Advanced Urology Cancer Nurse

Job summary

The Advanced Urology Cancer Nurse is a new post that will establish and lead thenurse led TP biopsy service.

You will be working with a team of nurses with specialist skills knowledge and experience in urological cancer care. You will provide specialist support and information to patients and their families throughout their cancer pathway.

Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team of health care professionals and working in partnership with our specialist cancer providers you will manage these patients across the pathways of care.

As an expert practitioner assessing and initiating treatment as appropriate for patients within agreed protocols.

Main duties of the job

• Work as an expert practitioner by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluatingthe specialist nursing care of patients requiring urological investigations andtreatments, this will include a nurse led TP biopsy service.
• As a Urology Cancer CNS you will work as part of the multi-disciplinary teamensuring that patients with urology malignancies receive the highest standard of careand support from the time of diagnosis and throughout the cancer pathway.
• Provide expert advice to clinical staff on urological issues.To act as the patients' advocate when required and provide expert advice andcomprehensive information, both written and verbal, on treatment options to enablepatients to make an informed choice.
• Establish and maintain coordination of care for patients throughout diagnosis,planning, treatment and follow-up, liaising with all other service providers to ensure asmooth pathway.
• The provision of nurse led clinics for assessment and cancer follow-up, initiatinginvestigations and procedures, making recommendations for treatment and referringto other agencies or discharging as appropriate.
• Work autonomously in providing ongoing support for a large number of cancerpatients who have open access to the urology CNS service, including patients awaiting results, those newly diagnosed with urological cancer and others with advanced disease.

About us

Why Work With Us

The urology outpatient service sees both cancer and benign patients in theoutpatient setting, running nurse and consultant led procedure and investigationclinics daily. We offer support and advice to patients and other professionals withinthe acute and community setting and work alongside other departments to enhancethe patient's pathway of care.

The urology team is a small, friendly team that is currently across multiple sites withthe main outpatient clinics based in Paignton. We are a supportive team committedto providing our patients an excellent standard of care. We are committed to serviceimprovement and staff development through education and training, helping staff torealise their true potential