Clinical Nurse Specialist Urology

NHS; Crewe; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Crewe seeks a Urology Clinical Nurse Specialist to join their team. This permanent role involves supporting patients with urological cancer, leading clinical practice, and participating in multidisciplinary care. Applicants should have clinical experience, strong communication skills, and NMC registration. The position offers competitive salary options between £38,682 to £46,580 annually and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Broad range of clinical post-registration experience.
• Experience of working with urology patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert professional advice to others across the Trust.
• Lead a specialist area of practice.
• Communicate complex specialist information to medical colleagues.
• Supervise and allocate workload effectively.
• Provide a comprehensive specialist service.
• Promote patient and public involvement in service improvement.

Skills

Knowledge of Urological conditions

Teaching and assessing staff

Education

NMC Registration

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Urology Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Urology team in a Band 6 role. This is a replacement, permanent position within Urology to support patients being investigated/ diagnosed with a urological cancer.

Main duties of the job

This post will report to the Uro‑oncology Expert Advanced Nurse Practitioner and work closely alongside the Urology CNS team. The successful applicant will join a well‑established clinical team with the opportunity to engage in further training and development.

The successful applicant may be required to provide cover for specific clinical commitments such as MDT meetings, clinic sessions and telephone advice.

The post holder will work as a member of the Urology multi‑disciplinary team within the secondary care setting. The post holder will autonomously liaise with patients, carers, consultants, GP's and related therapists, providing information, health promotion and support for patients with a urological cancer from pre‑diagnosis and at every stage throughout their complex cancer pathway.

As a member of the Urology multi‑disciplinary team you will be expected to undertake Advanced Communication Skills training to facilitate breaking bad news clinics and provide holistic assessment and psychological support to cancer patients and their carer's.

About us

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE. The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.

Details Date posted

25 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full‑time

Reference number

412‑S&C‑7555750

Job locations

Leighton Hospital

Crewe

CW1 4QJ

Job description – responsibilities

• CLINICAL SKILLS 1. Lead a specialist area of practice, providing expert professional advice to others across the Trust within agreed guidelines and protocols, including medical colleagues and other professional groups when required.
• CLINICAL SKILLS 2. Perform comprehensive specialist assessment of patients, plan, treat and evaluate care within agreed guidelines and protocols according to evidence-based practice and changing health needs.
• CLINICAL SKILLS 3. Communicate complex specialist information to medical colleagues and others. Refer patients to appropriate clinicians, in the Trust or externally, within agreed guidelines and protocols, according to assessment of patient need and evidence-based decisions.
• CLINICAL SKILLS 4. Prioritise patient care, supervising and allocating one's own workload, monitoring and evaluating effectiveness of care, including discharge of patients, or referring on, within agreed guidelines and protocols.
• CLINICAL SKILLS 5. Perform specialist clinical skills in the treatment and overall management of patient care, including requesting and interpreting investigations, within agreed guidelines and protocols.
• CLINICAL SKILLS 6. Provide a comprehensive specialist service, accepting accountability and responsibility for the management and effectiveness of the service on a day-to-day basis.
• CLINICAL SKILLS 7. Collect, collate, evaluate and report on information, including communicating detailed information to clinical colleagues and others, maintaining accurate patient records and documentation.
• CLINICAL SKILLS 8. Promote patient and public involvement in the improvement of services and involve patients and carers/relative in the planning and delivery of their care.
• CLINICAL SKILLS 9. Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure patient needs are met, especially in relation to patient flow, care pathways and discharge arrangements.
• CLINICAL SKILLS 10. Analyse and act on information to proactively manage and maintain NHS targets and standards.
• GOVERNANCE 11. Establish and maintain effective communication, with patients and their families maintaining confidentiality of information, dealing with difficult people and situations as they arise, including providing emotional support to patients, families and junior colleagues in dealing with frequently distressing circumstances including sudden and unexpected death and the breaking of bad news.
• GOVERNANCE 12. Monitor and report on quality standards within own specialist area of expertise, e.g., identifying risks, benchmarking, audit, preparing and implementing of action plans to improve quality of services.
• GOVERNANCE 13. Work with Divisions/Director of Nursing and Patient Care Standards to ensure that lessons are learnt from issues arising from risk reports/complaints etc, and that they are promptly and positively addressed.
• GOVERNANCE 14. Lead on the development and implementation of policies, procedures and guidelines related to own area of specialist practice and contribute the development of other policies.
• GOVERNANCE 15. Ensure compliance with Trust policies, procedures and guidelines for self and others, by taking action/alerting senior management team if practice appears to contravene policy, or if concerned about any aspect of patient care.
• MANAGERIAL/LEADERSHIP 16. Act as a role model by demonstrating leadership and expertise, and by maintaining credibility across the Trust, the wider health care community, and external agencies, ensuring a positive image of the Trust is maintained.
• MANAGERIAL/LEADERSHIP 17. Lead and/or participate in meetings internally or externally to the Trust, relevant to specialist area of practice, proactively contributing to the meeting by providing advice and expertise in own specialist area.
• MANAGERIAL/LEADERSHIP 18. Work with Divisions/Director of Nursing and Patient Care Standards in providing managerial support, participating in the recruitment, induction and orientation of new staff, carrying out appraisal and clinical supervision, and by ensuring that mandatory training take place according to Trust policy.
• MANAGERIAL/LEADERSHIP 19. Ensure effective use of resources, e.g., staff, budget, premises, equipment, supplies and materials.
• MANAGERIAL/LEADERSHIP 20. Maintain systems and processes to promote a healthy, safe and secure working environment, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, maintaining accurate documentation and reporting any concerns.
• EDUCATION/LEARNING 21. Take responsibility for own learning and development by recognising and taking advantage of all opportunities to learn, including full participation in KSF/appraisal, supervision, action learning and by maintaining a professional/personal portfolio of learning.
• EDUCATION/LEARNING 22. Act as a specialist resource, providing support, guidance and knowledge across the Trust, utilising evidence-based theory and practical experience gained.
• EDUCATION/LEARNING 23. Provide advice and specialist training from a sound knowledge base, to a range of staff, including junior medical staff, and evaluating the impact of learning on changing practice.
• EDUCATION/LEARNING 24. Initiate and conduct audit activity by continually monitoring standards of care, identifying risks, advancing knowledge within own specialist field, benchmarking, assisting with clinical trials, gathering, collating and interpreting data and information, using a wide range of research methodology.

Person specification – knowledge

• Knowledge of Urological conditions
• NMC Registration

Teaching – essential

• Experience of teaching and assessing staff

Experience – essential

• Broad range of clinical post registration experience
• Experience of working with urology patients

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Leighton Hospital

Crewe

CW1 4QJ

Employer's website

https://www.mcht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)