St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Urology Renal Cancer CNS

The closing date is 01 October 2025

Job summary

The renal cancer CNS will be responsible for the care and management of patients who are undergoing investigations for suspected kidney cancer and patients who have been diagnosed with kidney cancer and are undergoing treatment or being followed up by the kidney cancer team.

We are looking for a dedicated and passionate nurse with has been working within the Uro/Oncology service and has experience in running nurse led clinics.

You will need to be able to demonstrate an expert level of skill and knowledge of the Uro/Oncology service with at least 2 years relevant experience at band 6 or above. This post requires a nurse who not only is an autonomous practitioner but also works well in a team. You are expected to cover cross sites- (SGH and Queen Mary's Roehampton).

If you are reliable, hardworking, flexible and self-motivated with excellent communication skills, then this position could well be for you. If you think you can bring your own dynamic perspective to this role, please apply.

All enquiries are very welcome and informal chats or visits are highly recommended.

Main duties of the job

  • Care and management of the kidney cancer patient from diagnosis and through out the patients cancer journey.
  • To provide support and information for the kidney cancer patients in the inpatient and outpatient setting at St Georges & Queen Marys Hospital
  • To provide holistic care and health promotion for our patient's.
  • Completing holistic needs assessments as required
  • To work in collaboration with the Multi-Disciplinary Team.
  • To develop the renal cancer service, writing standard operating policies and protocols
  • Responsible for nurse led clinics.
  • To provide care to patients with benign urological conditions and urological cancer services, provision of outpatient urology services, supporting the Emergency Department and supporting Urology medical teams.
  • This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced CNS to join our well-established renal cancer team

About us

With nearly9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.

Details

Date posted

19 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£56,276 to £63,176 a year per annum HCAS (pro-rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-7419469-GO-ND

Job locations

St Georges Hospital

Blackshaw Road, Tooting

London

SW17 0QT


Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsible for the care and management of renal cancer patients and to provide cover for the Uro/oncology service. To provide patient support and information from diagnosis onwards and will complete holistic needs assessments through out the cancer patients journey. To run Nurse Led clinics as per service needs.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsible for the care and management of renal cancer patients and to provide cover for the Uro/oncology service. To provide patient support and information from diagnosis onwards and will complete holistic needs assessments through out the cancer patients journey. To run Nurse Led clinics as per service needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications & training

Essential

  • Degree

Desirable

  • 2 years Urology experience at Band 6

Skills

Essential

  • Advanced communication skills

Desirable

  • Advanced decision making
Person Specification

Qualifications & training

Essential

  • Degree

Desirable

  • 2 years Urology experience at Band 6

Skills

Essential

  • Advanced communication skills

Desirable

  • Advanced decision making

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Georges Hospital

Blackshaw Road, Tooting

London

SW17 0QT


Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Georges Hospital

Blackshaw Road, Tooting

London

SW17 0QT


Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Urology Nurse

Rose Southby

rose.southby@stgeorges.nhs.uk

07469906459

Details

Date posted

19 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£56,276 to £63,176 a year per annum HCAS (pro-rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-7419469-GO-ND

Job locations

St Georges Hospital

Blackshaw Road, Tooting

London

SW17 0QT


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