Job summary
North Bristol NHS Trust has the largest urology service in the country. You will be working in a cohesive team of Uro-Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialists as an important and highly valued member of the Urology Multidisciplinary Cancer Team.
This job offers a fantastic opportunity for a nurse wishing to develop in a specialist role delivering high quality care and support to people with prostate cancer and their families. This includes extending and embedding work already undertaken to improve care for urology cancer patients as part of our extensive follow-up programme for patients living with and beyond cancer.
Whilst much of the work will focus on patients with specific urological cancer (rotational between kidney, prostate and bladder cancer). To embed and learn each subspecialty this post will rotate initially every 6 months averagely. This will allow the post holder to gain knowledge and experience on each of the individual cancer sites within urology. You will remain part of the team of Uro-Oncology cancer nurse specialists. This will require involvement with people with any urological cancer.
Main duties of the job
Communication
To provide specialist nursing advice underpinned by theory and experience to support patients and their families/carers
To act as a specialist practitioner, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care in collaboration with senior colleagues achieved through systematic and holistic assessment, personalised care planning and onwards referral and discharge to primary care team
To provide patients and staff with specialist advice to manage complex symptoms
Responsibilities
Patients
To deploy high level skills in order to provide effective communication systems of support for patients
To develop and utilise the skills needed to embed patient and public involvement within the sphere of specialist nursing practice
To ensure that all patients and families are aware of all treatment options, including clinical trials
To work as patient advocate, to help negotiate the patient journey and ensure optimum care is provided to each patient
To develop and utilize the skills and expertise to act as a resource in the care of patient's needs, ensuring an optimum level of service to patients and their carers
About us
This job offers a fantastic opportunity for a nurse wishing to develop in a specialist role delivering high quality care and support to people with a urological cancer and their families. This includes extending and embedding work already undertaken to improve care for urology cancer patients as part of our extensive follow-up programme for patients living with and beyond cancer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Education
- To participate in the planning and delivery of formal and informal education programmes for patients, carers and all staff
- To participate in education forums locally
- To ensure that professional knowledge and practice is regularly updated
- To take personal responsibility for life-long learning and personal development through clinical supervision, appraisal and professional revalidatio
Management
- To plan the provision of day-to-day organisational tasks
- With support, manage a complex caseload based on flexible principles, priorities and the care needs of patients
- To participate in policy and service development and the development of protocols for specialist areas of work and for the wider healthcare community served by North Bristol Trust
- Participate in providing an initial response to complaints and queries, and have a working awareness of the North Bristol NHS Trusts complaints procedure
- Maintain accurate and concise records that produce statistical data for the purpose of evaluation and development of the service
- To be responsible for the effective, efficient and safe use, maintenance and storage of resources and equipment used in the performance of the role
- To keep accurate and up to date patient record
SECTION 7 WORKING CONDITIONS/ EFFORT
This post involves the following working conditions and effort on a regular basis:
- Due to the frequently distressing needs of cancer patients and their families this role requires significant psychological and emotional investment and mental effort
- The ability and effort to build therapeutic patient relationships in challenging circumstances, concentrating on highly emotive patient assessments
- Managing fluctuating patient caseload with unpredictable levels of patient referral and requests for specialist advice
- Maintaining collaborative working with diverse groups
- Managing a deteriorating patient condition that may demand frequent re-assessment/review
- Maintaining patient confidentiality in ward/outpatient environment when breaking bad news
- Providing support for team members facing challenging patient care issues
- Complying with Trust manual handling policies and procedures
- Dealing with frequent interruptions throughout the day from patients, relatives and other health care professionals
- Working in a shared office resulting in distractions as a result of frequent conversation and telephone interruptions
- Potential for standing for significant periods of time in clinic settings
- Daily use of computer system
- Potential exposure to blood and bodily fluids
- On rare occasions dealing with vulnerable and potentially violent or aggressive patients/carers
Please see attached Job description and person specification
Job description
Job responsibilities
Education
- To participate in the planning and delivery of formal and informal education programmes for patients, carers and all staff
- To participate in education forums locally
- To ensure that professional knowledge and practice is regularly updated
- To take personal responsibility for life-long learning and personal development through clinical supervision, appraisal and professional revalidatio
Management
- To plan the provision of day-to-day organisational tasks
- With support, manage a complex caseload based on flexible principles, priorities and the care needs of patients
- To participate in policy and service development and the development of protocols for specialist areas of work and for the wider healthcare community served by North Bristol Trust
- Participate in providing an initial response to complaints and queries, and have a working awareness of the North Bristol NHS Trusts complaints procedure
- Maintain accurate and concise records that produce statistical data for the purpose of evaluation and development of the service
- To be responsible for the effective, efficient and safe use, maintenance and storage of resources and equipment used in the performance of the role
- To keep accurate and up to date patient record
SECTION 7 WORKING CONDITIONS/ EFFORT
This post involves the following working conditions and effort on a regular basis:
- Due to the frequently distressing needs of cancer patients and their families this role requires significant psychological and emotional investment and mental effort
- The ability and effort to build therapeutic patient relationships in challenging circumstances, concentrating on highly emotive patient assessments
- Managing fluctuating patient caseload with unpredictable levels of patient referral and requests for specialist advice
- Maintaining collaborative working with diverse groups
- Managing a deteriorating patient condition that may demand frequent re-assessment/review
- Maintaining patient confidentiality in ward/outpatient environment when breaking bad news
- Providing support for team members facing challenging patient care issues
- Complying with Trust manual handling policies and procedures
- Dealing with frequent interruptions throughout the day from patients, relatives and other health care professionals
- Working in a shared office resulting in distractions as a result of frequent conversation and telephone interruptions
- Potential for standing for significant periods of time in clinic settings
- Daily use of computer system
- Potential exposure to blood and bodily fluids
- On rare occasions dealing with vulnerable and potentially violent or aggressive patients/carers
Please see attached Job description and person specification
Person Specification
Education/Training/Qualifications
Essential
- RGN Level one and current NMC registration
- Professional Knowledge about urology either acquired through courses or experiences
Desirable
- Evidence of study at Degree level in relevant subjects or willingness to work towards
- Communication Skills training at level 3 or equivalent or willingness to undertake
- A relevant teaching qualification/Evidence of relevant ongoing professional development including specialist courses in relevant subjects
Work Experience
Essential
- Some gained experience in adapting communication in situations.
- Experience within urology / urology patients
- Experience of undertaking patient education
- Experience in undertaking surveys or audits
Desirable
- Experience of working with the multidisciplinary team and running nurse led clinics
- Comprehensive knowledge of cancer related treatments
- Up-to-date knowledge and understanding of national and local cancer issues and developments
- Knowledge of national and local developments in relation to cancer survivorship
Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including verbal, written, record keeping
- Ability to work effectively within a team and participate as a team player
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Ability to work in distressing/ emotional circumstances on a daily basis.
- Self-motivated and ability to work without direct supervision
- Seeks out opportunities to improve service
- To be flexible and multi skilled to ensure the priorities of the service can be met
- Follows policies and can implement and support change to working practice/ service development
Desirable
- Manage own caseload effectively, prioritising clinical workload and always maintaining patient safety and well-being.
Knowledge / Skills/ Ability
Essential
- Provide specialist care to patients and relatives. Assessing planning, implementing and evaluating specialist programmes of care
- Willingness to learn and develop competence in using analytical skills to assess and interpret complex needs of patients and support accordingly.
- Ability and commitment to develop clinical reasoning, problem- solving and decision-making skills to an enhanced level
Desirable
- Awareness and knowledge of local and national policies/ procedures and guidance relating to speciality.
Person Specification
Education/Training/Qualifications
Essential
- RGN Level one and current NMC registration
- Professional Knowledge about urology either acquired through courses or experiences
Desirable
- Evidence of study at Degree level in relevant subjects or willingness to work towards
- Communication Skills training at level 3 or equivalent or willingness to undertake
- A relevant teaching qualification/Evidence of relevant ongoing professional development including specialist courses in relevant subjects
Work Experience
Essential
- Some gained experience in adapting communication in situations.
- Experience within urology / urology patients
- Experience of undertaking patient education
- Experience in undertaking surveys or audits
Desirable
- Experience of working with the multidisciplinary team and running nurse led clinics
- Comprehensive knowledge of cancer related treatments
- Up-to-date knowledge and understanding of national and local cancer issues and developments
- Knowledge of national and local developments in relation to cancer survivorship
Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including verbal, written, record keeping
- Ability to work effectively within a team and participate as a team player
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Ability to work in distressing/ emotional circumstances on a daily basis.
- Self-motivated and ability to work without direct supervision
- Seeks out opportunities to improve service
- To be flexible and multi skilled to ensure the priorities of the service can be met
- Follows policies and can implement and support change to working practice/ service development
Desirable
- Manage own caseload effectively, prioritising clinical workload and always maintaining patient safety and well-being.
Knowledge / Skills/ Ability
Essential
- Provide specialist care to patients and relatives. Assessing planning, implementing and evaluating specialist programmes of care
- Willingness to learn and develop competence in using analytical skills to assess and interpret complex needs of patients and support accordingly.
- Ability and commitment to develop clinical reasoning, problem- solving and decision-making skills to an enhanced level
Desirable
- Awareness and knowledge of local and national policies/ procedures and guidance relating to speciality.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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).
