Job summary
- Main area
- Urology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 262-A-26-7809768
- Employer
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cumberland Infirmary
- Town
- Carlisle
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Urology Nurse Band 6
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Urology Nurse Specialist Band 6, 30 hours per week permanent
This post is to compliment the existing nursing team within Urology. This post will be to work across site at Cumberland Infirmary and West Cumberland Hospital.
The post holder will provide high quality specialist nursing care to patients with urological conditions, using clinical expertise, leadership and management skills to ensure co-ordination of the care of patients with urological cancers and benign urological conditions providing a seamless service for patients and their families. The post-holder will provide support and advice to patients and their families as well as acting as a resource to other professionals.
The job purpose is to support the Urological service which is currently offering Monday – Friday out-patients services for Urological patients requiring diagnostic or therapeutic interventions for a variety of Urological conditions.
Our current service delivery includes urodynamic assessments, diagnostic flexible cystoscopy lists, trial without catheter clinics, prostate biopsy clinics, lithotripsy treatment for renal stones, complex catheter clinics, etc.
Main duties of the job
Please see attached the Job Description for full details of the role.
Duties include (but not limited to)
To undertake prostate triage for patients referred on a two week rule.
To undertake nurse led clinics and support medical teams with results clinics in line with identified protocols and clinical guidance.
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- To support band 5 with clinical work load, for example trial without catheter clinics when required.
- Lower urinary tract symptoms assessment clinic
· Supporting band 5 clinic for complex teaching of intermittent self-catheterisation and/ or Urethral dilatation / catheter changes
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- Urodynamics Clinic
- PTNS (percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation) Clinics
- Over active bladder treatment clinics
- Prostate triage support
- Supporting with cancer results clinic
- Attending MDT and providing follow care and treatment
- Administrating chemotherapy
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We’re responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’.
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. There is an expectation for all staff to support this by familiarising yourself with the Trust’s sustainability initiatives such as waste and recycling, going paperless, videoconferencing, sustainable transport and others.
The service works cross site and is proud of the opening of the new urology investigation unit at Carlisle
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
Disclosure and Barring Service:
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.
The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.
Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.
NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
NHS Discounts*
Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
Excellent opportunities for development*
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
*Subject to eligibility
Important Information
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RN 1st level current to NMC Registration
- Post graduate Qualification in specialist field or proven experience and ability to this level in specialist field
- Leadership skills
- Portfolio demonstrates continual professional development
Desirable criteria
- • First level degree or evidence of actively working towards the achievement of such, or evidence of ability to undertake study at this level
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree/diploma supplemented by significant post-registration experience and specialist knowledge of the clinical area applied for
- Evidence of management skills gained through theory and / or practice
- IT literate
- Current Professional registration
- Good understanding of current changes the NHS is facing
- Good awareness of the challenges facing nursing
- Sound clinical knowledgebase
- Broad clinical experience
- Experience in acute care setting, as appropriate
- Post registration experience in a urology setting
- Experience of working independently with a caseload of patients
- Experience of utilising nursing research
- Experience of nursing audit
- Experience of supporting colleagues
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Ability to problem solve, analyse, compare and interpret complex information before making a decision
- Prioritise/organise clinical workload and assess associated risks, taking appropriate action
- Has basic IT skills/Standard keyboard skills
- Ability to present information to individuals and groups as required using appropriate resources
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of management
- Able to demonstrate good communication skills/ Communicate complex sensitive information to patients the public and staff by using negotiation, persuasion, motivation, reassurance, facilitation and influencing skills and understand and overcome barriers to communication,
- Able to act as a positive role model/able to reflect on own performance
- Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate effective team management
- Identify and solve problems, analyse, compare and interpret complex information before reaching a judgement and making a decision
- Prioritise problems, assess associated risks and takes appropriate action
- Supporting the work of the team, adjusting according to changing clinical situations •
- Liaise with consultants/senior team members in organising work
- Has physical skills to ensure accuracy and dexterity required for a number of clinical procedures i.e. Catheters •
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Follow national, Trust policies and procedures and ensure other members of staff do likewise. •
- Support development of the urology service, area of practice and self
- Contribute to policy and practice changes
- Support in the effective management of resources and safe use of equipment
- Ensure equipment utilised is maintained and take responsibility for the appropriate safe handling and storage of patient’s personal possessions
- Participate in the recruitment and retention of staff
- Accurately maintain patient records; record own data
- Participate in audits and research within own clinical area / Use the results of research to inform own clinical practice
- Willing to develop and extend own practice /Willing to undertake any necessary developments of the role
- Ability to work cross site and travel across Cumbria
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Becky Hill
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07484542004
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