# Band 7 Urology Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Royal Free Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £58,133 - £65,261 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-01T07:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-18T10:40:51.669Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Urology/Urology-v8185571
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8185571?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The post will incorporate the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) role dimensions of expert clinical practice, education, leadership, management and research.

The Clinical Nurse Specialist will be required:

To liaise with all key members of the Endourology Multidisciplinary Team.

To advise and support colleagues in the delivery of specialised Endourology patient care across professional boundaries.

To undertake nurse led clinics and to be responsible for excellent standards of nursing care to Endourology patients through the planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating nurse-led clinics.

To work autonomously to deliver specialist clinical care appropriate to the needs of the patient group and based on principles that are research based and which enhance the quality of patient care.

To contribute to the facilitation of the planning, delivery and evaluation of care pathways for a designated group of patients within the Endourology CPG.

To contribute to training and education within specialist area.

### Main duties of the job

Two exciting positions have arisen in our endourology and benign urology nursing teams as a band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS). You will become part of team who drive, lead, and showcase advanced autonomous nursing practice delivering care to patients in a high-volume centre.

The post holder will act as an innovator, motivator, and role model to support and implement the CPG pathway, as well as working on quality improvement, implementation of national initiatives, service reconfiguration and new digitally enabled models of care.

There is an expectation that the post holder will be involved in service development, research, teaching, and education commitments, and will have a willingness to develop oneself and others.

The post holder will work closely to deliver the service with consultants, nurses, operational managers, administrators and patients.

### 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.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Substantial post-registration experience in area of urology
- Previous experience of research and audit
- Proven evidence of improving the patient experience
- Evidence of teaching junior members of staff.

**Desirable**

- Undertaken nurse led clinics
- Current experience of line management of staff

### Skills and Aptitudes

**Essential**

- Expert specialist skills for the post
- Knowledge of current advances and pathways of care relevant to specialty
- Excellent communication skills and ability to negotiate and influence
- Skilled in use of computer/keyboard
- Ability to problem-solve, prioritise and to work to deadlines
- Ability to motivate staff and improve individuals and team performance
- Ability to develop collaborative working relationships with multi professional teams
- Able to manage stressful situations and challenge decisions to ensure that patient needs are met
- Demonstrates evidence of knowledge and ability to undertake change management

### Royal Free World Class Values

**Essential**

- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

### Personal Qualities & Attributes

**Essential**

- Be a positive role model with the ability to demonstrate credible and professional approach
- Evidence of proven, on-going professional development
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to work as a team and form professional relationships with colleagues
- Diplomatic and calm
- To be flexible and approachable

### Education & professional Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Nurse
- Undergraduate degree
- Recognised teaching or mentorship qualification
- Post registration qualification relevant to specialty

**Desirable**

- Masters degree or working towards
- Independent nurse prescribing course or willingness to undertake
- Advanced assessment skills

## Documents

- [band 7 benign urology jd & ps (pdf, 568.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10489463)
- [band 7 endourology cns jd & ps (pdf, 576.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10489464)
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