Job Overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
The Urology Cancer Nursing Team at University Hospital Southampton (UHS) are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and motivated Urology Cancer nurse to join us as a Prostate Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist.
This role is ideal for someone passionate about delivering high-quality care and improving the experience and outcomes for people living with and beyond a diagnosis of prostate cancer. You’ll be a key part of a well-established, supportive and friendly team of Urology cancer nurse specialists and support workers, based in our purpose-built Urology Centre with access to dedicated equipment and specialist services.
You’ll be responsible for overseeing the care of patients diagnosed with both localised and advanced prostate cancer, acting as their key worker throughout the pathway and into survivorship. The role involves providing clinical expertise, coordinating care, supporting shared decision-making, and offering ongoing advice, education and emotional support to patients, families and other healthcare professionals.
You’ll need strong communication skills, sound clinical knowledge in Urology or oncology, and confidence working autonomously while also being a collaborative team player. Previous experience in a cancer CNS or similar nurse led role is desirable.
As a tertiary referral centre for urological cancers, UHS provides expert care to a wide range of complex Urology cancer patients across the region. If you're looking for a rewarding next step in your nursing career, we’d be delighted to hear from you.
Working for our organisation
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
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At UHS we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
As a Prostate Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), you’ll play a central role in the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care across the prostate cancer pathway.
You’ll act as the key worker for men diagnosed with prostate cancer, supporting them and their families from diagnosis through to treatment and beyond.
You’ll attend and contribute to the weekly Urology Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) meeting, ensuring that patients receive timely and appropriate treatment decisions.
You’ll lead and deliver the CNS-led prostate cancer results clinics, offering personalised care planning, treatment discussions, and emotional support at what can be a difficult point in the pathway.
You’ll provide expert advice and education to patients, carers and colleagues, supporting safe decision-making, self-management and ongoing care coordination across the system.
What we’re looking for
You’ll need experience caring for patients with urological or cancer diagnoses, ideally with knowledge of the prostate cancer treatment pathway.
You’ll need excellent communication skills and the confidence to work autonomously while contributing to wider team and MDT working.
You should have experience of holistic needs assessments, care planning and delivering nurse-led consultations.
You’ll need to be motivated, compassionate and committed to improving the patient experience.
Additional Information
The role is primarily Monday–Friday, with no regular requirement for weekend or shift work.
You’ll be joining a well-established Urology cancer CNS team covering all urological cancers, where supportive working, collaboration and shared clinical responsibility are part of day-to-day practice.
Person specification
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Patient First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Qualifications / Training Required
Essential criteria
- Registered nurse on relevant part of the NMC register
- Level 7 Post Grad Cert (Min 60 Credits) , Master’s Degree within relevant speciality or equivalent level of knowledge to be assessed through evidence of relevant speciality training, experience or portfolio
- Specialist training / Qualification in area of practice
- Higher Education Institute approved course in supporting learners in practice or evidence assessed to be of equivalent experience demonstrating support to a range of learners in practice
- Supporting colleagues to promote effective learning in practice
- Evidence of experience and completion of all band 6 competencies within relevant speciality
Desirable criteria
- Counselling / advanced communication skills qualification / training
- Leadership Qualification / training
Previous or relevant experience necessary
Essential criteria
- Specialist clinical skills and experience within specialist area
- Evidence of policy development and implementation
- Evidence of change Management, leadership and innovation
- Evidenced based care philosophy
- Clinical experience at Band 6 or equivalent within relevant speciality
Desirable criteria
- Development / use of integrated patient care pathways
- Multidisciplinary team working
- Experience of nurse –led care / clinics in own practice
- Team leadership role
