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Job overview

The Advanced Urology Cancer Nurse is a new post that will establish and lead the 
nurse led TP biopsy service.

You will be working with a team of nurses with specialist skills knowledge and experience in urological cancer care. You  will provide specialist support and information to patients and their families throughout their cancer pathway.

Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team of health care professionals and working in partnership with our specialist cancer providers you will manage these patients across the pathways of care. 

As an expert practitioner assessing and initiating treatment as appropriate for patients within agreed protocols. 

Main duties of the job

• Work as an expert practitioner by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating 
  the specialist nursing care of patients requiring urological investigations and 
  treatments, this will include a nurse led TP biopsy service.
• As a Urology Cancer CNS you will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team 
  ensuring that patients with urology malignancies receive the highest standard of care 
  and support from the time of diagnosis and throughout the cancer pathway.
• Provide expert advice to clinical staff on urological issues.
  To act as the patients’ advocate when required and provide expert advice and 
  comprehensive information, both written and verbal, on treatment options to enable 
  patients to make an informed choice.
• Establish and maintain coordination of care for patients throughout diagnosis, 
  planning, treatment and follow-up, liaising with all other service providers to ensure a 
  smooth pathway.
• The provision of nurse led clinics for assessment and cancer follow-up, initiating 
  investigations and procedures, making recommendations for treatment and referring 
  to other agencies or discharging as appropriate.
• Work autonomously in providing ongoing support for a large number of cancer
  patients who have open access to the urology CNS service, including patients awaiting results, those newly diagnosed with urological cancer and others with advanced disease.
  
  

Working for our organisation

Why Work With Us

The urology outpatient service sees both cancer and benign patients in the 
outpatient setting, running nurse and consultant led procedure and investigation 
clinics daily. We offer support and advice to patients and other professionals within 
the acute and community setting and work alongside other departments to enhance 
the patient’s pathway of care. 

The urology team is a small, friendly team that is currently across multiple sites with 
the main outpatient clinics based in Paignton. We are a supportive team committed 
to providing our patients an excellent standard of care. We are committed to service 
improvement and staff development through education and training, helping staff to 
realise their true potential