Robotic Clinical Nurse Specialist (Urology, Colorectal and TORS) - #1692002

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

The shift pattern for this post is 4 days over 7 and the post may include cross site working as the Robotic Surgery Team develops.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Robotic Clinical Nurse Specialist to come and join the Robotic Surgery Team at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. This post is available with an immediate start date. The successful applicant must be experienced and familiar with robotic surgery across the areas of Urology, Colorectal and ENT.

The role of the Robotic Surgery Team is to work within an established centre of excellence, using current research based evidence, to manage and deliver a high quality service to patients and their carers. This encompasses providing all aspects of physical, psychological and emotional care to those with colorectal cancer in the secondary care setting.

The postholder will:

• Lead the development of Robotic Surgical Assistant and the implementation of policies, procedures and standards of care relating to the service.


• Support key working relationships with all members of the Multi-Professional Team, including Nursing and Medical staff, Allied Health Professionals and Support Workers.


• Be responsible and accountable, within the Multi-Professional Team, for the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of the specialist nursing care for patients undergoing robotic surgery.


• Assess, plan and implement patient treatment to provide holistic care in coordination with lead clinicians, working across specialism’s i.e. surgery and anaesthetics to deliver holistic care to individual patients


• Ensure equity of optimum standards of health care through effective collaborative working within the Regional Managed Clinical Network for Colorectal Cancer Services.


• Provide leadership, guidance and support to Multi Professional colleagues involved in the delivery of Urology, Colorectal and ENT Cancer Services.


• Initiate and undertake research and audit and participate in clinical trials.

Informal contact: Ruth McLaughlin, Lead Nurse, 0141 201 6658, ***************@nhs.scot

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