Urology Cancer CNS

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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.

• 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 a 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.

Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us

Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put "Quality at our HEART". Find out more about our ambitious strategy.

We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.

Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff:

• H onesty
• A ccountability
• T eamwork

These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part-time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

We have a vacancy for an enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic individual to join the Macmillan urology cancer nursing team as a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist.

Serving a population of over 930,000, the Trust's cancer activity is comparable to designated cancer centres, so if you thrive on a challenge and feel you can make a real difference to the care of cancer patients, this post may be for you.

As a Urology Cancer CNS, you will work as part of the multidisciplinary team ensuring that patients with prostate, bladder, kidney and testicular malignancies receive the highest standard of care and support from the time of diagnosis and throughout the cancer pathway. Working in partnership with our specialist cancer providers, you will manage these patients across the pathways of care.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated individual, with excellent organisational skills and relevant post-registration experience. You will be required to have significant experience in this field of urology cancer nursing. We require someone who can work both autonomously and as part of a team, with excellent communication skills being essential. You must have RGN level 1 with appropriate post-registration qualification and post-registration experience. You should have a first degree or be working towards this qualification. With a drive for innovation, as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, you will be involved in developing nursing practice, in particular implementing service redesign in order to support the survivorship and rehabilitative aspect of cancer care as appropriate to the patient group. You will be supported by an extensive team of Macmillan CNS's who care for patients across all of the specialities. You will be based primarily at the Northwick Park Hospital site, which has excellent access to public transport, our own underground station, and close overground train links and many bus routes.

Working for our organisation

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 a 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification Education/Qualifications

• First level degree in related subject.
• Evidence of continued professional development in relevant specialty.
• Current NMC registration.
• Working towards Masters level qualification.
• Advanced communication skills.
• Recognised teaching qualification or working towards.

Knowledge & Experience

• Relevant post-registration experience at band 6 or above in oncology or tumour site related.
• Previous experience in a post involving clinical and managerial responsibilities.
• Previous experience of teaching and developing teaching materials.
• Demonstrate evidence of highly developed clinical practice.
• Previous experience of working as a clinical nurse specialist.
• Experience of audit and research.
• Ability to deal with complex clinical scenarios.
• Ability to lead and influence change.
• Evidence of experience of urological surgery.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures. All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment and staff will need to give their consent for the Trust to receive regular updates on their criminal records status throughout their employment.

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As part of our commitment to the Equality and Diversity at LNWUH, we are encouraging applications from BME (Black, Minority Ethnic) candidates as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the diversity of the communities we serve.

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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.