Job summary
- Main area
- Urology
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 28.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 153-SU04021
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Bournemouth Hospital
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pa/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Urology Cancer Nurse Specialist
Band 6
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.Ìý
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
An Opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Urology Cancer Nurse specialist,
This is a crucial role within the Urology MDT team supporting patients who have been diagnosed with a Urological cancer.
You will be the key worker for patients, supporting them through face-to-face and telephone appointments at all stages of their diagnosis and treatment.
To provide specialist nursing expertise, facilitating evidence-based, patient-centred care for a defined caseload of patients who are being investigated for or diagnosed with a urological malignancy, and acting as a keyworker for this group of patients.
This role required NMC Registration
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth HospitalÌý
Interview Date: TBCÌý
Main duties of the job
The post holder will ensure that patients and their families/carers are fully informed and supported throughout their treatment pathways, providing them with level 2 psychological support and referring on where appropriate.
To act as a resource and to provide specialist advice and education to patients, families and health care professionals on all aspects of urological malignancies
To participate in the development, implementation, evaluation and dissemination of policies and protocols, as directed by the Advanced Specialist Nurse and Lead Clinicians.
To provide nurse-led telephone clinics for the follow-up of patients diagnosed with a urological malignancy and to provide cover for nurse-led outpatient clinics when required.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD.Ìý They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.Ìý
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term.Ìý Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview. Ìý
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC registered Nurse
- Recognised teaching qualification
- • Academic Level 3 / Level H Specialist course
Desirable criteria
- 1st level degree or working towards.
- Physical Examination of the Adult Course
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Developments in urology cancer initiatives and treatments at national and local levels
- Demonstrable understanding of urological cancer conditions
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience within relevant specialties
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Carly Cook
- Job title
- Urology Cancer Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 4977
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