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Job summary

Main area
Urology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
409-6820253
Employer
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
whiston & st helens
Town
merseyside
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/03/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Urology Oncology Cancer Nurse Specialist

NHS AfC: Band 6

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Job overview

The post-holder will be an integral part of the urology team, working closely with the wider MDT. Specifically responsible for the co-ordination and care of uro-oncology patients, providing specialist expertise and support.

 

 

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities:-

·         Co- ordination of care for own caseload of uro-oncology patients.

·         Nurse led bladder instillation

·         Adherence to 28/62-day targets.

·         Support the rapid diagnostic pathways

·         Review of investigations and appropriate action dependant on results.

·         Review of patients independently, advising on care and treatment in line with protocols.

·         Liaison with and referral to specialist centres.

·         Excellent communication and support of patients and families / carers in situations that can be emotionally challenging.

·         Effective communication with other teams’ members

·         Provide specialist advice and clinical practice

Audit and research

Working for our organisation

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

  • Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
  • Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
  • National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This post is ideally suited to a nursing professional with experience of urological nursing and the care of urology patients with a suspected or proven cancer diagnosis. The successful candidate will be involved in all aspects of the patients journey from investigation, through to diagnosis, treatment and beyond in accordance with national, regional and local guidelines, standards and protocols. The successful candidate will demonstrate the required skills and knowledge and will need to be motivated and enthusiastic to develop and maintain their own skills. This will ensure that the most positive outcomes for patients are achieved.

 

Closing Date - 25th March 2025

Interview Date - 1st April 2025

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • RGN
  • Relevant Degree
  • Teaching and assessing qualification
  • Advanced communication skills
Desirable criteria
  • Non-medical prescribing qualification
  • Clinical examination qualification
  • Relevant urological qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • 4 years clinical experience in urological specialty
  • Participation in service improvement and managing change
  • Experience of teaching and assessing in the clinical area
  • Experience of participation in research and audit
  • Independent skills to undertake urological diagnostic procedures / willing to work towards

Knowledge & Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to overcome resistance to change through advanced communication skills
  • Ability to analyse data and produce written reports
  • Able to manage workload autonomously
  • Proficient in the use of computers and applications e.g. WORD, EXCEL, Powerpointt
  • Current knowledge and understanding of NHS national policy and professional issues related to the area of work
  • Good presentation skills
  • Ability to communicate sensitive / difficult information in a variety of settings

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Nursing TimesApprenticeships logoDisability confident leaderArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardNavajo - Merseyside and CheshireCare quality commission - OutstandingDying to Work CharterStep into healthHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingNHS Rainbow Badge - BronzeDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldPeople Promise

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rachel Birley
Job title
lead nurse manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01744 646309
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