Urology Medical Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job summary

We are looking for a dedicated and passionate nurse who has been working within the Uro/Oncology CNS service as a Band 6 or has worked on an Oncology ward as a Band 6 for at least 1 year.

You will need to be able to demonstrate an expert level of skill and knowledge of the Uro/Oncology metastatic service

This post requires a nurse who is not only an autonomous practitioner but can also work well within a team environment.

You are expected to cover cross sites- (SGH and Queen Mary's Roehampton).

If you are reliable, hardworking, flexible and self-motivated with excellent communication skills, then this position could well be for you. If you think you can bring your own dynamic perspective to this role, please apply.

All enquiries are very welcome and informal chats or visits are highly recommended.

Main duties of the job

• The Urology Oncology Metastatic CNS will work effectively as an autonomous practitioner and as a core member of the multidisciplinary team to provide the highest possible standards of care for patients with metastatic urological cancer.
• Will run or be trained to run Nurse Led clinics including hormone therapy clinics for metastatic patients
• Will perform electronic holistic needs assessments for the metastatic patients within the Uro/Oncology service
• Will work closely with the Medical Oncology & Oncology Consultants.
• Will develop the Uro/Oncology metastatic CNS service
• Will help provide cover for the Uro/Oncology CNS service as required

About us

With nearly9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.