Urology Cancer CNS

NHS; London Borough of Harrow; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job description

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

We have a vacancy for an enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic individual to join the Macmillan urology cancer nursing team as a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist.

Serving a population of over 930,000, the Trust's cancer activity is comparable to designated cancer centres. If you thrive on a challenge and feel you can make a real difference to the care of cancer patients, this post may be for you.

As a Urology Cancer CNS, you will work as part of the multidisciplinary team ensuring that patients with prostate, bladder, kidney, and testicular malignancies receive the highest standard of care and support from the time of diagnosis and throughout the cancer pathway. Working in partnership with our specialist cancer providers, you will manage these patients across the pathways of care.

Main Duties of the Job

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated individual with excellent organisational skills and relevant post-registration experience. You will be required to have significant experience in this field of urology cancer nursing. We require someone who can work both autonomously and as part of a team, with excellent communication skills being essential. You must have RGN level 1 with appropriate post-registration qualification and post-registration experience. You should have a first degree or be working towards this qualification. With a drive for innovation, as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, you will be involved in developing nursing practice, in particular implementing service redesign in order to support the survivorship and rehabilitative aspect of cancer care as appropriate to the patient group. You will be supported by an extensive team of Macmillan CNS's who care for patients across all of the specialities. You will be based primarily at the Northwick Park Hospital site, which has excellent access to public transport, our own underground station, and close overground train links and many bus routes.

About Us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow, and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people. We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK.
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as a 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice.
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Job Responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

• First level degree in a related subject
• Evidence of continued professional development in relevant specialty
• Current NMC registration
• Working towards Masters level qualification
• Advanced communication skills
• Recognised teaching qualification or working towards

Knowledge & Experience

• Relevant post-registration experience at band 6 or above in oncology or tumour site related.
• Previous experience in a post involving clinical and managerial responsibilities.
• Previous experience of teaching and developing teaching materials.
• Demonstrate evidence of highly developed clinical practice.
• Previous experience of working as a clinical nurse specialist.
• Experience of audit and research.
• Ability to deal with complex clinical scenarios.
• Ability to lead and influence change.
• Evidence of experience in urological surgery.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

£51,883 to £58,544 a year per annum including HCAS