Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist Urology

The closing date is 12th Feb 2023

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered nurse with evidence of appropriate post registration experience who has an interest in and knowledge of urological cancers with an emphasis on, but not exclusive to Kidney cancer.

This is a permanent, full time position encompassing a demanding yet satisfying role.

The CNS role involves supporting and educating patients and their families during their journey with a focus on safety, advocacy, transparency and having the knowledge and ability to involve the wider members of the multidisciplinary team if necessary.

We are looking for a highly motivated nurse who has the ability to excel and be dynamic in a busy and challenging environment.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate attributes to include excellent communication skills, be able to function well as a team member, be able to professionally and compassionately manage client expectations and have the ability to prioritise and manage a patient caseload.

The successful candidate will be encouraged with the full support of the team to undertake further professional development in order develop and enhance the role.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

Providing expert clinical advise and support to patients diagnosed with a urological malignancy.

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description

1.Clinical Practice:

  • Provide treatment/advice as per speciality and scope of practice. This may be face to face, virtual or telephone, and incorporate the use of agreed protocols, clinical and professional guidelines, within an acute secondary healthcare facility or in a primary/community or home care setting
  • Carry out specialist clinical practice within a designated group of patients as part of a multidisciplinary team. Ensure that high quality, current evidence-based nursing care underpins all actions with patients and is aligned to professional values of care, compassion and respect
  • Accountable for administration and custody of medicines according to the Trust Policy, including safe administration of medicines, controlled drugs, intravenous drugs, transfusion of blood and blood products
  • Provide a seamless, high-quality service from referral through to assessment, diagnosis, treatment and review, referring to other specialists as required
  • Demonstrate safe, appropriate practice and specialist nursing advice using up to date knowledge and evidence. Make person centred, evidence-based judgements in partnership with others involved in the care process ensuring high quality care
  • Continuously assess communication, educational and information needs for patients and their families, devise plans to ensure needs are met, ensure instructions/information are understood
  • Use professional judgment to act as advocate for patients, support and enable patients and carers to make informed decisions
  • Recognise and act to avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of patients
  • Work towards safe, timely discharge/transfer of care of patients from or between hospital and services
  • Report and raise concerns about Safeguarding, accessing advice and support at the point of need
  • Supervise, carry out and assist with clinical procedures/practice as required, ensuring optimal recovery to health of the patient
  • Ensure effective handover of patients between health care professionals using a range of communication aids
  • Facilitate high-quality cost-effective specialist service through monitoring/audit and other quality initiatives

2.Compliance and Governance:

  • Take an active role in risk assessment, supporting the implementation of strategies to minimise risks. Ensuring incidents and near misses are reported and managed as per Trust Policy
  • Work independently, organise own workload, manage own caseload and practice, identifying and maintaining supportive networks for self and others
  • Participate in and facilitate service/departmental projects, audits, quality initiatives and statutory accreditation processes
  • Maintain a safe, clean environment. Ensure hazards are reported as per Trust procedures and any equipment in use is in good working order and report appropriately when defective
  • Ensure through good practice that patient experience initiatives are supported. Address any immediate concerns or complaints as they arise and escalate as required

3.Education:

  • Act as a specialist educational resource for clinical staff, patients, carers and relevant external agencies by providing formal and informal education
  • Support the development, updating, coordination and delivery of training programmes and seminars. Ensure the departments can access appropriate teaching, support and guidance, in accordance with the clinical area/departmental needs to agreed levels of skill and competence
  • Participate in education and practice development on a Trust wide basis and as required at national and international level by attending, presenting at, and/or assisting with the coordination of study days, seminars, forums and conferences
  • Ensure staff are fully trained on the range of equipment, consumable products associated with the care and treatment of patients and that they are educated to understand the correct method of clinical assessment before using such items with patients

4.Research and Trials:

  • Utilise research findings in the delivery of specialist patient care, developing new ways of working to disseminate relevant information to staff
  • Be aware of research/trials being undertaken within specialist field and assist with clinical trials and research

5.Personal, People and Service Development and improvement:

  • Participate in the appraisal process, where required undertake appraisal of others and actions to support revalidation
  • Establish and maintain robust communications process within and external to your team
  • Work cooperatively in partnership with others in planning, reviewing and developing the service/ward, promoting the involvement of patients/public
  • Participate and contribute to innovation, service redesign or review where required, ensure these are linked to organisational priorities and support improved patient clinical and experience outcomes
  • Seek opportunities for personal and team development

6.Professional Responsibilities:

  • Provide and accept constructive feedback and use this to reflect on your own practice
  • Recognise signs of stress and the emotional impact of care in in self and others and take appropriate action, escalating to line manager as required
  • Act with personal integrity within professional, ethical and legal frameworks and process to maintain and improve standards of care and practice
  • Maintain professional records for personal and professional updating to support revalidation
  • Act as a positive role model at all times in promoting the personal growth of self, peers and junior colleagues
  • Utilise opportunities to support ongoing professional development by undertaking delegated tasks for your line manager
 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse on the NMC
Evidence of post registration CPD / post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to FHEQ Level 6 

Experience

Essential

Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
Significant post registration experience, with evidence of passion/ enthusiasm and knowledge for the associated area of specialist practice
Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of ongoing professional development/ competence
Demonstrate specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality
Experience and enthusiasm for teaching/assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting
Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment
Demonstrate understanding / experience / willingness to be a practice-based supervisor / assessor as detailed in the NMC 

Desirable

Experience in service development 

Additional Criteria

Essential

Ability to explain the requirement to balance clinical caseload and developing skills, knowledge and competence
Willingness to achieve competence in a range of clinical skills and expanded practices
Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance
Ability to adapt behaviour to changing circumstances
Ability to work a varied shift pattern where required and ability to work across UHB sites or off site in NHS premises where required
Car Driver

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.

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.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact: 

Nula Allen 

nula.allen@uhb.nhs.uk 

07919257921 

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change 

Band

Band 6 

Salary

£33706.00  to £40588.00 Yearly 

Contract

Permanent 

Working pattern

Full-Time, Flexible Working 

Reference number

304-48388DH 

Job locations

Trustwide 
Mindelsohn Way 
Birmingham 
West Midlands 
B15 2TH 

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