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We are looking for a
Urology Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to join the Cancer Nursing Team at Private Care at Guys, a highly regarded cancer centre known for its state-of-the-art facilities and "Outstanding" rating by the
Care Quality Commission (CQC)
. Heres a summary of what youve outlined about the role and the centre:
Cancer Centre Overview
Facilities
: The centre includes advanced theatres, chemotherapy and radiotherapy units, oncology and surgical wards, and a four-bed intensive care unit.
Specialized Care
: Known for delivering high-quality cancer care, the centre stands out for its focus on patient-centered care and access to cutting-edge treatments, which are often not found in the private sector.
Excellence and Innovation
: As a
centre of excellence
, it is committed to clinical innovation. Key examples include:
Robotic surgery
: Investment in pioneering robotic surgical techniques.
JACIE accredited stem cell transplantation unit
: Specifically for treating blood cancers and
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
.
Bispecific antibody therapy
: A revolutionary treatment that the hospital uniquely offers in the private sector.
The
Urology Clinical Nurse Specialist
would be an integral part of this team, offering advanced nursing care, patient support, and expertise in the management of urological cancers. This role will likely involve:
Patient Care
: Direct involvement in managing and supporting patients with urological cancers through diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care.
Collaboration
: Working closely with oncologists, surgeons, and other specialists to provide comprehensive and holistic care.
Clinical Leadership
: Acting as a key resource for both patients and colleagues, promoting best practices, education, and innovation within the urology cancer care team.
This opportunity offers the chance to work in a dynamic and pioneering environment while contributing to cutting-edge cancer treatments and patient outcomes.
About usMAIN PURPOSE OF THIS POST:
Clinical Management
To be a self directed, autonomous practitioner working at an advanced level, able to undertake the assessment of individuals within the remit of the key worker role. To be a clinical expert in the field of cancer, providing expert advice to patients, families and staff to enhance the patient journey. To promote a patient focused multidisciplinary approach to care in collaboration with carers, health professional and other agencies.
Operational Management
To assist in supporting and advising and advancing service delivery within NHSV cancer services ensuring key criteria are met and targets are delivered. Contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of evidenced based standards, guidelines and patient pathways.
Resource Management
Effectively managing resources in all forms (where relevant) and ensuring a pro active approach to managing resources.
Education and Training
Keeping up with current developments and trends in clinical practice to include identifying own and team learning and education needs, maintaining competency requirements, portraying a positive image and supporting the ward/department team. Participate in the teaching and training of staff across the unit to develop others knowledge, skills and competence.
Ensuring Quality
Ensuring the highest quality of practice and care through effective monitoring of own and others clinical competence. Maintain awareness of the national, professional and local quality issues relevant to the delivery of the specialist service area. Participation in the audit processes for monitoring and reviewing quality, leading to improvement of services for patients.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES:
Clinical Management
Demonstrates competent clinical practice at all times, is accountable for own actions and acts as a role model
Ensures that they and others can appropriately assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care they provide
Ensures that they and others respect the principles of patient privacy, dignity, autonomy and confidentiality
Provides patients, families and carers with expert, unbiased information regarding the causes, care and management of their condition
Assumes the role of key worker for patients within their care, providing continuity of care
Promotes effective team working to maximise effectiveness of service provision
Facilitates a seamless patient journey from admission to discharge
Care Management
To ensure all staff are kept up to date in a timely manner with any changes to the patients care and / or needs
Ensures that accurate and contemporaneous patient and staff records are maintained which are stored correctly and safely
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to address complex and changing needs
Ensures that nursing care is delivered and changed in accordance with clinical plans, acts as a supervisor to the clinical team and advocate to the patient
Demonstrates competence in any emergency situation
Ensures that all staff adhere to appropriate nursing, national and NMC guidelines at all times
To be responsible for ensuring that all staff adhere to all necessary policies and procedures
Facilitates multi-disciplinary team working encouraging referral to appropriate professionals/agencies as necessary
Resource Management
Ensures all staff members make efficient use of available resources with regard to budgetary constraints and business objectives
Maximises revenue capture from patient care
Delivers clinical services cost effectively
Prioritises own time effectively whilst meeting the needs of the service
Ensures that patients are aware of what resources are available to them during their treatment
Supports role modernisation and working in new ways
Facilitates a seamless patient journey from admission to discharge
Education & Training
To provide expert advice and support colleagues
To educate patients and their families / carers as required and when a need has been identified
Continually seeks to develop own and staff clinical skills to meet service users expectations
Participates in Clinical Competency programme, ensuring that all mandatory and clinical skills training is undertaken and kept up to date
Supports, mentors and acts as role model for junior staff assisting their learning and application of theory to practice
Help to maintain and provide a suitable learning environment
Participates in policy making activities that influence clinical management development
Assists in audit and quality assessment processes
Assesses and manages risk, ensuring safe environment for patients, staff and colleagues
Develops clinical standards and monitors their effectiveness
Understands and contributes to clinical governance processes
We are looking for a
Urology Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to join the Cancer Nursing Team at Private Care at Guys, a highly regarded cancer centre known for its state-of-the-art facilities and "Outstanding" rating by the
Care Quality Commission (CQC)
. Heres a summary of what youve outlined about the role and the centre:
Cancer Centre Overview
Facilities
: The centre includes advanced theatres, chemotherapy and radiotherapy units, oncology and surgical wards, and a four-bed intensive care unit.
Specialized Care
: Known for delivering high-quality cancer care, the centre stands out for its focus on patient-centered care and access to cutting-edge treatments, which are often not found in the private sector.
Excellence and Innovation
: As a
centre of excellence
, it is committed to clinical innovation. Key examples include:
Robotic surgery
: Investment in pioneering robotic surgical techniques.
JACIE accredited stem cell transplantation unit
: Specifically for treating blood cancers and
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
.
Bispecific antibody therapy
: A revolutionary treatment that the hospital uniquely offers in the private sector.
The
Urology Clinical Nurse Specialist
would be an integral part of this team, offering advanced nursing care, patient support, and expertise in the management of urological cancers. This role will likely involve:
Patient Care
: Direct involvement in managing and supporting patients with urological cancers through diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care.
Collaboration
: Working closely with oncologists, surgeons, and other specialists to provide comprehensive and holistic care.
Clinical Leadership
: Acting as a key resource for both patients and colleagues, promoting best practices, education, and innovation within the urology cancer care team.
This opportunity offers the chance to work in a dynamic and pioneering environment while contributing to cutting-edge cancer treatments and patient outcomes.
About us
MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS POST:
Clinical Management
To be a self directed, autonomous practitioner working at an advanced level, able to undertake the assessment of individuals within the remit of the key worker role. To be a clinical expert in the field of cancer, providing expert advice to patients, families and staff to enhance the patient journey. To promote a patient focused multidisciplinary approach to care in collaboration with carers, health professional and other agencies.
Operational Management
To assist in supporting and advising and advancing service delivery within NHSV cancer services ensuring key criteria are met and targets are delivered. Contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of evidenced based standards, guidelines and patient pathways.
Resource Management
Effectively managing resources in all forms (where relevant) and ensuring a pro active approach to managing resources.
Education and Training
Keeping up with current developments and trends in clinical practice to include identifying own and team learning and education needs, maintaining competency requirements, portraying a positive image and supporting the ward/department team. Participate in the teaching and training of staff across the unit to develop others knowledge, skills and competence.
Ensuring Quality
Ensuring the highest quality of practice and care through effective monitoring of own and others clinical competence. Maintain awareness of the national, professional and local quality issues relevant to the delivery of the specialist service area. Participation in the audit processes for monitoring and reviewing quality, leading to improvement of services for patients.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES:
Clinical Management
Demonstrates competent clinical practice at all times, is accountable for own actions and acts as a role model
Ensures that they and others can appropriately assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care they provide
Ensures that they and others respect the principles of patient privacy, dignity, autonomy and confidentiality
Provides patients, families and carers with expert, unbiased information regarding the causes, care and management of their condition
Assumes the role of key worker for patients within their care, providing continuity of care
Promotes effective team working to maximise effectiveness of service provision
Facilitates a seamless patient journey from admission to discharge
Care Management
To ensure all staff are kept up to date in a timely manner with any changes to the patients care and / or needs
Ensures that accurate and contemporaneous patient and staff records are maintained which are stored correctly and safely
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to address complex and changing needs
Ensures that nursing care is delivered and changed in accordance with clinical plans, acts as a supervisor to the clinical team and advocate to the patient
Demonstrates competence in any emergency situation
Ensures that all staff adhere to appropriate nursing, national and NMC guidelines at all times
To be responsible for ensuring that all staff adhere to all necessary policies and procedures
Facilitates multi-disciplinary team working encouraging referral to appropriate professionals/agencies as necessary
Resource Management
Ensures all staff members make efficient use of available resources with regard to budgetary constraints and business objectives
Maximises revenue capture from patient care
Delivers clinical services cost effectively
Prioritises own time effectively whilst meeting the needs of the service
Ensures that patients are aware of what resources are available to them during their treatment
Supports role modernisation and working in new ways
Facilitates a seamless patient journey from admission to discharge
Education & Training
To provide expert advice and support colleagues
To educate patients and their families / carers as required and when a need has been identified
Continually seeks to develop own and staff clinical skills to meet service users expectations
Participates in Clinical Competency programme, ensuring that all mandatory and clinical skills training is undertaken and kept up to date
Supports, mentors and acts as role model for junior staff assisting their learning and application of theory to practice
Help to maintain and provide a suitable learning environment
Participates in policy making activities that influence clinical management development
Assists in audit and quality assessment processes
Assesses and manages risk, ensuring safe environment for patients, staff and colleagues
Develops clinical standards and monitors their effectiveness
Understands and contributes to clinical governance processes
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