Urology Clinical Nurse Specialist

NHS; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is looking for an enthusiastic Prostate Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Urology Nursing team at Wrexham Maelor Hospital. This role involves providing support to patients with prostate cancer, leading nurse-led clinics, and contributing to best practice within the team. Ideal candidates will possess strong clinical skills and experience in a related field, and have a passion for improving patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Essential nursing qualifications as per job specification.
• Experience in urology or cancer care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support patients through their assessment and diagnostic testing for Prostate Cancer.
• Undertake nurse-led clinics and assist in diagnostic procedures.
• Act as patient advocate and participate in clinical audits.

Skills

Clinical excellence

Analytical skills

Patient advocacy

Job description

Are you an enthusiastic and highly motivated Nurse who is ready for a challenge The East Site Urology Nursing team is seeking a highly self-motivated practitioner, with a desire to promote and develop clinical excellence in clinical practice. The successful postholder will join an established Urology Nursing team and provide nursing support to inpatient / outpatient areas.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

We're looking for a Prostate Clinical Nurse Specialist to support patients through their initial assessment and diagnostic testing and follow up care for Prostate Cancer.

The post holder would provide professional clinical support to patients who are on a cancer investigation or treatment pathway for suspected or confirmed urological malignancy, acting as a role model within the department and surgical division ensuring that competence in clinical practice is both developed and maintained.

Whilst supported by the Lead prostate cancer nurse practitioner, the post would include undertaking nurse led clinics, assisting in diagnostic procedures, initiating specific forms of prostate cancer treatment, support breaking bad news and being a patient advocate whilst providing support and signposting as required to wider members of the MDT and multi-agency resources.

The post would involve supporting urology services to maintain cancer targets, attend MDT as required, being able to use analytical skills to problem solve and find solutions to ensure that best practice, and best patient care outcomes are achieved. The prostate clinical nurse specialist would actively participate and contribute in clinical audit within prostate cancer to support the wider team in ensuring that services are continually developed.

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Experience

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Skills

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Knowledge

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification

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.

Wrexham Maelor Hospital - Urology Nurse Team

Wrexham Maelor Hospital - Urology Nurse Team