Prostate Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job summary

To be a core member of the Urology Department's multi-disciplinary team at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust and be instrumental in the development, co-ordination and delivery of a high quality Surgical/Oncological CNS service for patients with a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of prostate cancer working in collaboration with Oncology Services, Palliative Care and Community teams.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will provide specialist nursing care to patients, and relatives, with a diagnosis of primary or recurrent prostate cancer and is aligned to key outcomes of the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey.

The postholder will carry out clinical examination, request diagnostic investigations and initiate changes in management of treatment.

The postholder will act in the best interests of the patient at all times. They will be responsible for patient assessment both physically and emotionally, planning of care, providing safe, compassionate care and evaluating the effectiveness of care within a cohesive team. As an NMC registrant they will facilitate learning and development of staff and students. The CNS will uphold the values of the Trust and the NMC Code of Conduct.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk