Role Summary
Are you ready to develop your specialist nursing career and play a key role in shaping the future of urology cancer services?
We're looking for a Urology Cancer Nurse Specialist with a minimum of 2 years’ urology / cancer related experience to join our growing team as we redesign care pathways, strengthen nurse-led services and deliver innovative, patient-centred care closer to home.
In this role you’ll further develop your specialist skills, delivering nurse-led care as an autonomous practitioner while working as a valued member of a multidisciplinary team. You'll support patients and their families throughout their cancer journey, making a real difference at every stage.
Alongside a rewarding career, you'll enjoy an exceptional quality of life in Devon. From dramatic coastlines and rolling countryside to vibrant cities, market towns and picturesque villages.
About the Role
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.
More detail about the role
This role is to manage the day-to-day running of our PSA tracker – a remote monitoring service for men who are being followed up after a prostate cancer diagnosis. It will involve reviewing results and actioning those results that are suspicious of progression or recurrence of disease. This role is supported by our cancer support worker and you would coordinate investigations and care, liaising with other members of the multidisciplinary team in particular the urologists. You will run nurse-led clinics and arrange diagnostic tests and investigations to support timely and effective care. We are looking to expand the PSA tracker to include patients on active surveillance so initially the role will also look at policy and implementation of this.
A key part of the role is communicating cancer diagnoses and recurrences with sensitivity and compassion, discussing treatment options, and helping patients make informed decisions about their care. You will provide ongoing support to patients and their families, including during disease progression and end-of-life care.
You will coordinate care across services, making referrals to appropriate support networks and managing treatment-related side effects and ongoing patient needs, ensuring patients receive holistic, patient-centred care at every stage of their pathway.
If you do not already hold a Non-Medical Prescribing qualification, we will support you to achieve this early in your role.
You'll also use research, clinical evidence and emerging best practice to help inform treatment discussions and enhance patient care.
Be part of our urology transformation
Urology is in the midst of a transformative new project to expand and support Urology pathways which have nurse led practice at the core and works collaboratively and inclusively with the wider urology workforce
We’re developing a urology department built for the future: a stronger nursing team, streamlined pathways that reduce delays, and care models that keep treatment close to home.
Join a supportive and experienced team
You'll become part of a well-established, friendly and proactive team of Urology Cancer Nurse Specialists, working alongside experienced clinicians and multidisciplinary colleagues committed to delivering outstanding care.
The team enjoys strong working relationships across the service, with excellent support for the continued development of nurse-led practice.
Our service is primarily based across:
- Royal Devon University NHS Foundation Trust – Barnstaple Site
We are proud of the high-quality, compassionate care we provide and consistently achieve excellent results in the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey.
We use the EPIC electronic patient record system, enabling seamless communication across the multidisciplinary team and immediate access to patient records, investigations and results, helping us deliver safe, efficient and coordinated care.
Making a difference
You’ll work closely with our wider cancer services, including the Living With and Beyond Cancer Team, helping patients access the support they need throughout their cancer journey.
We also work in partnership with Over and Above Cancer Charity based in the Fern Centre, which provides a wide range of practical, emotional and wellbeing support for patients and their families.
In addition, the Royal Devon Hospitals Charity is investing in the future of cancer care through initiatives including the Light Beam Appeal for surface guided radiotherapy and the transformation of the Fern Centre garden.
Training and development
We are committed to supporting your professional growth and offer:
- A comprehensive and inclusive induction programme
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Support to gain prescribing qualifications
- Clinical audit and quality improvement involvement
- Clinical governance sessions
- Departmental meetings
Access to relevant courses and conferences
This role is to manage the day-to-day running of our PSA tracker – a remote monitoring service for men who are being followed up after a prostate cancer diagnosis. It will involve reviewing results and actioning those results that are suspicious of progression or recurrence of disease. This role is supported by our cancer support worker and you would coordinate investigations and care, liaising with other members of the multidisciplinary team in particular the urologists. You will run nurse-led clinics and arrange diagnostic tests and investigations to support timely and effective care. We are looking to expand the PSA tracker to include patients on active surveillance so initially the role will also look at policy and implementation of this.
A key part of the role is communicating cancer diagnoses and recurrences with sensitivity and compassion, discussing treatment options, and helping patients make informed decisions about their care. You will provide ongoing support to patients and their families, including during disease progression and end-of-life care.
You will coordinate care across services, making referrals to appropriate support networks and managing treatment-related side effects and ongoing patient needs, ensuring patients receive holistic, patient-centred care at every stage of their pathway.
If you do not already hold a Non-Medical Prescribing qualification, we will support you to achieve this early in your role.
You'll also use research, clinical evidence and emerging best practice to help inform treatment discussions and enhance patient care.
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday - 37.5 hours per week
Interview Date: 4th November
For further information please contact: Urology CNS Team Lead - Ansu Manoj on a.manoj1@nhs.net ,Catherine Dring on catherine.dring@nhs.net, Tracey Todd on tracey.todd6@nhs.net
This is an internal vacancy for Royal Devon employees
As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We recognise the advantages of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more
It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Benefits
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
- National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
- Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
- Car lease schemes.
- The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
- Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.
