CNS Prostate Cancer

Post Title: Clinical Nurse Specialist Prostate Cancer and Acute Urology (Rapid Access Prostate Service)

Post Status: Specified Purpose Contract - covering maternity leave.

Department: TUN Directorate

Location: Beaumont Hospital Dublin 9

Reports to: Directorate Nurse Manager

Salary: Appointment will be made on the Clinical Nurse Manager 2 Grade (62699 - 79227 LSI) at a point in line with Government pay policy.

Hours of work: Full-Time 37.5 hours per week Monday-Friday Service

Closing Date: 26/06/2026 @ 12:00pm

Position Summary:

The TUN Directorate at Beaumont Hospital is the largest tertiary referral centre in Ireland for Transplantation

Urology and Nephrology. The Urology Service provides specialist investigation diagnosis and treatment for patients

with malignant and benign urological conditions and is committed to delivering high-quality integrated patient-

centred care.

The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Prostate Cancer and Acute Urology is responsible for providing expert clinical

care leadership education and service development across two complementary areas of practice:

Specialist management and coordination of patients with prostate cancer throughout the cancer pathway.

Development and delivery of acute urology services supporting patients presenting through the Emergency

Department and ambulatory care pathways.

The post holder will provide advanced clinical assessment coordinate patient care across inpatient and outpatient

settings facilitate timely access to specialist review and develop nurse-led services that improve patient outcomes

reduce unnecessary admissions and support achievement of Emergency Department Patient Experience Time (PET)

targets.

Working collaboratively with Consultant Urologists the multidisciplinary team Emergency Department staff and

community healthcare providers the CNS will lead the development of integrated clinical pathways including

Urology Hot Clinics and OMNI Clinics ensuring patients receive timely evidence-based and person-centred care.

The CNS will function as an autonomous practitioner within agreed protocols while recognising the limits of their

scope of practice and referring appropriately to other specialist services.

*Please note the hospital reserves the right to close the competition early should a substantial number of applications be received

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Direct Patient Care:

The CNS will:

Provide specialist nursing care for patients with prostate cancer across diagnosis treatment surveillance

and survivorship.

Provide specialist assessment and management of patients presenting with acute urological conditions

referred from the Emergency Department and inpatient teams.

Coordinate rapid assessment and review of patients suitable for ambulatory management through Urology

Hot Clinics.

Provide clinical support and coordination of Urology OMNI Clinics.

Develop nurse-led follow-up clinics and virtual review services where appropriate.

Undertake comprehensive patient assessment using evidence-based practice.

Develop implement and evaluate individualised care plans.

Coordinate investigations diagnostics and outpatient follow-up.

Monitor patients throughout treatment and recovery identifying complications early and initiating

appropriate interventions.

Support patients and families through education counselling and shared decision-making.

Ensure safe discharge planning and continuity of care with community services.

Clinical Leadership

Lead the development of nurse-led prostate cancer and acute urology services.

Develop integrated care pathways between the Emergency Department outpatient services and inpatient

wards.

Implement ambulatory care pathways aimed at reducing unnecessary admissions.

Contribute to service redesign supporting improved patient flow.

Lead the development and review of clinical policies protocols and guidelines.

Promote evidence-based practice throughout the service.

Patient Advocate:

Develop and support the concept of advocacy particularly in relation to patient participation in decision

making thereby enabling informed choice of treatment options.

Identify and prioritise patients for discussion at MDT meetings ensuring a holistic approach to cancer

treatment options.

Respect and maintain the privacy dignity and confidentiality of the patient family and/or carer.

Provide an efficient effective and high quality service respecting the needs of each individual patient.

Promote patient/family participation in care identifying and meeting the learning needs of patients and

their family and promote existing resources/services which support patients and their families e.g. social

services support groups and entitlements.

Ensure the provision of psychological support by nursing staff to patient and families and encourage patients

who have ongoing psychological problems to self-refer to counselling services /psychosexual counselling and

support post treatment.

Refer to other professionals and sign posting to other suitable support services e.g. physiotherapy ED recovery specialists exercise programmes.

Ensure adequate liaison by nursing staff with patient/family with regard to patients occupational and social needs.

Proactively challenge any interaction which fails to deliver a quality service to patients.

Facilitate and support the data Manager in the development and implementation of data collection and collation on cancer treatment outcomes and cancer services activity through agreement of the data sets applicable to those cancers as set out by National Cancer Control Programme.

Education:

The CNS will:

Educate patients and families regarding prostate cancer and acute urological conditions.

Deliver education programmes for nursing medical and allied health staff.

Support competency development within the Emergency Department and Urology Directorate.

Participate in undergraduate and postgraduate education.

Maintain own professional competence through continuing professional development.

Education and Training:

Maintain clinical competence in patient management within urology nursing keeping up-to-date with relevant research to ensure the implementation of evidence- based practice.

Provide education to patients and their families/significant others on their illness and treatment options based on up to date evidence based best practice.

.Ensure the availability of appropriate information/educational resources.

Contribute to the design development and implementation of education programmes and resources for the patient family and/or carer in relation to Prostate Cancer.

Maintain and update knowledge of relevant professional development and all current trends in the speciality of Prostate Cancer/ Urology nursing and an awareness of future trends.

Attend relevant conferences and committees and actively participate in lecturing and dissemination of knowledge.

Provide mentorship and preceptorship for nursing colleagues as appropriate.

. Identify training and development needs of staff assigned to the Unit and set objectives for such learning.

Create exchange of learning opportunities within the MDT in relation to Prostate Cancer using evidence based care delivery through journal clubs conferences etc.

Be responsible for addressing own continuing professional development needs.

Audit and Research:

Identify initiate and conduct nursing and MDT audit and research projects relevant to the area of urology nursing.

Identify critically analyse disseminate and integrate best evidence relating to care into practice.

Contribute to nursing/midwifery research on all aspects of Prostate cancer care.

Monitor access utilise and disseminate current relevant research to advise and ensure the provision of informed evidence based practice.

Develop and maintain audit systems for evaluating the service being provided.

Ensure evidence based practice using research based current literature and electronic sources.

Perform research relevant to the service to highlight potential improvements in quality.

. Participate in the collection and collation of statistical and clinical data and prepare an annual report for the service.

Contribute to service planning and budgetary processes through use of audit data and specialist knowledge.

Monitor key performance indicators including:

o Emergency Department Patient Experience Times (PET) o Admission avoidance

o Urology Hot Clinic activity o OMNI Clinic activity

o Prostate cancer pathway performance

o Patient satisfaction

Implement quality improvement initiatives based on audit findings.

Prepare annual reports demonstrating service performance.

Consultancy:

Provide leadership in clinical practice and act as a resource and role model for Prostate Cancer.

Generate and contribute to the development of clinical standards and guidelines and support implementation of them.

Develop collaborative working relationships with local and national and international Urology CNS/ Candidate Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner/MDT colleagues as appropriate developing person centred care pathways to promote the integrated model of care delivery.

Where appropriate develop and maintain relationships with specialist services in voluntary organisations which support patients in the community.

Liaise with other health service providers in the development and on-going delivery of the National Urology model of care.

Health and Safety: These duties must be performed in accordance with local organisational health and safety carrying out these duties the employee must ensure that effective safety procedures are in place to comply with the Health Safety and Welfare at Work Act (2005). Staff must carry out their duties in a safe and responsible manner in line with the local policy documents and as set out in the local safety statement which must be read and understood. Quality Risk and Safety Responsibilities It is the responsibility of all staff to:

Participate and cooperate with legislative and regulatory requirements with regard to quality risk and safety

Participate and cooperate with local quality risk and safety initiatives as required

Participate and cooperate with internal and external evaluations of the organisations structures services and processes as required including but not limited to; The National Hygiene Audit National Decontamination Audit Health and Safety Audits and other audits specified by Beaumont Hospital or other regulatory authorities.

.Initiate support and implement quality improvement initiatives in their area which are in keeping with local organisational quality risk and safety requirements

Contribute to the development of PPPGs and safe professional practice and adhere to relevant legislation regulations and standards

Comply with Beaumont Hospital Complaints Policy

Ensure completion of incident/near miss forms and clinical risk reporting

Adhere to department policies in relation to the care and safety of any equipment supplied and used to carry out the responsibilities of the role of CNS.

Management/Administration:

Provide an efficient effective and high quality service respecting the needs of each patient family and/or carer

Effectively manage time and caseload in order to meet changing and developing service needs

Continually monitor the service to ensure it reflects current needs

Implement and manage identified changes

Ensure that confidentiality in relation to patient records is maintained

Represent the specialist service at local national and international level as required

Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records and data on all matters pertaining to the planning management delivery and evaluation of care

Ensures coordination of services and take an active role in weekly multidisciplinary meetings

The job description indicates the main functions and responsibilities of the post and is subject to review and amendment. Other specific work not covered in this job description may also be assigned by the Director of Nursing from time to time.

Selection Criteria:

Selection criteria outline the qualifications skills knowledge and/or experience that the successful candidate would

need to demonstrate for successful discharge of the responsibilities of the post.

Applications will be assessed on the basis of how well candidates satisfy these criteria.

Mandatory:

Be a registered nurse on the active Register of Nurses/Midwives held by Bord Altranais agus

Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI))

Have acquired a level 8 post registration Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) National Framework of

Qualifications (NFQ) major academic award relevant to urology/nephrology nursing prior to application

Have extensive experience and clinical expertise i.e. minimum of 5 years (full-time or an aggregate of 5

years full time) post registration experience (following registration in the division of the register in which

the application is being made)

. Have a minimum of 2 years experience in the specialist area of Urology Nursing Care

. Have the ability to practice safely and effectively fulfilling his/her professional responsibility within his/her scope of practice

. Have evidence of continuing professional development

A full driving licence and access to a car

Informal Enquiries ONLY to:

Name: Colm Fox

Title: Directorate Nurse Manager

Email address:

Telephone:

If an appointee has previously been employed in the Civil or Public Service and that appointee is entitled to or in receipt of a pension from the Civil or Public Service or where a Civil/ Public Service pension comes into payment during the appointees re-employment that pension will be subject to abatement in accordance with Section 52 of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and other Provisions) Act 2012.

Please note: In applying for this position you are acknowledging that you understand that the abatement provisions where relevant will apply. It is not envisaged that the employing Department/ Office/ Body will support an application for an abatement waiver in respect of appointments to this position.