Overview
The advertised job is an exciting development to join the Cancer Nurse Specialist team in Urology. The successful candidate will join an established Urological Cancer team. We are a highly motivated cohesive team that has formed from the merger between the Royal Liverpool and Aintree University Hospital Urology departments. The merger between the two hospitals is a great opportunity to reconfigure our service to best manage our cancer patients in Merseyside.
The candidate will work with the existing team to deliver nurse-led telephone assessment clinics and manage patients through the Cancer Pathways including diagnostic imaging, biopsies, diagnosis and SMDT. Currently the service is delivered across Aintree and Royal sites.
The service aims to provide high quality cancer care within the NHS Liverpool University Hospitals group, supporting Merseyside patients across the region.
Responsibilities
* Deliver nurse-led telephone assessment clinics for Urology cancer patients.
* Manage patients through the Cancer Pathways, including diagnostic imaging, biopsies, diagnosis and SMDT.
* Collaborate with the existing Urological Cancer team and mentor junior staff as part of the ongoing service expansion.
* Contribute to reconfiguration of the service across Aintree and Royal sites to best manage cancer patients in Merseyside.
Qualifications and attributes
* Experienced Urology nurse with cancer experience.
* Ability to work effectively in a team and autonomously.
* Desire to improve clinical patient care; good communicator; compassionate to patients.
About the employer
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. The Group supports general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for the North West.
Contact for informal discussions
For further details or informal visits: Hayley Deans, Matron Urology Outpatients. Email: hayley.deans@liverpoolft.nhs.uk; Telephone: 0151 706 3587
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