Urology/Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job overview

This role is for 9 months fixed Term or a DVH secondment. The post holder will support patients and their family and friends with urology cancers. They will support during the cancer journey from referral to diagnosis, through treatment and follow-up with living with and beyond cancer, covering elements of the recovery package including personalised care and support metrics..

The post holder will provide evidence-based patient information sensitive to individual need. This will involve psychological and informational support respecting at all times patients’ diverse cultural back grounds, with courtesy, dignity and privacy.

They will liaise and effectively communicate with members of the multi-disciplinary team and allied health care professionals to provide co-ordinated high-quality patient-centred care, act autonomous applying specialist expertise to all facets of care of patients, and develop and implement nurse-led clinics.

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Provide expert clinical, holistic and Psychological care and support to our Cancer patients

Co-ordination for patients diagnosed with suspected or confirmed urological cancers, including prostate, bladder, kidney, testicular and penile cancers. In line with national cancer standards 28-day FDS and 62 day target.

Provide expert clinical assessment, advice, symptom management to patients at home, clinics and wards.

Support patients & families with information, emotional support, and treatment decision making. For patients at home, clinic and wards.

Co-ordinate investigations, treatment plans, follow up care Across the multidisciplinary teams (MDT)

Leading or contributing in nurse led clinics, treatment reviews, and survivorship care.

Support patients having treatment – Surgery, radiotherapy, immunotherapy chemotherapy, hormone therapy, or active surveillance with managing side effects and complications and refer onto other services when appropriate.

Completing and reviewing Holistic needs assessments and developing personalised care and support plans as per national cancer plan.

Working for our organisation

We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you’ll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we’ve achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities.

If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all of our staff are double vaccinated against COVID-19, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and our patients. Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a detailed job description and the main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description (JD)

Our staff are our most valuable asset. We are committed to making staff feel appreciated, supported and included in the Trust’s successes. Our mission is to be an outstanding place to work providing the very best care for our patients and excellent career opportunities for our staff. Everything we do is guided by our core values and behaviours, identified by our staff and embedded throughout the organisation.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement

We have the highest CQC rating of all Acute NHS Trusts in Kent and Medway (Good). The CQC highlighted that managers promoted a positive culture that supported, valued staff and created a sense of common purpose based upon shared values.

The Trust is a great place to work, stay, develop a career and enjoy a healthy work life balance. We have made and are delivering on a wide range of commitments to staff; health and wellbeing; equality; diversity and inclusion; access to education and career development. During 2020 we sett up quality councils, driven by our staff to create a culture of shared governance and quality improvement.

We have a strong focus on innovation and improvement. Part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ (GSTT) ‘Healthcare Alliance’ we are introducing new models of care to improve clinical outcomes for patients. Our association with GSTT also gives staff wishing to develop their skills excellent opportunities to work across numerous specialities.

As our local population increases, our services and skills are expanding and adapting to meet demand. We are continuously looking at best practice models to enhance and improve the services we offer.

The Trust provides services at Darent Valley Hospital and Queen Mary’s Hospital, for a local population of over 500,000 people.

If you would like to be part of our innovative and forward thinking team putting patients at the centre of all we do, we invite you to #joinourfamily.

The NHS are striving towards “we work flexibly” as a workforce, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please note this vacancy may close earlier than stated to aid efficient processing of applications. To ensure your application will be considered please submit it at your earliest convenience. If you have not heard from us within 21 days of the closing date please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

Please note, that due to the limited number of car parking spaces, car parking permits will be allocated subject to compliance with the Trusts eligibility criteria and availability of spaces. Permit holders are not guaranteed a car parking space.

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is a smoke free organisation. To improve public health smoking or vaping is not permitted anywhere on the hospital site.