Job summary
We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity to join our Urology Oncology CNS Team in one of the country's largest acute NHS Trusts.

The post will be leading an existing CNS Team offering ongoing patient support, working alongside staff to ensure that people with urological cancer undergoing oncological treatment are in receipt of the care they require to achieve the best quality of life possible.

This post holder will be highly skilled with relevant oncological/cancercare experience to support the delivery of clinically effective, efficient and high-quality care to people with complex specialist care needs, ensuring that this care is both evidence based and reflects current best practice. They will have a focus of delivering nurse led clinics and oncological support.

This is a trust role and the successful candidate will cover multiple sites.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will manage the provision of specialist cancer care advice and support to people affected by Urological cancers.

This will be achieved both directly through clinical practice and caseload management, and indirectly through leadership, education, research, audit and professional activities.

The aim of the post is to maximise the treatment and quality of life of patients with this disease and to also provide support and advice to the families/carers of such patients.

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 link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications
Essential

• Registered general nurse
• Relevant first degree
• Masters degree or working towards
• Appropriate teaching certificate or extensive teaching experience
• Advanced assessment qualification
• Evidence of recent professional / management / leadership development
• Non- medical prescribing course or willingness to undertake

Experience
Essential

• Proven ability to initiate audits/research & assess evidence
• Knowledge and experience of leading significant change, delivering tangible and sustained improvements
• Experience of motivating staff and improving individuals and team performance
• Able to build rapport and credibility with senior clinical and managerial colleagues
• Experience of managing employment relation issues
• Budgetary management skills
• Excellent communication skills and highly developed interpersonal and influencing skills
• Ability to act autonomously in planning & implementing tasks
• Ability to organise diverse teams to deliver high standard of patient care
• Evidence of participation in audit & the promotion of evidence based practice
• Successful track record in conflict resolution and performance management

Personal Qualities and attributes
Essential

• Highly professional role model
• Organisational skills - able to deliver objectives within an agreed timeframe
• Demonstrates the ability to work in a multi professional team
• Ability to work under pressure
• Continues to advance their specialist knowledge & understanding
• Ability to reflect, question & evaluate own practice
• To be flexible and approachable

Skills and aptitudes
Essential

• Excellent communication skills and highly developed interpersonal and influencing skills
• Ability to act autonomously in planning & implementing tasks
• Ability to organise diverse teams to deliver high standard of patient care
• Evidence of participation in audit & the promotion of evidence based practice
• Successful track record in conflict resolution and performance management

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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).

Employer contact
For questions about the job, contact: Trust Lead Cancer Nurse, jemma o'reilly, jemma.o'reilly@nhs.net, 07593646886.