Urology Nurse Specialist Band 7, 22.5 hours per week permanent
This post is to complement the existing nurse specialists in Urology. It will involve largely dealing with patients with urological cancer and providing support and information to patients and their families across North Cumbria. There will be cross site commitments in Workington and Whitehaven to support the single nurse specialist over there. The intention is also to have a component of the job that will involve benign disease and the intention is that the individual will be involved in the development of ESWL and potentially lead on the provision of PTNS for overactive bladder in the Trust as a new service.
Main duties of the job
1. Ensure a high standard of care for all patients with a diagnosis of urological cancer, providing a high standard of support for the patient and their family / carers, both emotionally and practically, before, during and after treatment.
2. Put quality at the heart of practice, delivering evidence based, individualised and personalised care through holistic needs assessment, planning and evaluation of care and all care interventions.
3. Demonstrate high level clinical, technical and research skills, actively integrating theory and practice.
4. Act as key worker for a clinical caseload, working to coordinate care and provide easy access for ongoing support for patients.
5. Provide clinical expertise, specialist advice and support across service boundaries.
6. Develop pathways of care for patients throughout the patient journey, ensuring full involvement of patients, their relatives and carers throughout.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We're responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':
* Being a clinically led organisation
* Quality and safety at the heart
* A positive patient experience every time
* A great place to work
* Managing our money well
As an organisation, we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria, we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. There is an expectation for all staff to support this by familiarising yourself with the Trust's sustainability initiatives such as waste and recycling, going paperless, videoconferencing, sustainable transport, and others.
We encourage you to think about what you can do as an individual and within your team to contribute to embedding carbon reduction into the everyday running of our organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
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The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children; therefore, if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended), the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows:
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Employer details
Employer name
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
West Cumberland Hospital
Homewood Road
Whitehaven
CA28 8JG
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