Prostate Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist

Hampshire Hospitals Nhs; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced nurse to join the Prostate Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist team. Working across Basingstoke, Winchester and Andover, you will deliver patient-centred care for men with prostate cancer and progress along a structured Band 6 to Band 7 development pathway.

The role offers autonomous clinical practice within a supportive CNS team and collaboration with urology, oncology and cancer services to optimise diagnosis, treatment and

Qualifications

• Evidence of management skills within current banding.
• Interest in field of prostate cancer and reading around specialism.
• Autonomous practice and ability to work independently.
• Understanding the role of a clinical nurse specialist (CNS).
• Experience in workload management and participation in service redesigns.
• Knowledge of CNS core skills and autonomous practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist care for patients with prostate cancer within national/local standards.
• Triage referrals within Faster Diagnosis Standard pathway and support straight-to-test service.
• Act as patient key worker and support nurse-led new diagnosis clinics.
• Manage a caseload of patients with locally advanced disease.
• Support delivery of seven-day service where applicable and engage in service development.

Skills

Management skills

Reading around specialism

Autonomous practice

Understanding the CNS role

Managing own workload

Service redesigns

Clinical judgment

Education

NMC registered nurse and degree level

Job description

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dynamic and supportive Prostate Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist Team at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Working across our sites in Basingstoke, Winchester and Andover, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to men diagnosed with prostate cancer.

This developmental post is suitable for an experienced nurse looking to progress into a specialist role or an established CNS seeking further development. Appointment will be made at Band 6 or Band 7 depending on experience and competency, with a structured development programme available to support progression.

As part of our forward-thinking service, you will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to provide expert clinical support throughout the patient pathway, helping to ensure timely diagnosis, treatment and ongoing management of patients with prostate cancer.

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to develop into an advanced specialist role.
• Structured Band 6 to Band 7 development pathway.
• Work within a supportive and experienced CNS team.
• Involvement in innovative prostate cancer pathways and diagnostics.
• Excellent professional development and educational opportunities.

Main duties of the job

• Working autonomously to provide specialist care and support for patients diagnosed with prostate cancer, ensuring care is delivered in line with national and local standards.
• Triaging suspected prostate cancer referrals within the Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS) pathway and supporting the straight-to-test service.
• Acting as a patient key worker and supporting nurse-led new diagnosis results clinics.
• Managing a caseload of patients with locally advanced prostate cancer.
• Supporting the delivery of a seven-day service, where applicable, and participating in service development initiatives.
• Working collaboratively with the wider urology nursing team, multidisciplinary team (MDT), cancer services and specialist palliative care teams to ensure seamless patient care.
• High standards of Professional Practice to ensure quality and safety of the patients experience of care when referred from clinical oncology or urology.
• Assess, plan, and implement any change in treatments, investigations, or onward referrals as necessary. Dependant on disease progression or related side effects.
• Exercise clinical judgement relating to individuals complex care needs, including those where factors may be conflicting, requiring high level analysis and interpretation skills, comparing a range of options to achieve effective treatment or discharge planning.
• Specialised clinical practice, knowledge, skills, and experience.
• Leading by example

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria

• Evidence of management skills within current banding

Interest in field of prostate cancer

Essential criteria

• Evidence of reading around specialism

Desirable criteria

• Working within field of prostate cancer as a band 6

Qualified Nurse

Essential criteria

• Achieved entry to NMC register and studied at degree level or equivalent qualification

Managing own workload

Essential criteria

• Evidence of managing own workload, and participation in service redesigns.

Understanding the role of a clinical nurse specialist

Essential criteria

• Shows understanding of the core skills of a CNS

Desirable criteria

• Can demonstrate autonomous practice