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Job overview

In 2017 Kings College Hospital Foundation Trust  and Macmillan Cancer Support (Macmillan) entered into a strategic partnership to improve cancer patient experience for people receiving care at Kings College Trust.  Success of the programme led to the trust cancer investment into key roles and services to sustain improvements and to further drive quality of care.  There are number of new cancer posts and services that Kings is invested in different specialities across care groups. The post is a result of collaborative cancer patients improvement programme aimed to provide people with cancer with an excellent experience of care and commitment to support cancer care as the trust top quality priorities.   The post holder will play a key role in developing nursing expertise in Urology to improve experience of local population with prostate cancer care. We are looking for an experience Band 7 nurses ready to take new challenge of an autonomous practice of Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist post. For candidates with passion for cancer care, we can offer bespoke training opportunities into the CNS role.

***Previous applicants for this position are kindly requested not to reapply.***

Main duties of the job

Key objectives for the service are to:Fully comply with the trust Cancer CNS Standard Operational Policy  as follows; To assist in the delivery of an expert specialist nursing service for people with metastatic prostate cancer. To provide specialist nursing advice, clinical assessment and support to patients, their families and other healthcare professionals following diagnosis of metastatic prostate and through treatment and where applicable onward referral for end of life care. To ensure continuity of a high standard of evidence based nursing care, assessing health related and holistic needs of patients, their families and other carers by identifying and initiating appropriate steps for effective care.  Assessing and meeting patients on going care, health and well being needs and develop a care plan and action referrals as a result . Using data to identify high-risk individuals and groups and to ensure that services meet their need. Supporting Self-Care, Self-Management and Enabling Independence. To reduce utilisation of healthcare and improve quality of life for people living with cancer . If you would like further information about this post please contact Pinky Javier- Urology Lead Nurse on 01689864523 (Monday to Friday 8:00 – 17:00), e-mail: [email protected]

Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital  Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital  sites at Denmark Hill in Camber well and at the Princess Royal University Hospital  site in Bromley.. King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our  Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible The trust-wide strategy Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we can take Team King’s to another level.