Job overview
The post holder will work alongside our existing prostate ANPs to work with the clinical and operational teams, providing a prostate diagnostic service to meet national targets and standards. They will role model and provide supervision in delivering expert patient care both assessing patients presenting with suspected cancer and performing trans perineal prostate biopsy under local anaesthetic. The ANP team also provide line management, supervision and leadership to the localised prostate cancer CNS team.
Provide supervision and training to nursing and medical staff undertaking local anaesthetic transperineal biopsies, locally, across the SEL network and nationally as part of a GSTT based LA TP biopsy training programme. As a key member of the specialist diagnostic team, the Prostate Cancer ANP will demonstrate a high level of expertise within the PCDS providing specialist advice, education, clinical care and support to patients and allied health care professionals.
The post holder with be responsible for contributing to the ongoing development of clinical practice, research and standards of care within the urology service, raising the profile of the Prostate Cancer Diagnostic Service within GSTT, hospitals within the SEL Cancer Alliance, nationally and internationally.
This is an opportunity for a highly motivated individual to be at the forefront of advancing clinical practice and be able to make a real difference to patients within our service.
Main duties of the job
Deliver faster diagnostic standards in Prostate Cancer in line with attached job description. This will include triage, requesting and co-ordination of diagnostic tests and delivering a nurse led localised trans perineal prostate service.
Working for our organisation
At Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, the Prostate Cancer team is known for its supportive, forward-thinking and genuinely collaborative culture. We are a close-knit multidisciplinary team where Advanced Nurse Practitioners are highly valued for their clinical expertise, leadership and autonomy, while always feeling supported by experienced colleagues across nursing, urology, oncology and allied health professions. The service is fast-paced and ambitious, but there is a strong emphasis on teamwork, psychological safety and shared learning, creating an environment where staff feel empowered to innovate, develop specialist skills and deliver truly patient-centred care. We pride ourselves on maintaining a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere where colleagues are approachable, successes are celebrated and professional development is actively encouraged.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The primary purpose of this post is to provide care to patients involving; assessment, examination, diagnosis and treatment within an advanced practice framework.
This must include engagement, consultation and negotiation with patients at the centre. The post holder is required to deliver an advanced level of practice within their field of clinical specialty and scope of practice as defined by the individual post’s role outline.
Advanced clinical practice is a level of practice characterised by a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making. Advanced clinical practice involves the ability to manage clinical care in partnership with individuals, families and carers. It includes the analysis and synthesis of complex problems across a range of settings, enabling innovative shared solutions to enhance people’s experience and improve outcomes.
This definition therefore requires that health and care professionals working at the level of advanced clinical practice will exercise autonomy and decision making in a context of complexity, uncertainty and varying levels of risk, holding accountability for their decisions.
Person specification
Educational requirements
Essential criteria
1. Advanced assessment skills for non-medical practitioners or willingness to undertake
2. Non-medical prescribing or willingness to undertake
Desirable criteria
3. Masters in advanced practice or equivalent
Clinical practice
Essential criteria
4. Experience in performing transperineal biopsies
5. Extensive experience with prostate cancer diagnostics
6. Significant post registration experience in urological nursing
Research and audit
Essential criteria
7. Experience of conducting and implementing audit, research and evidence-based care
Management and leadership
Essential criteria
8. Experience in leading and managing staff
Professional/ Statutory Registration
Essential criteria
9. RN1 on the NMC register
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