Job summary
An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen to join our newly designed team to deliver Nurse-led diagnostics. You will drive, lead, and showcase advanced autonomous nursing practice delivering suspected prostate cancer diagnostics in a high-volume centre.
We are recruiting 2 dynamic Advanced Nurse Practitioners in response to changing healthcare provision, to join us in a major role to transform from traditional practice and develop and innovate to a Nurse-led service ensuring seamless and effective care to patients on a suspected prostate cancer pathway.
You will be expected to act as a role model within a highly specialised role, championing change and improvement in cancer care through research and innovation, education and leading-edge practice ensuring our patients receive the very best and latest in diagnostics, cancer treatment and care.
The successful candidate must hold extensive urology experience and be an autonomous practitioner with advanced clinical expertise and decision-making skills to deliver safe pathways of care. Additionally, you must demonstrate visionary leadership with an ability to inspire and motivate others.
The role will be pivotal to working collaboratively with the MDT team to expand nurse-led services to shape the vision of a world class Urology service.
Main duties of the job
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow linkhttps://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Educated to Degree level
- MSc or on an active pathway
- Accredited Management training
- Experience of working in Urology
Desirable
- Nurse prescriber or willingness to undertake
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years clinical experience at Band 7 (or equivalent) or above within specialist area.
- Expert advanced clinical practitioner delivering prostate diagnostics autonomously
- Experience of leading nursing teams
- Must possess a proven track record and have demonstrable formal audit expertise, knowledge and skills
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of approaches to the management of patients, demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning
- Drives a patient centred approach
- Advanced communication skills
- Advanced clinical assessment skills
- To lead the facilitation of change
- Previous experience of clinical education at undergraduate and postgraduate leve
- Evidence of continued professional development - reviewing current practice within specialist area and application to clinical practice
- Demonstrates understanding of the role of the specialist area within the current health policy
- Robust understanding of all aspects of Clinical Governance including previous experience of quality issues, audit and risk management
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- IT literate.
- Ability to network across organisations.
- Ability to influence and motivate others.
- Negotiating skills and ability to resolve conflict.
- Ability to make decisions and be accountable for them.
- Able to demonstrate a in - depth knowledge of health policy in relation to Urology nursing practice
- Able to co -ordinate the completion of projects
- Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
- Ability to compile, analyse and disseminate complex information.
- Drives a patient centred approach
- Advanced clinical assessment skills
- To lead the facilitation of change
- Evidence of continued professional development - reviewing current practice within specialist area and application to clinical practice
- Demonstrates understanding of the role of the specialist area within the current health policy
- Robust understanding of all aspects of Clinical Governance including previous experience of quality issues, audit and risk management
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
Desirable
- Must possess a proven track record and have demonstrable formal audit expertise, knowledge and skills
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of approaches to the management of patients, demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning
Person Specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Educated to Degree level
- MSc or on an active pathway
- Accredited Management training
- Experience of working in Urology
Desirable
- Nurse prescriber or willingness to undertake
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years clinical experience at Band 7 (or equivalent) or above within specialist area.
- Expert advanced clinical practitioner delivering prostate diagnostics autonomously
- Experience of leading nursing teams
- Must possess a proven track record and have demonstrable formal audit expertise, knowledge and skills
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of approaches to the management of patients, demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning
- Drives a patient centred approach
- Advanced communication skills
- Advanced clinical assessment skills
- To lead the facilitation of change
- Previous experience of clinical education at undergraduate and postgraduate leve
- Evidence of continued professional development - reviewing current practice within specialist area and application to clinical practice
- Demonstrates understanding of the role of the specialist area within the current health policy
- Robust understanding of all aspects of Clinical Governance including previous experience of quality issues, audit and risk management
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- IT literate.
- Ability to network across organisations.
- Ability to influence and motivate others.
- Negotiating skills and ability to resolve conflict.
- Ability to make decisions and be accountable for them.
- Able to demonstrate a in - depth knowledge of health policy in relation to Urology nursing practice
- Able to co -ordinate the completion of projects
- Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
- Ability to compile, analyse and disseminate complex information.
- Drives a patient centred approach
- Advanced clinical assessment skills
- To lead the facilitation of change
- Evidence of continued professional development - reviewing current practice within specialist area and application to clinical practice
- Demonstrates understanding of the role of the specialist area within the current health policy
- Robust understanding of all aspects of Clinical Governance including previous experience of quality issues, audit and risk management
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
Desirable
- Must possess a proven track record and have demonstrable formal audit expertise, knowledge and skills
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of approaches to the management of patients, demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning
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).
