Location
Salary
£57,528 - £64,750 per annum pro rata
Profession
Nurse practitioner
Grade
Band 8
Deadline
16 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
03 Sep 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

28 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Experience

    Experience of writing policies and procedures

  • Experience

    Proven leadership experience including delivering to targets, change initiatives and service improvements

  • Experience

    Extensive post registration experience with recent experience at a senior level

  • Experience

    Working autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary Team

  • Experience

    Experience of participation in research and audit

  • Experience

    Leadership and mentoring skills to energise the team and motivate individuals

  • Experience

    Ability to influence and develop clinical services

  • Experience

    Demonstrates current knowledge of professional and NHS issues and the implication for clinical environment

  • Experience

    Enthusiasm and drive to improve practice through education and training

  • Experience

    Committed to continuing professional development of self and others

  • Qualifications

    Appropriate healthcare professional registration

  • Qualifications

    MSc in Advanced Nursing Practice/ACP

  • Qualifications

    Systemic Anti-Cancer (SACT) module/competency and SACT experience

  • Qualifications

    Non-medical prescribing qualification with portfolio supporting attainment of competency

  • Qualifications

    Post-basic qualification in cancer/palliative care or relevant subject

  • Qualifications

    Recognised Leadership Qualification

  • Qualifications

    Evidence of continued professional development

  • Qualifications

    Advanced Communications Skills Training

  • Qualifications

    Recognised teaching qualification

  • Qualifications

    Advanced Life Support qualification.( only ANP’s who participate in MET cover)

  • Qualifications

    IO needle insertion ( Only ANP’s who participate in MET cover).

  • Knowledge and Expertise

    Highly motivated and experienced practitioner with substantive range of experience within cancer care.

  • Knowledge and Expertise

    Broad & advanced knowledge of clinical pathophysiology

  • Knowledge and Expertise

    Sound level of knowledge in relation to invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures

  • Knowledge and Expertise

    Knowledge of national standards, policies and working knowledge of clinical governance.

  • Knowledge and Expertise

    Understanding of evidence based practice and ability to critically appraise and implement research findings into practice.

  • Knowledge and Expertise

    In-depth specialist experience within specialist field

  • Knowledge and Expertise

    Has the knowledge to support safe clinical decision making in relation to admission and discharge

Desirable

3 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Qualifications

    Research qualification

  • Qualifications

    Psychological skills training-Level 2 training or above

  • Knowledge and Expertise

    Extensive knowledge of clinical practice and oncology treatments including treatment induced side-effects

Job overview

Right to work: We actively promote diversity and inclusion. This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. We recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Skilled Worker sponsorship will be assigned in line with Trust procedure. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Network services are offering an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join their team at Clatterbridge Wirral to work with the breast MDT to lead the implementation of a new clinical model for review of CDK4 inhibitors. This is a permanent post based at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, Wirral.

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the largest and most successful Foundation Trusts in the UK with an international reputation and a tradition of innovation. To provide expert knowledge and advice in own specialist area, ensuring maintenance of clinical excellence underpinned by evidence-based practice

The successful applicant must be motivated and enthusiastic about the specialist care needs of this patient group. They should be able to demonstrate advanced communication skills, organisational and multi-tasking skills and have the ability to prioritise effectively and efficiently in a busy and fast paced working environment. The successful applicant must demonstrate an ability to support, teach, develop and educate others and possess good leadership skills.

Main duties of the job

The ANP will provide:

  • Leadership
  • Innovation
  • Mastery
  • Excellence (clinical)

Act as a role model demonstrating high standards of care and providing clinical leadership to others.

To develop patient pathways and be responsible for developing the nursing service.

To participate in quality initiatives within the division.

Work with the Multidisciplinary team to ensure that your cancer service complies with the national standards for safety and quality, which are assessed through National Cancer Peer Review Process and actively contribute with work plans.

To work autonomously and seek collaborative relationships with others across and within professional boundaries.

To offer advice, support and education to clinical teams across the trust and network where appropriate

To offer the patient and families the skills of a Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Clinical Practitioner to discuss treatment for their cancer and provide symptom control, social, emotional and spiritual care.

Provision of specialist, high quality, expert nursing care and support for patients and their carers.

Deliver evidence based individualised patient care according to patient’s changing health care needs, through holistic needs assessment (HNA).

To provide expert knowledge and advice in own specialist area, ensuring maintenance of clinical excellence underpinned by evidence-based practice.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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This advert is for Advanced Nurse Practitioner with The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Nurse practitioner role. The advertised salary is £57,528 - £64,750 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 16 Sep 2026.

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