Job Overview
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 to promote and develop clinical excellence. The successful postholder will join an established Urology Nursing team and provide nursing support to inpatient and outpatient areas.
Main Duties
The post holder will be the lead nurse practitioner in prostate cancer, providing professional clinical support to patients across the cancer investigation or treatment pathway, delivering compassionate, patient‑centred care and coordinating multidisciplinary working.
Key responsibilities include:
* Leading the straight‑to‑test service and managing the prostate cancer pathway.
* Managing difficult conversations, including the delivery of bad news.
* Requesting and interpreting histological, biochemical and radiological tests.
* Actively contributing to clinical audit and service evaluation.
* Attending oncological MDTs and acting as the key‑worker for patients.
* Supporting urology services to maintain cancer targets and problem‑solve to ensure best practice.
Working for Our Organisation
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales is the largest health organisation in Wales, providing primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700 000. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and we welcome applicants under the Disability Confident Employer scheme.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential Criteria
* NMC Registered Nurse
* Masters level education
* Post‑basic or postgraduate qualification in urology or equivalent experience
* Significant experience within urology
* Degree nurse education
Desirable Criteria
* Mentorship or counselling qualification
* Teaching and assessment qualification
* Experience of nursing oncology patients
Experience
Essential Criteria
* Post‑graduation experience in urology, oncology or relevant speciality at a band 6 level.
* Experience of multi‑professional working
Desirable Criteria
* Experience of undertaking audit work and standard setting
Skills and Attributes
Essential Criteria
* Working autonomously within agreed protocols.
* Ability to negotiate and communicate complex medical issues with all members of the multidisciplinary team, referring where appropriate.
* Ability to initiate and implement change ensuring effective service delivery.
Desirable Criteria
* Ability to adapt to and propose changes within the working environment.
* Welsh language skills (levels 1‑5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing).
* Excel or spreadsheet skills.
* IT skills: email, MS Word, Myrddin, Radis, ICE, Tpath.
* Ability to lead and develop nurse‑led practice.
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