Macmillan Urology Cancer CNS

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; Harrow; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Cancer Nurse to join the Macmillan Urology cancer nursing team as a CNS. The post focuses on coordinating cancer pathways, supporting patients from diagnosis through survivorship, and working within a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality care.

You will act as a resource for patients and clinicians, provide education and training, participate in audits and nursing research, and contribute to local and national

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with experience in urology cancer care or related oncology setting.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and provide patient education.
• Commitment to clinical excellence, audit activity and evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver cancer waiting times targets and pathways communication as part of the MDT.
• Act as a specialist resource for patients and the clinical team with information and training.
• Update own clinical knowledge, contribute to audits and nursing research where appropriate.
• Promote best practice and quality standards within the specialty.
• Contribute to the development of the service locally and nationally.

Skills

Nursing

MDT collaboration

Education & training

Clinical excellence

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic individual to join the Macmillan Urology cancer nursing team. We are looking to recruit an experienced Cancer Nurse.

As a Macmillan Urology Cancer CNS, you will work as part of the multidisciplinary team, ensuring that patients with urology cancer receive the highest standard of care and support from diagnosis, throughout the cancer pathway, and to live with and beyond cancer.

• To perform an effective key role within the MDT to deliver cancer waiting times targets and pathways communication.
• To act as a specialist resource for patients and the clinical team by providing comprehensive advice, information, teaching and training both within LNWUHT and externally.
• Update own clinical and specialist knowledge. Contribute to audit processes. Undertake, where appropriate, nursing research with published outcomes.
• Promote excellence in clinical practice, and the setting of quality standards within specialty.
• Active involvement in the development of the service locally and nationally.
• Clinical Excellence.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We Run Major Acute Services At

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Claire Ross Job title: Macmillan Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 02088693680