrition, chemotherapy, IV antibiotics, enzyme replacement therapy, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and beyond. Working in collaboration with the NHS, pharmaceutical companies, and private medical insurers, we prioritise patient care and are guided by our values of Delivering together, Being Accountable, Giving it our all and Continually Improving to provide the highest standards of service delivery and patient outcomes.