Clinical Nurse Specialist Uro-Oncology
Are you passionate about providing specialist care and advancing your career in Uro-Oncology nursing? We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to join our dynamic team, working across our Chelsea and Sutton sites.
This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled nurse to gain in-depth experience in the Renal and Bladder cancer pathways. You will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care while working closely with our multidisciplinary teams.
This part-time role offers flexibility and an excellent chance to develop specialist expertise in a supportive environment.
The successful post holder should have experience in the field of Uro-Oncology cancers as well as a urology or oncology qualification.
The successful post holder will have excellent interpersonal skills and a professional manner, be able to prioritise and organise their workload and work under pressure. You will be expected to work autonomously in both outpatient and inpatient settings.
The post holder has a distinct level of responsibility to patients with urological issues including urology cancers and associated problems in providing a comprehensive specialist nursing service to the Royal
Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, working within a team of advanced practice nurses. The post holder will work in conjunction with the existing Urology Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists and specifically provide specialist nursing care to menpatients with renal and bladder cancers.
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:
• To sustain a high-quality specialist service for the patient, from diagnosis through all stages of the disease. In particular to provide support, education, and counselling advice on treatment related
issues with other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• To collaborate with Cancer Care teams, both within The Trust and with primary and acute care providers to ensure a streamlined patient-centred care pathway.
• In collaboration with the Lead Nurse, Lead CNS, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Nurse Specialists, and other members of the multi-disciplinary team, formulate and/or revise relevant policies and guidelines, and to regularly review them following changes / implementation. To always work within the policies and procedures of The Trust.
• To sustain a high quality specialist service for patients suffering from side effects of systemic cancer treatments
This advert closes on Tuesday 25 Feb 2025
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