Urology Clinical Nurse Specialist (Trainee)

Job summary

The Macmillan Urology Cancer CNS will provide expert evidence based advice and clinical expertise throughout the Trust. You will provide services to inpatients and outpatients, promoting excellence in nursing care. You will be supported to contribute to the leadership, education, and development of nursing and clinical teams across the Trust.

You need to be:

Enthusiastic and passionate about delivering high quality nursing care for people at all phases of their cancer pathway.

Committed to acting as a clinical resource to colleagues and championing nursing.

Responsible for reflecting on your practice, identifying areas for development, and undertaking training as required for the role.

Responsible for involving patients and their families in the planning and development of the pathways.

An excellent communicator, with well-developed interpersonal skills and committed to collaborative working with other health and social care professionals.

We can offer

• A well-established cancer specialist nurse team, providing high quality clinical care.
• A friendly and supportive working environment, where professional development is seen as a priority.
• A development role with opportunity for professional training if required to achieve a band 7 CNS post.

Interview - TBC

Main duties of the job

• Strive to maintain the highest standard of nursing care to all patients, based upon the principles of individualised patient care.
• Use advanced skills to assess and interpret patient needs, developing and implementing a specialist nurse programme to address needs.
• Demonstrate developed analytical and interpretive skills to consider a range of factors or situations which may impact upon the patient needs and experience. Provide and receive complex and sensitive information with the patient and carer; being sensitive to their needs for courtesy, dignity and privacy and ensuring a friendly environment at all times. Demonstrate empathy, compassion and sensitivity at all time
• To act as the patient's advocate when relevant and informed discussion may lead to choices being made about treatment options.
• To actively provide optimum liaison and co-ordination of care for patients, between hospital and community.
• Work with minimal supervision in all areas within the specialty; assisting and undertaking nursing procedures and treatments as required and in accordance with Trust policies and guidance, and national guidelines.

About us

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust wasformed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide servicesfora population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon.Across the NHS everyone isworkinghard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff.If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challengeyourself and be part of an NHS Trust that's making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you're lookingfor.