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Job overview

We are looking for experienced Band 8a Uro-Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist ready to take on a new challenge of an autonomous expert practitioner in a role of a Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) post. You will be joining an expert cancer multi – professional team and supported by clear development plan. You will be responsible for offering expert clinical advice, emotional support and managing own caseload of cancer patients.

You will be championing and delivering NHSE cancer personalised care standards and ensuring issues associated with patients experience are visible to the MDM and are top quality priority for service improvement.

Please note that the position site at Beckenham Beacon Hospital  will requires cross cover for Denmark Hill during annual leave and sickness cover. 

Main duties of the job

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 uro-oncology to improve experience of the local population with prostate, bladder, testicular and renal cancer.

• To further develop the uro-oncology service (including optimising patient pathways, improving the patient experience, developing proactive support models for patients).
• To establish a designated support group for uro-oncology patients
• To independently manage a caseload of patients/clients
• To ensure that patients and their families are fully informed and supported by providing clinical and social support
• To lead the development of evidence based clinical nursing practice in line with current research and guidelines
• To establish clear lines of communication with primary healthcare teams in order to increase knowledge and facilitate the care of this group of people in the community
• To work with the other members of the urology care nursing team, and to provide cross cover when required.

Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of 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 aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS 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.