Band 7 Urology Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) - Prostate Diagnostics

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS trust in London is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist to deliver nurse-led prostate diagnostics. You will manage patient pathways from diagnosis to referral, support clinical redesign, and work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates have experience in autonomous practice and a commitment to patient-centered care. This role offers flexible hours and significant career development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Generous benefits

Training opportunities

Qualifications

• Autonomous enhanced practice in managing patients with suspected prostate cancer.
• Involvement in service development, research, teaching, and education commitments.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive STT diagnostic pathway managing patients.
• Clinical triage of referrals and investigation interpretation.
• Act as innovator and motivator to support clinical pathway redesign.

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our newly designed team to deliver Nurse-led prostate diagnostics. You will become part of team who drive, lead, and showcase advanced autonomous nursing practice delivering suspected prostate cancer diagnostics in a high-volume centre.

We are looking for one clinical nurse specialist that uses autonomous enhanced practice in the management of patients referred with suspected prostate cancer.

Responsibilities

• The role will require delivery of a comprehensive straight to test (STT) diagnostic pathway managing patients on this pathway to the point of diagnosis and the onward referral/liaison with other services (e.g. Clinical/Medical Oncology).
• Clinical triage of referrals, investigation interpretation and managing benign diagnosis with a patient-centred approach are pivotal aspects to the role.
• The post holder will act as an innovator, motivator, and role model to support and influence clinical pathway redesign within prostate cancer services including quality improvement, implementation of national initiatives, service reconfiguration and new digitally enabled models of care.
• There is an expectation that the post holder will be involved in service development, research, teaching, and education commitments, and will have a willingness to develop oneself and others.
• The post holder will work closely to deliver a new Nurse-led diagnostic service with the Consultant Nurse, Advanced Nurse Practitioner Team, Operational, patients and wider MDT team.

About the Trust

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

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This advert closes on Wednesday 24 Sep 2025