Company:
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Location: London
Closing Date: 26/10/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
The care and management of patients with penile cancer. To provide patient support and information from diagnosis to the metastatic stage . To provide holistic care and health promotion for the patient performing electronic holistic needs assessments through out the patients journey. Patient care will be provided in the outpatient and inpatient setting.
The post holder will also be supporting the benign andrology prosthetic service.
Main duties of the job
Advert:
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced CNS to join our well-established penile cancer & benign andrology team at St Georges. We are looking for a dedicated and passionate clinical nurse specialist with experience in Urology and or Oncology and has been running Nurse Led clinics.
You will need to be able to demonstrate an expert level of skill and knowledge in the field of Urology and or Oncology with at least 2 years relevant experience at band 6 or above. This post requires a nurse can work autonomously 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, self-motivated and can demonstrate excellent communication skills, then this position could well 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.
About us
Role of the Urology Department:
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide Clinical Nurse Specialist support and information for the penile cancer patients, families and carers.
To develop the penile cancer & penile prosthetic service. Helping to establish service protocols & guidelines.
To run nurse led clinics as required by the service, such as , Nurse Led results clinics, Intravesical BCG/MMC clinics, electronic HNA's
Support penile patients in the outpatient & inpatient setting.
To be a core member of the Urology MDT
Provide cover for the Uro/Oncology CNS service
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
RGN on NMC registrar
Degree in Nursing
Mentorship
Evidence of on going professional development
Desirable
2 years Urology or Oncology experience
Masters module or Masters degree
Urology course
Cancer course
Skills
Essential
Advanced Communication Skills
Ability to effectively prioritise workload
Male catheterisation
Physical assessment & History Taking
Ability to manage a caseload of patients
Desirable
Experience in audits/data collection
Service improvement experience
Advanced decision making skills
Physical assessment skills
Ability to manage resources
Experience
Essential
Leadership & Management experience
Teaching experience
Presentation experience
Service development experience
Knowledge
Essential
Understanding of clinical risk
Awareness of research & evidence based care
other
Essential
Understands the importance of developing self and others
Demonstrates a caring and sensitive approach to patient care
Motivated and demonstrates an enthusiasm for the speciality
Team Player
Flexible working
Employer details
Employer name
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Georges Hospital
Blackshaw Road, Tooting
London
SW17 0QT
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