Job summary
- Main area
- Urology
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 396-7933985-GO-PB
- Employer
- Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kingston Hospital
- Town
- Kingston Upon Thames
- Salary
- £55,524 - £62,652 pa incl hcas (outer) pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/05/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Bladder and Renal Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 7
Home, community, hospital
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.
Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.
We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.
Our Trust values
These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.
- Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
- Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
- Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
- Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.
Job overview
The role of the Bladder and Renal CNS is to provide specialist nursing advice, care and support to patients with bladder and renal cancer. They will facilitate high quality, personalised care to patients/clients and relatives/carers, both inpatients and outpatients in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team and in line with local and national targets.
The Clinical Nurse Specialist will work alongside the Consultant Urologist in supporting patients referred via two-week rule with suspected bladder or renal cancer.
Main duties of the job
The nurse specialist is an experienced registered nurse with the necessary skills to assess and treat patients and manage the clinical environment, in liaison with the management and consultant team. The nurse will act as an autonomous practitioner and as a core member of the multi-disciplinary team within Urology to provide the highest possible standards of care for patients with urological disease. This will involve triaging new patients through investigations to a diagnosis whereby the patient will either be discharged into the community or referred on to the bladder and renal cancer CNS.
The CNS will develop new areas of practice, with nursing and consultant staff, ensuring the Trust’s quality standards is met. They will work closely with the interdisciplinary team and collaborate with colleagues to ensure that high quality patient care is maintained.
The post holder will work in conjunction with the existing Clinical Nurse Specialists and provide advanced nursing care to patients with bladder and renal cancers by co-ordinating the patient journey.
Working for our organisation
Development and staff wellbeing
Your growth and personal happiness matters to us. After all, we can’t expect the best from you if we don’t invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we’re committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.
To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.
We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly ‘shoutouts’ and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards.
Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.
At KRFT we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse and Course relating to urology practice
- Teaching Qualification - ENB998 or Mentorship Module
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of completion of a management or leadership course and possession of an IR(ME)R certificate
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant relevant experience within an oncology and/or urology setting, with evidence of practice at Band 6 or Band 7 level
- Demonstrate experience of involvement in audit and research, with evidence of contributing to improvements in patient experience.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of delivering urological nurse-led services and providing care within a cancer nursing setting.
- Experience in quality assurance, service development and improvement projects
Skills
Essential criteria
- Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise workload, work under pressure within a multi-disciplinary team and manage complex and emotionally challenging situations
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Up-to-date knowledge of national and local developments in health and social care and local data, with awareness of clinical governance and risk management requirements.
- Wider understanding of cancer related issues i.e. Cancer Reform Strategy, NICE Implementation, Peer review measures, HNAs, end of treatment summaries, health and well-being
Desirable criteria
- Up-to-date, in-depth knowledge of urological conditions, diseases, and treatments, including relevant procedures and investigations within this setting.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tracey Kelly Head of Nursing
- Job title
- Head of Nursing - Planned Care
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07787222803
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