Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist - UrologyNHS

Job summary

Leading the urology Clinical Nurse Specialists, the post holder will provide clinical leadership for the team. The post holder will help to develop a strategy that will give a focus to the work of the growing urology team.

The postholder will develop the workforce ensuring that they a e able to perform procedures consistent with the role such as Transperineal biopsies.

The successful applicant will become the link to the divisional management; cancer management and the wider nursing team.

Main duties of the job

The Lead CNS for Urology services will provide clinical leadership, service management and line management to the Urology CNS team/ service.

The Lead Urology CNS will deliver expert clinical care at an enhanced level and use their experience to support the band 7 CNSs within their practice and role.

A clinical nurse specialist (CNS) is a registered nurse with relevant experience and post-registration education for working at an enhanced level within a specific area of practice. They assess, manage, deliver care, advise on, and support patients.

The Lead CNS for Urology services have the autonomy to act and accept responsibility and accountability for actions, acting as a skilled advisor for patients, or a resource for others.

The Lead Urology CNS perform specialist holistic assessment and treatment using a personalised approach. This is characterised by a level of decision making based on detailed knowledge and understanding of their area of practice.

As part of the multidisciplinary team CNSs can work in or across many settings, depending on their area of expertise and scope of practice.

The Lead Urology CNS will work collaboratively with the Trust Lead Cancer Nurse for the service to deliver personalised care in line with NHS cancer plan, using holistic needs assessment (HNA) to meet changing needs.

Job description

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.

About us

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this - particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitalsprovide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.

Please note : Once a sufficient number of applications have been received the vacancy may be closed prior to the published closing down date.