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Urology Specialist Nurse / Cancer Nurse Specialist
Posted 3 hours 16 minutes ago by NHS
£32,000 - £38,000 Annual
Permanent
Full Time
University and College Jobs
Staffordshire, Blythe Bridge, United Kingdom, ST11 9JB
Job Description
Go back University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Urology Specialist Nurse / Cancer Nurse Specialist The closing date is 23 January 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 Urology Specialist Nurse - Cancer Nurse Specialist to join an empowered, skilled urological nursing team that work across both acute hospital sites, Royal Stoke & County Hospital.This post will provide a holistic specialist service for both benign and cancer patients. The post holder will be an empowered and valued member of the multi-disciplinary team, acting as a key worker working across a range of protocol driven services underpinned by theory.The ability to apply specialist knowledge across a range of procedures is essential as analytical and judgemental skills will require interpreting acute and other conditions, making comparisons of a range of actions required to optimise patient outcomes and, where necessary, liaising with other healthcare professionals to provide the best possible specialist care for urological patients.
Main duties of the job Communication & Relationship Skills
The post holder will be required to
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job responsibilities Key Areas/Tasks
Personal/Professional Development
To take every reasonable opportunity to maintain and improve your professional knowledge and competence
To participate in personal objective setting and review, including the creation of a personal development plan and the Trusts appraisal process.
Health and Safety
To take reasonable care for your own Health and Safety and that of any other person who may be affected by your acts or omissions at work.
To co operate with University Hospitals of North Midlands (NHS) Trust in ensuring that statutory regulations, codes of practice, local policies and departmental health and safety rules are adhered to.
To comply and adhere to individual and role specific responsibilities as stated in the Trust Health and Safety Policy (HS01) and all other Health and Safety related policies.
Equality and Diversity
UHNM is committed to the implementation of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy
Which ensures equal opportunities for all. UHNM is also committed to embracing diversity
and eliminating discrimination in both its role as an employer and as a provider of services.
It aims to create a culture that respects and values each others differences, promotes
dignity, equality and diversity and encourages individuals to develop and maximise their
potential. All staff are required to observe this policy in their behaviour to other workers and
Infection Prevention
Infection Prevention is the obligation of every employee both clinical and non clinical at the University Hospitals North Midlands NHS Trust. Driving down healthcare associated infection is everyones responsibility and all staff are required to adhere to the Trusts Infection Prevention policy
All staff employed by the UHNM Trust have the following responsibilities:
Trust Dress Code
Trust approved uniform/dress code must be adhered to
When in clinical areas all staff must be bare below the elbow, without wrist watches, stoned rings, wrist jewellery, false nails, nail polish or plaster casts
No personal bags to be worn during clinical duties
Hand Hygiene
Decontaminate your hands as the per The five moments of hand hygiene
Own Practice
Lead by example
Encourage and praise good practice
Be prepared to accept advice about your own practice
Ensure that equipment you have been using or about to use has been decontaminated effectively
Ensure that you are aware of the Trust approved cleaning products, and follow a safe system of works
Trust Policies
Ensure that you know and strictly follow relevant Infection Prevention policies for your role and apply standard precautions at all times, which is available in the Infection Prevention Manual on the UHNM intranet
Data Protection Act, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the NHS Code of Confidentiality
All staff are responsible for ensuring they are familiar with and adhere to the Trusts policies, procedures and guidelines with regards to the Data Protection Act, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the NHS Code of Confidentiality. This includes confidentiality, information security, cyber security, secondary use and management of records.
Staff have a responsibility in protecting the rights and freedom of natural persons (i.e. live individuals) and to ensure that personal data is not processed without their knowledge, and, wherever possible, that it is processed with their consent. Processing includes holding, obtaining, recording, using and disclosing of information and applies to all forms of media, including paper and images. It applies to both patient and staff information
Hence staff must ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times, data is recorded accurately and you only access this information as part of your job role
Safeguarding Children, Young People and Adults with care and support needs
All staff are responsible for ensuring that they are familiar with and adhere to the Trusts Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and guidelines. All health professionals who come into contact with children, parents, adults with care and support needs and carers in the course of their work have a responsibility to safeguard and promote their welfare as directed by the Children Acts 1989/2004 and the Care Act 2014. Health professionals also have a responsibility even when the health professional does not work directly with a child or adult with care and support needs but may be seeing their parent, carer or other significant adult.
All staff are required to attend safeguarding awareness training and undertake any additional training in relation to safeguarding relevant to their role.
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list and may be subject to change from time to time. All documents referred to throughout this Job Description can be found on the Trusts intranet, or alternatively copies can be obtained from the Human Resources Directorate
Sustainability
Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility are fundamental to the way the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) work. The Trust has developed a Sustainable Development Management Plan (SDMP): Our 2020 Vision: Our Sustainable Future with a vision to become the most sustainable NHS Trust by 2020. In order to achieve this, we need the support of all staff. As a member of staff, it is your responsibility to minimise the Trusts environmental impact and to ensure that Trust resources are used efficiently with minimum wastage throughout daily activities. This will include minimising waste production through printing and photocopying less, reducing water waste and when waste is produced, it is your responsibility to segregate all clinical waste correctly and recycle . click apply for full job details
Urology Specialist Nurse / Cancer Nurse Specialist The closing date is 23 January 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 Urology Specialist Nurse - Cancer Nurse Specialist to join an empowered, skilled urological nursing team that work across both acute hospital sites, Royal Stoke & County Hospital.This post will provide a holistic specialist service for both benign and cancer patients. The post holder will be an empowered and valued member of the multi-disciplinary team, acting as a key worker working across a range of protocol driven services underpinned by theory.The ability to apply specialist knowledge across a range of procedures is essential as analytical and judgemental skills will require interpreting acute and other conditions, making comparisons of a range of actions required to optimise patient outcomes and, where necessary, liaising with other healthcare professionals to provide the best possible specialist care for urological patients.
Main duties of the job Communication & Relationship Skills
The post holder will be required to
- Fulfil the role of key worker
- Advanced communication skills
- Run protocol driven nurse led cancer and benign clinics
- Administer intravesical instillations
- Interpret clinical and sensitive patient information
- Utilise Urological clinical skills
- Teach and empower other health care professionals
- Request pertinent investigations that help inform diagnosis and patient surveillance pathways
- Active member of urological cancer patient multi-disciplinary team
- Implement and contribute to the writing of standard operational policies and attend governance meetings
- Remain responsible for producing and updating patient information
- Responsible for holistic needs assessment
- Respond to departmental on-going developments
- Work unsupervised but managed
- Remain responsible for self and delegated tasks
- Recognise when help and guidance is required
- Direct patient care
- Participate in research and clinical trials
- Supportive of all Urological nursing roles
- Commit to educational programs required to fulfil succession planning departmental objectives
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job responsibilities Key Areas/Tasks
Personal/Professional Development
To take every reasonable opportunity to maintain and improve your professional knowledge and competence
To participate in personal objective setting and review, including the creation of a personal development plan and the Trusts appraisal process.
Health and Safety
To take reasonable care for your own Health and Safety and that of any other person who may be affected by your acts or omissions at work.
To co operate with University Hospitals of North Midlands (NHS) Trust in ensuring that statutory regulations, codes of practice, local policies and departmental health and safety rules are adhered to.
To comply and adhere to individual and role specific responsibilities as stated in the Trust Health and Safety Policy (HS01) and all other Health and Safety related policies.
Equality and Diversity
UHNM is committed to the implementation of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy
Which ensures equal opportunities for all. UHNM is also committed to embracing diversity
and eliminating discrimination in both its role as an employer and as a provider of services.
It aims to create a culture that respects and values each others differences, promotes
dignity, equality and diversity and encourages individuals to develop and maximise their
potential. All staff are required to observe this policy in their behaviour to other workers and
Infection Prevention
Infection Prevention is the obligation of every employee both clinical and non clinical at the University Hospitals North Midlands NHS Trust. Driving down healthcare associated infection is everyones responsibility and all staff are required to adhere to the Trusts Infection Prevention policy
All staff employed by the UHNM Trust have the following responsibilities:
Trust Dress Code
Trust approved uniform/dress code must be adhered to
When in clinical areas all staff must be bare below the elbow, without wrist watches, stoned rings, wrist jewellery, false nails, nail polish or plaster casts
No personal bags to be worn during clinical duties
Hand Hygiene
Decontaminate your hands as the per The five moments of hand hygiene
Own Practice
Lead by example
Encourage and praise good practice
Be prepared to accept advice about your own practice
Ensure that equipment you have been using or about to use has been decontaminated effectively
Ensure that you are aware of the Trust approved cleaning products, and follow a safe system of works
Trust Policies
Ensure that you know and strictly follow relevant Infection Prevention policies for your role and apply standard precautions at all times, which is available in the Infection Prevention Manual on the UHNM intranet
Data Protection Act, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the NHS Code of Confidentiality
All staff are responsible for ensuring they are familiar with and adhere to the Trusts policies, procedures and guidelines with regards to the Data Protection Act, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the NHS Code of Confidentiality. This includes confidentiality, information security, cyber security, secondary use and management of records.
Staff have a responsibility in protecting the rights and freedom of natural persons (i.e. live individuals) and to ensure that personal data is not processed without their knowledge, and, wherever possible, that it is processed with their consent. Processing includes holding, obtaining, recording, using and disclosing of information and applies to all forms of media, including paper and images. It applies to both patient and staff information
Hence staff must ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times, data is recorded accurately and you only access this information as part of your job role
Safeguarding Children, Young People and Adults with care and support needs
All staff are responsible for ensuring that they are familiar with and adhere to the Trusts Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and guidelines. All health professionals who come into contact with children, parents, adults with care and support needs and carers in the course of their work have a responsibility to safeguard and promote their welfare as directed by the Children Acts 1989/2004 and the Care Act 2014. Health professionals also have a responsibility even when the health professional does not work directly with a child or adult with care and support needs but may be seeing their parent, carer or other significant adult.
All staff are required to attend safeguarding awareness training and undertake any additional training in relation to safeguarding relevant to their role.
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list and may be subject to change from time to time. All documents referred to throughout this Job Description can be found on the Trusts intranet, or alternatively copies can be obtained from the Human Resources Directorate
Sustainability
Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility are fundamental to the way the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) work. The Trust has developed a Sustainable Development Management Plan (SDMP): Our 2020 Vision: Our Sustainable Future with a vision to become the most sustainable NHS Trust by 2020. In order to achieve this, we need the support of all staff. As a member of staff, it is your responsibility to minimise the Trusts environmental impact and to ensure that Trust resources are used efficiently with minimum wastage throughout daily activities. This will include minimising waste production through printing and photocopying less, reducing water waste and when waste is produced, it is your responsibility to segregate all clinical waste correctly and recycle . click apply for full job details
