Lead Uro-Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist
The position of Uro-Oncology Cancer Nurse Specialist exists to meet the needs of cancer patients, ensuring they are placed at the centre of care delivery. Providing specialist nursing advice as clinical expert to support and facilitate high quality, individualised care to patients, relatives and carers with Urology cancer in collaboration with the multi professional team, in line with the local and national targets, where appropriate acting as a 'key worker'.
This post will lead and manage the nursing specialist service. This includes developing and co-ordinating the nursing service, incorporating expert clinical practice, leadership, audit and education. To be accountable for effective management of all resources needed to deliver comprehensive compassionate care within the team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as a key member of the Uro-Oncology team to improve care for those with suspected or confirmed Urology Cancer. The role will work across Trust directorates/NHS Trusts and primary care boundaries to aid continuity of care, thus offering a seamless service. They will attend the SFT Urology MDT once a week for multidisciplinary team meetings representing patients and refer patients to the specialist team for discussion, taking actions from the MDT meetings at SFT, Bristol & Royal Devon & Exeter.
Team working and communication is required on a daily basis to negotiate, motivate and challenge team workings to enable patients to proceed through the care pathways in a timely fashion meeting government targets. The post holder will utilise the skills of leadership, advanced clinical expertise, specialist education and management to support patients and the service to improve. The post holder will manage a team of Uro-Oncology clinical specialist nurses and a cancer support worker. They will work very closely with the cancer services team and the Urology MDT coordinator ensuring the tracking and safe management of patient's care.
The establishment and maintenance of both patient-user and professional relationships is vital to the role.
The requirement therefore is for a high level of mental and emotional effort on a daily basis.
About us
At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:
- Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
- NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
- Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
- A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential
Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.
We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.
Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.
The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.
Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.
Job responsibilities
The Uro-Oncology Lead Nurse Specialist will monitor the nursing elements of care pathways making recommendations for change in nursing practice to improve the quality of the service thereby ensuring that patients receive appropriate care and support.
To be responsible for their own service delivery and work closely with all members of the Uro-Oncology Multidisciplinary Team.
To be responsible for the management of a defined caseload from suspected diagnosis, throughout investigation and treatments and through palliative care and terminal illness.
To line manage specialist Band 6 nurses and cancer support worker in Urology.
Person Specification Qualifications
- Degree level education leading to Registration by the NMC
- Relevant Masters Degree in speciality
- Teaching qualification or equivalent experience
- Non-Medical prescribing course
- Physical examination course
- Communication or counselling course/certificate.
Experience
- Minimum 5 years post registration experience.
- Minimum 2 years at B6 grade experience in acute care
- Proven leadership and management experience
- Proven evidence of educational support to others
- Experience of change management as part of leadership role
- Evidence of research and audit participation and an understanding of the process involved
- Experience of developing practice guidelines, protocols and pathways of care
- Good understanding of the NHS framework and government policy
- Evidence of presenting at local and national level
- Familiar with current local and national issues
Additional Criteria
- Excellent interpersonal skills such as active listening, counselling, informing, advising and negotiating & advocacy.
- Ability to manage own time & service, prioritising daily activities to ever-changing workload, individual patient needs & demands on the service.
- Ability to manage and support other professionals.
- Analytical, judgemental and decision-making skills.
- Creative lateral thinker
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.