Main area: Urology
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
Job ref: 200-6525665-MA-ND
Employer: St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: St Georges Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £54,320 - £60,981 per annum Incl
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/09/2024 23:59
Penile Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 7
*The pay scales advertised have been confirmed by NHS England, we are awaiting confirmation of when these will be reflected. The new scales can be found here: Pay scales for 2024/25 | NHS Employers
Job overview
The care and management of patients with penile cancer. To provide patient support and information from diagnosis to the metastatic stage. To provide holistic care and health promotion for the patient performing electronic holistic needs assessments throughout the patient's journey. Patient care will be provided in the outpatient and inpatient setting.
The post holder will also be supporting the benign andrology prosthetic service.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced CNS to join our well-established penile cancer & benign andrology team at St Georges. We are looking for a dedicated and passionate clinical nurse specialist with experience in Urology and/or Oncology and has been running Nurse Led clinics.
You will need to be able to demonstrate an expert level of skill and knowledge in the field of Urology and/or Oncology with at least 2 years relevant experience at band 6 or above. This post requires a nurse who can work autonomously but also works well in a team. You are expected to cover cross sites (SGH and Queen Mary’s Roehampton).
If you are reliable, hardworking, flexible, self-motivated and can demonstrate excellent communication skills, then this position could well be for you. If you think you can bring your own dynamic perspective to this role, please apply.
Working for our organisation
Role of the Urology Department: To provide care to patients with benign urological conditions and urological cancer services, provision of outpatient urology services, supporting the Emergency Department and supporting Urology medical teams.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Provide Clinical Nurse Specialist support and information for the penile cancer patients, families and carers.
- Develop the penile cancer & penile prosthetic service, helping to establish service protocols & guidelines.
- Run nurse led clinics as required by the service, such as Nurse Led results clinics, Intravesical BCG/MMC clinics, electronic HNA's.
- Support penile patients in the outpatient & inpatient setting.
- Be a core member of the Urology MDT.
- Provide cover for the Uro/Oncology CNS service.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
- RGN on NMC registrar
- Degree in Nursing
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- 2 years Urology or Oncology experience
- Cancer course
Skills
- Advanced Communication Skills
- Ability to effectively prioritise workload
- Physical assessment & History Taking
- Ability to manage a caseload of patients
- Experience in audits/data collection
- Advanced decision making skills
- Physical assessment skills
- Ability to manage resources
Experience
Knowledge
- Understanding of clinical risk
- Awareness of research & evidence based care
Other
- Understands the importance of developing self and others
- Demonstrates a caring and sensitive approach to patient care
- Motivated and demonstrates an enthusiasm for the specialty
- Team Player
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features.
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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