Band 6 Urology Renal/Bladder Clinical Nurse Specialist

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 renal and bladder cancer. Experience in caring for patients diagnosed with renal and bladder cancer is desired but not essential. This post is a permanent full time position encompassing a demanding yet satisfying role, although part time hours would be considered. The CNS role involves supporting, educating and providing care to 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.

Main duties, tasks & skills required
To work with and support the renal and bladder cancer urology specialist nursing team, and wider multi- disciplinary team (MDT) in providing support and advice to a cohort of patients who have been referred for a variety of specialist uro-oncological interventions. To form constructive and professional relationships which are across trust sites and include Urologists, Oncologists, Radiologists, Outpatients and Ward staff. This post will be Trust wide and some across site travelling will be involved. To participate in a nurse- led approach to deliver patient focused care and play an active part in supporting the quality of care and the experience through clinical practice, nurse-led clinics, education, research, referrals and audit. To participate in the MDT to include preparing cases, offering professional opinion, promoting patient advocacy, updating patients on outcomes and ensuring a positive patient experience.

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.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

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

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration
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 on-going 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
Specialist nurse experience
Understanding of renal cancer pathway
Understanding of bladder cancer pathway

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

Desirable

Male catheter competent

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.