Lead Nurse & Advanced Nurse Practitioner Urology in Kingston upon Thames

The Royal Marsden Hospital leads in the provision of diagnostics and treatment for Urology cancers, delivered through the Urology Treatment Team, across the two hospital sites in London and Surrey. Our nursing team plays a vital role in ensuring patients receive seamless, compassionate care at every stage of their pathway.

We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic, and highly motivated person to take up the post of Lead Nurse for the Urology Treatment Team offered on a fixed term contract within the Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a service that is passionate about delivering exceptional patient care and driving continuous improvement.

The successful candidate is required to work across sites and, in addition to clinical duties, will both lead and participate in audit, project work, research, education provision and clinical service development. Working alongside the Divisional Nurse Director in Cancer Services and the General Manager for Urology, the Lead Nurse is responsible for the line management of the Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist across sites (Cavendish Square, Chelsea, Kingston, Sutton). With them, you will be responsible for leading and developing a person focused, supportive nursing care service for patients with Urology cancers, acting as a specialist resource across the Trust and regional network. A degree of flexibility is required to ensure an equal Lead Nurse presence on both sites.

• Lead and be responsible for the delivery of effective nursing for a complex group of patients and their families, ensuring compassionate and efficient care and making certain the patient is always central to the service and how it is delivered.
• Act as part of the senior management team for the Division within the Clinical Business Unit (CBU), working closely with the Service Manager, Clinical Director, Divisional Nurse Director and Divisional Director to deliver the Trust strategy within the Division.
• Overall responsibility for the daily operational management of the ANPs and CNSs. The post holder will look at developing new and different ways of working in order to improve the patient pathway.
• Contribute to the relationship management of referring trusts, supporting partnership working with other organisations where appropriate.
• Act as a professional positive role model, promoting expert clinical practice and shaping the care delivered within the wards and day care areas within Cancer Services.
• Line manage the Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS), Research nurse leads and Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANP) (where appropriate) within Cancer Services, and have oversight of the resource including overall budget responsibility (where appropriate).
• Lead the patient experience agenda within the division, working closely with other Heads of Department where appropriate, lead on promoting improvement and action plan and deliver on any area of concern.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That’s why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

• To provide a clear focus for nursing, giving a highly visible and authoritative presence within the units. To be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high quality care and ensuring that the needs of the patient are placed at the centre of care delivery whatever the setting.
• To work maintain a clinical case load.
• Ensure CNSs work at an advanced practice level, providing a specialist service and level of expertise in their specialist area ensure their interventions are timely and well documented.
• To identify and deal effectively with poor practice or declining standards of care and have oversight of the resource management on the wards, ensuring responsible use of resources whilst promoting safe/effective care.
• Attend Senior Nurse Meetings and act as a representative at Divisional and Trust meetings.
• Increase nursing influence in decision making and enhance the contribution of nursing to the clinical management of patients within the service.
• The Royal Marsden has a reputation for teaching, education and research, and the Lead Nurse will be required to uphold and strengthen this reputation by attending conferences, sharing knowledge and expertise through visits and presentations, and initiating and supporting research and service development.
• To lead on recruitment and retention strategies across their areas, including leading on, and delivering strategies in reducing the use of temporary staffing.

• Education/Qualifications: First level degree in a relevant specialty, MSc or working towards in relevant subject, Relevant formal teaching / mentoring experience, Evidence of continued professional development.
• Experience: Significant relevant post-registration experience, including experience as an ANP, Clinical management experience, Experience of managing staff, Demonstrable experience in a range of cancer care settings, Budget Management / management of resources.
• Skills/Abilities/Knowledge: Clinical Skills e.g. Venepuncture and Cannulation, Experience in a specialist nursing role, Evidence of good leadership qualities, including delegation and co-ordination of teams, The ability to communicate effectively in both written and spoken English to a wide range of people both internally and externally, often involving highly complex or sensitive information, Ability to innovate and respond to change, Ability to interpret and implement new policies into workplace procedures, Evidence of commitment to patient & carer involvement in care, Knowledge of clinical governance issues and risk management strategies, Ability to make decisions, organise & prioritise, Excellent interpersonal skills with particular ability to liaise effectively with multidisciplinary team members, Experience and ability to manage conflict situations, Computer Literacy, Experience of disseminating work through presentation/publication.
• Other Requirements: Ability to work clinical shifts as required, Flexibility to meet services needs, To work on both sites equally throughout each week or as service requires, Flexibility of working hours.

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Please ensure your information is accurate to avoid errors with processing your application. All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff: At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease. The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.