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Job summary

Main area
Urology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
Permanent - full time
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
Job ref
391-RFL-7517945
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal free hospital
Town
London
Salary
£64,156 - £71,148 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/10/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 8a Urology Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our newly designed team to deliver Nurse-led prostate diagnostics. You will become part of team who drive, lead, and showcase advanced autonomous nursing practice delivering suspected prostate cancer diagnostics in a high-volume centre.

We are recruiting a dynamic Advanced Nurse Practitioner in response to changing healthcare provision, to join us in a major role to transform from traditional practice and develop and innovate to a Nurse-led service ensuring seamless and effective care to patients on a suspected prostate cancer pathway.

You will be expected to act as a role model within a highly specialised role, championing change and improvement in cancer care through research and innovation, education and leading-edge practice ensuring our patients receive the very best and latest in diagnostics, cancer treatment and care.

The successful candidate must hold extensive urology experience and be an autonomous practitioner with advanced clinical expertise and decision-making skills to deliver safe pathways of care. Additionally, you must demonstrate visionary leadership with an ability to inspire and motivate others.

The role will be pivotal to working collaboratively with the MDT team to expand nurse-led services to shape the vision of a world class Urology service.

 

Main duties of the job

The ANP is an experienced registered nurse that uses advanced assessment and diagnostic skills in the management of patients referred with a possible diagnosis of prostate cancer. Diagnostic processes include: clinical assessment, consent, review of Imaging, transperineal biopsies under either general or local anaesthetic and relaying diagnosis.  

The role will require delivery of a comprehensive urology diagnostic pathway for patients suspected of having prostate cancer and the management of patients on this pathway to the point of diagnosis and the onward referral/liaison with other services (e.g. Clinical/Medical Oncology). Perfoming prostate biopsies requires development of a highly specialist skill and the use of specialist equipment. The training of junior doctors and senior nurses in these skills is also an important part of this role.

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. 

Person specification

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse
  • Educated to Degree level
  • MSc or on an active pathway
  • Experience of working in Urology
  • Accredited Management training
Desirable criteria
  • Nurse prescriber or willingness to undertake

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Minimum of 3 years clinical experience at Band 7 (or equivalent) or above within specialist area
  • Expert advanced clinical practitioner delivering prostate diagnostics autonomously
  • Experience of leading nursing teams
  • Must possess a proven track record and have demonstrable formal audit expertise, knowledge and skills
  • Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of approaches to the management of patients, demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning
  • Drives a patient centred approach
  • Advanced communication skills
  • Advanced clinical assessment skills
  • To lead the facilitation of change
  • Previous experience of clinical education at undergraduate and postgraduate level
  • Evidence of continued professional development-reviewing current practice within specialist area and application to clinical practice
  • Demonstrates understanding of the role of the specialist area within the current health policy
  • Robust understanding of all aspects of Clinical Governance including previous experience of quality issues, audit and risk management
  • Excellent time management and organisational skills

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • IT literate
  • Ability to network across organisations
  • Ability to influence and motivate others
  • Negotiating skills and ability to resolve conflict
  • Ability to make decisions and be accountable for them
  • Able to demonstrate a in-depth knowledge of health policy in relation to Urology nursing practice
  • Able to co-ordinate the completion of projects
  • Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
  • Ability to compile, analyse and disseminate complex information
  • Drives a patient centred approach
  • Advanced clinical assessment skills
  • To lead the facilitation of change
  • Evidence of continued professional development-reviewing current practice within specialist area and application to clinical practice
  • Demonstrates understanding of the role of the specialist area within the current health policy
  • Robust understanding of all aspects of Clinical Governance including previous experience of quality issues, audit and risk management
  • Excellent time management and organisational skills
Desirable criteria
  • Must possess a proven track record and have demonstrable formal audit expertise, knowledge and skills
  • Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of approaches to the management of patients, demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential criteria
  • Highly motivated
  • Positive attitude
  • Assertiveness
  • Enthusiasm
  • Objectivity
  • Approachable
  • Reliable
  • Committed
  • Calm

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kal Kaur
Job title
Nurse Consultant
Email address
[email protected]
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