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Urology Cancer Nurse Specialist
Department: Cancer Services
Fixed-term/Secondment until August 2026
Band 6: £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata
Full-time 37.5 hours per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse to join our well-established uro-oncology specialist nursing team. We are looking for a proficient dedicated nurse, with urology experience and an interest in patients with urological cancers.
The successful applicant will be able to offer care and support to patients across the urology cancer pathway, in both the inpatient and outpatient setting. The nurse will be able to utilise appropriate health promotion to initiate patient tailored supportive holistic care. There will also be an opportunity to develop and support nurse led clinics.
The nurse should have a good urological knowledge base and be able to apply this to clinical practice. This post requires a nurse that is able to work both independently and within a team. In addition, the nurse will be required to support the multi-disciplinary team and urology lead, they will contribute towards continued service development.
If you are reliable, flexible, self-motivated and can demonstrate excellent communication skills, then this position could well be right for you.
Interview date: W/C 04.08.2025
The dedicated Urology Investigation Unit allows us to offer a variety of training and development opportunities for our staff to develop both clinical and leadership skills, encouraging career progression. We also endeavour to provide our staff with clinical supervision and aim to embed critical reflective practice.
The onsite cancer centre offers streamlined cancer services with the recent addition of a local onsite radiotherapy service. This developing service is underpinned by a forward thinking and supportive management team, nurse practitioners, advanced clinical practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, the palliative care team. We are also fortunate to have excellent wellbeing and Macmillan information and support services.
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We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.
MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
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Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.