Job summary
- Main area
- Urology
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- 3 years (Fixed term/Secondment)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 180-B-257057
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrookes Hospital-Division B
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 p.a. pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Nurse Specialist ENRICH
Band 7
Job overview
A wonderful opportunity has arisen in our Cancer Directorate to strengthen the community assessment for men with non-specific lower urinary tract symptoms or marginally raised PSA where the GP is keen to rule out prostate cancer. The pilot aims to reduce over investigation and related anxiety in men as well as focus resources on those who are at high-risk with early detection of prostate cancer that benefits from treatment.
We are inviting applications from ambitious experienced Nurses who are interested in enhancing their experience, to join our existing prostate cancer nursing team to support the project ENRICH (ENhanced triaging in prostate Cancer patHway) for a 3 year secondment/fixed term contract. This will give an opportunity to enhance the experience in prostate cancer care as well as career progression. You will have opportunity to work at the Addenbrooke's site as well as our outreach clinics. You will be leasing with Primary care team and creating a collaborative working strategy to meet the project aims. You will work closely with the Prostate Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist team and share the responsibilities across the prostate cancer pathway. You will demonstrate a high degree of knowledge of Prostate Cancer care, proficiency in patient assessment, and be able to have skilled and sensitive conversations. You will provide clinical leadership, influencing others to provide the highest levels of safe and effective care and a positive patient experience.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is a recognised expert in Prostate Cancer, responsible for assessing, Sopporting and implementing ENRICH Project.
Responsible for providing nurse-led Prostate cancer clinic on site and outreach settings.
Required to undertake diagnostic investigations in Prostate pathway.
Responsible for developing collaborative network with primary care team.
Responsible for project follow up clinics.
Working for our organisation
Come Nurse with us…
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It’s a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life
• Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can only apply for this post as a secondment and must have the approval of your current line manager before applying.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
If you require sponsorship for a Visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check you are not applying from a Red list country - Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
This vacancy will close at midnight on 6 March 2025
Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 17 March 2025
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse educated to Degree level or willingness to undertake
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Teaching qualification.
- Bladder scanning competency.
- Advanced communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Research module.
- Masters degree
- Advanced clinical assessment
- Post registration qualification in Urology.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant relevant experience Prostate cancer and ability to demonstrate expert nursing skills.
- Accept personal accountability for own practice.
- Experience in Nurse lead suspected cancer referral triaging.
- Experience in running prostate cancer diagnostic clinics.
- Experience of initiating change
- Experience in performing urinalysis and flow test.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of evidence-based practice.
- Understanding of Clinical Governance.
- Understand of patient pathways its complexities and how to support the patient through this
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Venupuncture skills
- Capable of working as an integral member of a small team.
- Adaptable to changing situations due workload and colleagues’ needs.
- Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients.
- Leadership skills.
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time-management.
- Effective interpersonal skills.
- Ability to lead developments in practice.
- Commitment to multidisciplinary working.
- Demonstrate analytical and judgmental skills.
- Ability to quickly appraise situation and act accordingly
Desirable criteria
- Advanced communication skills.
Addtional Requirements
Essential criteria
- To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct.
- Capable of developing liaisons with other practice areas/academic institutions.
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of broader issues related to specialty – political and Trust.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Vineetha Thankappan- Nair
- Job title
- Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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