Urology Renal Cancer CNS

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in London is seeking a dedicated nurse to manage care for renal cancer patients and run nurse-led clinics. The ideal candidate will have a degree and at least two years of Urology experience at Band 6, possessing advanced communication and decision-making skills. This role offers a salary of £56,276 to £63,176 per annum, with responsibilities covering patient support from diagnosis through treatment.

Qualifications

• Degree required for the position.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in Urology at Band 6 level.

Responsibilities

• Manage care for renal cancer patients throughout their journey.
• Run nurse-led clinics for the Uro/oncology service.
• Complete holistic needs assessments for patients.

Skills

Advanced communication skills

Advanced decision making

Education

Degree

2 years Urology experience at Band 6

Job description

Overview

The renal cancer CNS will be responsible for the care and management of patients who are undergoing investigations for suspected kidney cancer and patients who have been diagnosed with kidney cancer and are undergoing treatment or being followed up by the kidney cancer team.

We are looking for a dedicated and passionate nurse with experience within the Uro/Oncology service and with experience in running nurse led clinics. You will need to demonstrate an expert level of skill and knowledge of the Uro/Oncology service with at least 2 years relevant experience at band 6 or above. This post requires a nurse who is autonomous but also works well in a team. You are expected to cover cross sites - SGH and Queen Mary\'s Roehampton.

If you are reliable, hardworking, flexible and self-motivated with excellent communication skills, then this position could be for you. If you think you can bring your own dynamic perspective to this role, please apply.

All enquiries are very welcome and informal chats or visits are highly recommended.

Main duties of the job

• Care and management of the kidney cancer patient from diagnosis and throughout the patient\'s cancer journey.
• To provide support and information for the kidney cancer patients in the inpatient and outpatient setting at St George\'s & Queen Marys Hospital.
• To provide holistic care and health promotion for our patients.
• Completing holistic needs assessments as required.
• To work in collaboration with the Multi-Disciplinary Team.
• To develop the renal cancer service, writing standard operating policies and protocols.
• Responsible for nurse led clinics.
• To provide care to patients with benign urological conditions and urological cancer services, provision of outpatient urology services, supporting the Emergency Department and supporting Urology medical teams.
• This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced CNS to join our well-established renal cancer team.

About us

With nearly 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London. Their main site, St George\'s Hospital in Tooting - one of the country\'s principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George\'s, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George\'s Hospital also hosts the St George\'s, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region. As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010. St George\'s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people. The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.

Job responsibilities

Responsible for the care and management of renal cancer patients and to provide cover for the Uro/oncology service. To provide patient support and information from diagnosis onwards and will complete holistic needs assessments throughout the cancer patient\'s journey. To run Nurse Led clinics as per service needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications & training

• Degree
• 2 years Urology experience at Band 6

Skills

• Advanced communication skills
• Advanced decision making

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

St George\'s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£56,276 to £63,176 a year per annum HCAS (pro-rata)