Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Urology

The closing date is 21 Medi 2025

Job summary

Make a Difference in Urology Care - Lead the Way as a Specialist Nurse

Are you passionate about delivering exceptional patient care? Join us and play a vital role in transforming the Urology experience for patients with benign conditions. As a key member of our team, you'll take charge of managing Urology patients, running independent Nurse-Led clinics, and providing expert advice to patients, families, and colleagues.

What You'll Do:

  • Deliver high-quality, personalized care to patients with benign urological conditions, ensuring they receive the best possible outcomes
  • Lead independent nurse-led clinics, demonstrating your expertise and autonomy in clinical practice
  • Offer specialist Urological nursing advice to Trust staff, patients, and their families, guiding them through their care journey
  • Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless, holistic care tailored to each patient's needs

Why Join Us?This is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact, develop your leadership skills, and be part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to excellence. If you're committed to compassionate, expert care and eager to advance your career, we want to hear from you!

Take the next step--apply now and help shape the future of Urology nursing.

Main duties of the job

Join Our Urology Team - Lead with Compassion and Expertise!

Based at North Manchester General Hospital, but with the opportunity to work across various locations within Pennine Acute NHS Trust, this role offers a chance to make a real difference in patient care.

Main Purpose of the Job:To deliver outstanding, patient-centred care to individuals with benign urological conditions. You will take responsibility for managing Urology patients, leading independent nurse-led clinics, and providing specialist advice to colleagues, patients, and their families.

What You'll Do:

  • Manage a diverse caseload of Urology patients, ensuring they receive the highest quality care.
  • Run independent nurse-led clinics, showcasing your clinical expertise and autonomy.
  • Offer specialist Urological nursing advice to Trust staff, patients, and relatives, guiding them through their treatment options and care plans.
  • Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across the Trust to ensure seamless, effective care for every patient.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Details

Date posted

11 Medi 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

236-OCO-NM551-25

Job locations

Royal Oldham Hospital

Rochdale Rd

Oldham

OL1 2JH


Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse with current NMC Pin
  • Adult Nursing Qualification

Desirable

  • Degree level study
  • Evidence of further study in Urology

Skills

Essential

  • Experience in Male and Female catheterisation
  • Experience in delivering Intravesical therapies

Desirable

  • Experience in carrying out Urodynamics procedure

Experience

Essential

  • Subtantial years post nursing qualification
  • Experience of managing urology patients

Desirable

  • Knowledge of urology benign / cancer related procedures
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse with current NMC Pin
  • Adult Nursing Qualification

Desirable

  • Degree level study
  • Evidence of further study in Urology

Skills

Essential

  • Experience in Male and Female catheterisation
  • Experience in delivering Intravesical therapies

Desirable

  • Experience in carrying out Urodynamics procedure

Experience

Essential

  • Subtantial years post nursing qualification
  • Experience of managing urology patients

Desirable

  • Knowledge of urology benign / cancer related procedures

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 the 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).

Additional information

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 the 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

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Oldham Hospital

Rochdale Rd

Oldham

OL1 2JH


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Oldham Hospital

Rochdale Rd

Oldham

OL1 2JH


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Urology Nurse

Helen Henry

helen.henry@nca.nhs.uk

01616240420

Details

Date posted

11 Medi 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

236-OCO-NM551-25

Job locations

Royal Oldham Hospital

Rochdale Rd

Oldham

OL1 2JH


Supporting documents

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