Junior Clinical Nurse Specialist

Royal Marsden; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

The Royal Marsden is seeking a junior Uro-Oncology Nurse to provide support and education to patients with Urology cancers. This part-time role will focus on delivering high-quality care in both outpatient and inpatient settings, requiring excellent interpersonal skills and relevant experience in cancer care or urology. The position offers opportunities for professional development and the chance to work within a leading cancer care organization.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible working requests

Qualifications

• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Experience in Urology or Oncology.
• Post-Registration Qualification relevant to speciality.

Responsibilities

• Provide support, patient education, and advice to patients with Urology cancers.
• Assist in the provision of professional and clinical leadership.
• Liaise effectively with the multi-disciplinary health care team.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Prioritization

Organizational skills

Venepuncture

Cannulation

Education

First level degree in relevant subject

Higher degree or willingness to undertake one

Teaching qualification/experience

Job description

Following successful promotion the opportunity has arisen for an junior Uro-Oncology Nurse, at Band 6, to join us to provide support, patient education and advice to patients with a wide variety of Urology cancers, from diagnosis, through treatment and follow-up.

This part time role will be based in Chelsea and focusing on patients with Uro-Oncological cancers following oncological pathways. The post holder will be providing nursing support and advice for patients, wards, and colleagues. The post holder will have commitments to providing care in NHS settings.

The successful post holder should have experience within the cancer care or urology and be willing to undertake development opportunities.

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.

For more information about the role please contact Ana Semedo, Lead Urology Clinical Nurse Specialist on 020 7352 8171 ext. 1430.

Main duties of the job

• To assist in the provision of professional and clinical leadership and expertise in the care of the patient under your care, acting as a resource and consultant to provide information and support to patients, carers and staff.
• To liaise effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary health care team so as to achieve a synchronised specialist service.
• To develop or contribute to the formulation of patient information.
• To develop or contribute to the formulation of policies.
• To provide informal and formal teaching, for patients, staff and carers as relevant e.g. academic courses provided by The School.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• First level degree in relevant subject
• Higher degree or willingness to undertake one
• Teaching qualification/experience

Experience

• Experience in Urology or Oncology
• Post-Registration Qualification relevant to speciality First and/or Higher Degree
• Experience in research

Skills Abilities/knowledge

• Venepuncture and/or cannulation skills

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.