Junior Diagnotic CNS

The Urology Team at The Royal Marsden Hospital have an international reputation for high quality patient care, education and research and its partnership with the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) has created the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe.

The gateway to treatment at RMH is through the innovative and award-winning nurse-led urology diagnostic service which is the first nurse-led urology diagnostic service is Europe. This has now been successfully running for 7 years. An opportunity has arisen for a Urology Diagnostic Nurse Specialist to join this established team.

The successful applicant will work with the Diagnostic Team to support patients through this expidited pathway. You should have experience in the field of Urology and advanced practice skills including phlebotomy, cannulation, biopsy and flexible cystsocopy assistance and catheterisation.

You should have excellent interpersonal skills and a professional manner, be able to prioritise and organize your workload and work under pressure. You will be expected to work across all RMH sites.

For more information about the role please contact Beth Westaway on ext. 4898.

The CNS will place quality at the heart of practice by working with the Nurse-led Diagnostic Team in delivering evidence based individualised care, through holistic needs assessment, planning and evaluation of care.

1. 1.1 To assist in the provision of professional and clinical leadership and expertise in the care of the patient under your care, acting as a resource and consultant to provide information and support to patients, carers and staff.
2. 1.2 To liaise effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary health care team so as to achieve a synchronised specialist service.
3. 1.3 To develop or contribute to the formulation of patient information.
4. 1.4 To develop or contribute to the formulation of policies.
5. 1.5 To provide informal and formal teaching, for patients, staff and carers as relevant e.g. academic courses provided by The School, internal within the team.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Elizabeth Westaway Job title: ANP Email address:

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