Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Prostate Clinical Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 16 October 2025

Job summary

This is a 12-month fixed-term post to improve the Prostate CNS service provided at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. The post holder will also support our urodynamics service.

We are looking for a nurse with demonstrable urological experience to join our friendly team as a Clinical Nurse Specialist to help drive forward our service and influence the positive experience of patients and carers living with prostate conditions. You will drive, lead, and showcase advanced autonomous nursing practice delivering suspected prostate cancer diagnostics in a high-volume centre.

The role will require the delivery of a comprehensive diagnostic pathway managing patients on this pathway to the point of diagnosis and the onward referral/liaison with other services (e.g. Clinical/Medical Oncology). Clinical triage of referrals, investigation interpretation and managing benign diagnosis with a patient-centred approach are pivotal aspects to the role.

If successful you will work as an independent practitioner and with members of the multidisciplinary team, provide advice and support to patients, carers, and healthcare professionals under the pathway. You will also help promote safe, competent and evidence-based practice, in line with national objectives and within the clinical governance framework.

So, if this sounds like your ideal next challenge, we want to hear from you today.

Main duties of the job

To work with the CNS support, to assist in managing a caseload of patients within the specialty whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and, personalised direct patient care.

Acting as a key worker to the patients and ensuring that their needs are identified and met, including carrying out Holistic Needs Assessments and the associated care plans- ensuring GP's are aware of all care plans

Run nurse-led TAC, support TP biopsies, attend SMDT, implement actions following SMDT (Specialist MDT) meetings, and telephone clinic review post-MRI/TP biopsy.

Support for diagnostic suite procedures, such as prostate biopsy.

Liaise with other disciplines in order to utilise the expertise available to ensure patients with urology are provided with the highest quality care available. Provide cover across the service and within the team as appropriate. Support the development of the role according to patients' changing needs and research findings, with the resources available.

Complete urodynamics testing

About us

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, (LGT), is a community-focused provider of local and acute care, delivering high-quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich, and Bexley.We provide whole-life care and are here to support our communities to live healthier lives as well as taking care of them when they need us the most.

Employing almost 7,500 colleagues, affectionately known as Team LGT, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham, and at over a dozen community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.

We have recently launched our new vision and values to mark the LGT10 - the tenth anniversary of our Trust forming in 2013. Our trust vision is to be exceptional. In the quality of our patient care; our support for colleagues; and in the difference we make through our partnerships and in our communities.

To achieve this we value Respect, Compassion, and Inclusion; Being accountableoverstaying comfortable; Listeningoveralways knowing best; and Succeeding togetheroverachieving alone.You can read more about our visions and values here

Our hospitals and community sites provide a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, as well as emergency and planned care. The Trust is rated as "good" or "outstanding" in over three-quarters of the services inspected by the Care Quality Commission.

Date posted

09 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

197-R-LC7404

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Stadium Road

Woolwich

SE18 4QH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Maintain accurate records of the clinical service ensuring that confidentiality of information is adhered to.

Demonstrate the ability to undertake expert caseload management.

Participate in providing education within the trust

Audit and research, to promote service development initiatives are an integral part of the role.

The chosen candidate will be dynamic and self-motivated individual.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Maintain accurate records of the clinical service ensuring that confidentiality of information is adhered to.

Demonstrate the ability to undertake expert caseload management.

Participate in providing education within the trust

Audit and research, to promote service development initiatives are an integral part of the role.

The chosen candidate will be dynamic and self-motivated individual.

Person Specification

Shortlisting

Essential

Essential/sesirable

Essential

Comprehensive Urology experience
Experience with Prostate TAC
Clinical triage and decision making
Knowledge of current advances and pathways in diagnostics
Excellent communication skills and ability to negotiate and influence
IT literate
Ability to problem-solve, prioritise and to work to deadlines
Demonstrates evidence of knowledge and ability to undertake change management
Able to manage stressful situations and challenge decisions to ensure that patient needs are met
Experience with TP Biopsy
Experience with Urodynamics

Desirable

Previous experience of research and audit
Proven evidence of improving patient experience
Ability to develop collaborative working relationships with multi professional teams

Person Specification

Shortlisting

Essential

Essential/sesirable

Essential

Comprehensive Urology experience
Experience with Prostate TAC
Clinical triage and decision making
Knowledge of current advances and pathways in diagnostics
Excellent communication skills and ability to negotiate and influence
IT literate
Ability to problem-solve, prioritise and to work to deadlines
Demonstrates evidence of knowledge and ability to undertake change management
Able to manage stressful situations and challenge decisions to ensure that patient needs are met
Experience with TP Biopsy
Experience with Urodynamics

Desirable

Previous experience of research and audit
Proven evidence of improving patient experience
Ability to develop collaborative working relationships with multi professional teams

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Stadium Road

Woolwich

SE18 4QH

Employer's website

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Stadium Road

Woolwich

SE18 4QH

Employer's website

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)