Job summary
- Main area
- Urology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 282-P131
- Employer
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Royal Marsden Hospital Chelsea
- Town
- Chelsea
- Salary
- £61,927 - £68,676 Per Annum Inc HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
ANP Uro-oncology
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
The Urology Team at The Royal Marsden Hospital have an international reputation for high quality patient care, education and research and its partnership with the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) has created the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe.
Applications are invited to fulfil an opportunity as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner working within the Prostate pathway. This part time post has become available due to a funding restructure. The successful applicant will have experience in Uro-Oncology or Urology and be familiar with Prostate cancer pathways. The successful applicant will work both autonomously and within the Prostate cancer clinics to deliver care and should have completed or be undertaking training in advanced clinical practice.
You should have excellent interpersonal skills and a professional manner, be able to prioritise and organize your workload and work under pressure. You will be expected to work across our sites (Chelsea and Sutton).
Main duties of the job
The post holder has a distinct level of responsibility to patients with urological and oncological issues including urology cancers and associated problems in providing a comprehensive specialist nursing service to the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, working within a team of advanced practice nurses. The post holder will work in conjunction with the existing Uro-Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialists.
The ANP is an experienced registered nurse that uses advanced assessment and diagnostic skills in the management of patients diagnosed with urological cancers. The post holder will also independently provide ongoing care and treatment. This will include advanced clinical assessment, planning and initiating care and treatment, monitoring of disease progression and efficacy of treatment and the proactive management of treatment and disease related side effects. The ANP will work closely with the Clinical Nurse Specialists, as well as the Healthcare Support Workers within the team to ensure that patients receive a seamless patient journey.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
1. To be professionally and legally accountable for all work undertaken and to practice at an advanced level of professional autonomy and accountability that is within national prostate cancer guidelines, Royal Marsden Trust policies and NMC Codes of Conduct.
2. To support the patients key worker ensuring continuity through the patient journey including transition between the surgical urology and oncology departments, both within the Royal Marsden and the wider referral network.
3. To independently receive patient referrals utilising highly developed expert knowledge and clinical skills.
4. To perform health assessments including obtaining a clinical history, conducting the physical examination and assessment of psychological well being.
5. To order diagnostic tests (e.g. flow rate, blood tests, CXR, echocardiography, MRI, CT, bone scan, DEXA scan) as appropriate and in keeping with National and Local guidelines.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First level registration
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- First level degree in relevant subject
- Higher degree or currently undertaking one
- Teaching/mentorship qualification/experience
- Oncology qualification or Urology qualification
- Advanced Clinical Practice qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of the urological system
- Familiar with clinical trials, including an awareness of GCP
- Recent experience of troubleshooting and managing complications
- Must possess a proven track record and have expert knowledge and skills of clinical examination, history taking and taking consent.
- Previous experience of presentations to multi professional group.
- Demonstrate leading innovative practice developments and demonstrate evidence of significant achievements gained.
- Demonstrate understanding of current health environment and the impact of current government/regional policy developments.
- Experience of audit and service evaluation in clinical speciality
- Robust understanding of all aspects of Clinical Governance including previous experience of quality issues, audit and risk management.
- Basic knowledge of recent NHS legislation and infection control.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in research
Skills
Essential criteria
- Expert advanced clinical practitioner and psychomotor skills.
- Evidence of practically applied appropriate extended scope practitioner skills.
- Competent IT skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, proven listening/counselling skills.
- Ability to lead: within the nursing profession and multi-professional working; within an organisation and across organisational boundaries
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills demonstrating the use of a variety of media/IT skills
- Evidence of managing clinical services, service innovation and up to date knowledge of nursing policy and strategy together with successful change management experience and a proven track record in launching new initiatives.
- Ability to manage change and conflict ensuring resolution with positive outcomes, with the use of highly developed negotiation skills
- Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust’s policies including data protection, equal opportunities and Health and Safety to meet the differing needs of the patient.
- Ability to translate and integrate evidence based research/guidelines into the development of local pathways of care.
- Able to work independently
- Ability to exert moderate intense physical effort for frequent periods of up to 40 minutes at a time throughout the working day.
- Ability to frequently cope with working in a stressful environment with intense concentration for periods of up to 40 minutes at a time throughout the working day.
- Able to carry out concurrent activities (multitasking) and work in an unpredictable working pattern (will be required to carry a bleep).
- Ability to cope with daily exposure to highly unpleasant working conditions (i.e. sputum, body fluids, incontinence, verbal abuse).
Desirable criteria
- Venepuncture and/or cannulation skills
- Evidence of effective negotiating and influencing skills
- Higher level communications training
- Ability to motivate others
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Charlotte Collyer
- Job title
- Lead Nurse Urology
- Email address
- [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Recruitment Support Team
- Telephone
- 01629 690825
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