Urology Triage Clinical Specialist Nurse

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in England is seeking a committed Triage focused, Urology Triage Nurse Specialist to lead on patient triaging and provide specialist care. This role involves working across various outpatient clinics and offers opportunities for professional development. Strong emphasis on collaboration and education within the urology division is required. Candidates should have experience in patient management and a passion for enhancing patient care.

Qualifications

• Dynamic and highly motivated individual committed to improving patient outcomes.
• Experience in triaging patients and providing specialist care is essential.
• Ability to support colleagues and provide education and training.

Responsibilities

• Lead on triaging patients referred to Urology and reviewing results.
• Support effective management of patients requiring high-level judgement.
• Provide education and training to patients, carers, and healthcare professionals.
• Work across Urology services with potential cross-site travel.

Job description

Overview

Are you dynamic, highly motivated and committed to improving patient outcomes and experience? An exciting Triage focused, Urology Triage Nurse Specialist opportunity has arisen within our Urology services across MFT. There may be some cross site travel to support our Urology services. The strategy focuses on equity of service offer and creating a resilient workforce who have the right skills, in the right place, at the right time. There is an exciting opportunity for a Triage focused, Urology Clinical Nurse Specialist post within the urology division at WTWA MFT.

The majority of the outpatient urology clinics across WTWA, ORC, NMGH and Trafford are nurse led for urology benign and cancer patients. The post holder will be expected to lead on Triaging patients referred to Urology, reviewing results and providing specialist knowledge and care to the urology patient and their carers. They will support colleagues in the effective management of patients in their specialist area who require a high level of judgement, discretion and decision making. The post holder will provide education and training to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn and is creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you\'ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary. We\'ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022. We\'re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. We are excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable. At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Responsibilities

• Lead on triaging patients referred to Urology, reviewing results and providing specialist knowledge and care to the urology patient and their carers.
• Support colleagues in the effective management of patients in their specialist area who require a high level of judgement, discretion and decision making.
• Provide education and training to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
• Work across WTWA MFT Urology services with potential cross-site travel to support Urology services.

Note: The outpatient urology clinics across WTWA, ORC, NMGH and Trafford are nurse led for urology benign and cancer patients.