A great opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, experienced and dynamic nurse to join the Urology Team at East Suffolk and Northeast Essex Foundation Trust
We are looking for an experienced nurse who has knowledge and experience in Urology/Uro-oncology nursing. You must have the passion and drive to provide high quality patient centred care.
As a urology triage nurse specialist, you will deliver a high-quality specialist nursing service to our patients at the beginning of the suspected cancer pathway for urology cancers. The role will include telephone triage of patients assessing their fitness for investigations as well as supporting the urology nursing team as required. Experience of looking after urological patients would be beneficial in this role.
The post holder will work closely with a variety of health care professionals and the management team, you will be a valued member of the team, and you will have input in developing the faster diagnostic standards.
This is a challenging and demanding role and requires a proactive, self-motivated, dedicated person who is capable of understanding complex care pathways across multiple agencies and services to ensure the highest quality of care and service delivery for our patients. You will have excellent communication skills, be able to manage your own workload and have problem solving skills. You will be an excellent team player but equally be able to work in a self-directed manner.
Please note, this is a fixed term/secondment position for six months following commencement. Internal candidates will be offered a secondment only
• You will lead and manage a triage service for patients referred on the urgent suspected cancer referral urological pathway.
• You will lead on the development of the faster diagnostic standard
• You will provide initial key worker support to patients whilst they undergo investigations for urology cancer, including Prostate, kidney, bladder, penile and testicular cancer.
• You will provide expert holistic assessment
• You will automatously plan and facilitate initial investigations as per protocol. Review results and coordinate appropriate care
• You will support all areas of urology oncology nursing including diagnostic procedures in the urology investigation suite/ urology diagnostic unit, Cancer Nurse Specialist or other members of the MDT as required.
• You will be required to maintain a seamless service to patients and staff, it will require you to be active at both sites as required.
• You will be involved in the development of nursing practice with research, audit and evidence-based practice.
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
This advert closes on Friday 7 Mar 2025