# Urology Cancer Nurse Specialist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/urology-cancer-nurse-specialist/ded89da5-b4fe-44d2-83ec-040f3db74fd2 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/urology-cancer-nurse-specialist/ded89da5-b4fe-44d2-83ec-040f3db74fd2.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Liverpool - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Currently Monday to Friday but may change with service demand) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-02T13:42:44.940Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Liverpool/Liverpool_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Urology/Urology-v8052679 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8052679?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The advertised job is an exciting development to join the   Cancer Nurse Specialist team in Urology. The successful candidate will join an established Urological Cancer team . We are a highly motivated cohesive team that has formed from the merger between the Royal Liverpool and Aintree University Hospital Urology departments. ### Main duties of the job The successful candidates will work with the existing team to deliver nurse led telephone assessment clinics and manages patients through the Cancer Pathways including; diagnostic imaging, biopsies, diagnosis and SMDT. Currently the service is delivered across Aintree and Royal sites . The merger between the two hospitals is a great opportunity to reconfigure our service to best manage our cancer patients in Merseyside. The candidate needs to be an experienced Urology nurse with cancer experience. The job will include mentoring from our current team. Key attributes for the individual should include: ability to work in a team; confidence to also work autonomously; a desire to improve clinical patient care; be a good communicator, and be compassionate to our patients. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Perform specialist personalised, assessment and higher level discussion of patient’s holistic needs, resulting in personalised care planning and evaluation of care delivery using advanced clinical knowledge and clinical skills. Demonstrate higher level clinical care by managing a patient caseload providing expert assessment, planning and evaluation. Co-ordinate and manage nurse-led clinics (within Speciality). Contribute towards a multi-professional approach in the management of patients within the specialist area, especially in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements, including providing access to community cancer support. Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers / relatives. Support patients and their families and ensure that they receive the required information to enable them to self manage, lead or participate in their care delivery. Recognise changes in patient’s condition that require the intervention of others and case manage/refer on as appropriate. To support, assist and encourage the multi-disciplinary team in resolving patient problems, by the provision of new and innovative models of case management. To lead the specialist nursing contribution to the service, in the delivery of high standards of patient care. To lead the specialist nursing contribution to the service, work in partnership with lead clinicians, Lead Cancer Nurse, Head of Operations, and Matron to ensure the delivery of high standards of patient care. Work with the Matron to promote the development of nurses ## Job Details The advertised job is an exciting development to join the Cancer Nurse Specialist team in Urology. The successful candidate will join an established Urological Cancer team . We are a highly motivated cohesive team that has formed from the merger between the Royal Liverpool and Aintree University Hospital Urology departments. ## Job Description The successful candidates will work with the existing team to deliver nurse led telephone assessment clinics and manages patients through the Cancer Pathways including; diagnostic imaging, biopsies, diagnosis and SMDT. Currently the service is delivered across Aintree and Royal sites . The merger between the two hospitals is a great opportunity to reconfigure our service to best manage our cancer patients in Merseyside. The candidate needs to be an experienced Urology nurse with cancer experience. The job will include mentoring from our current team. Key attributes for the individual should include: ability to work in a team; confidence to also work autonomously; a desire to improve clinical patient care; be a good communicator, and be compassionate to our patients. ## Responsibilities Perform specialist personalised, assessment and higher level discussion of patient’s holistic needs, resulting in personalised care planning and evaluation of care delivery using advanced clinical knowledge and clinical skills. Demonstrate higher level clinical care by managing a patient caseload providing expert assessment, planning and evaluation. Co-ordinate and manage nurse-led clinics (within Speciality). Contribute towards a multi-professional approach in the management of patients within the specialist area, especially in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements, including providing access to community cancer support. Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers / relatives. Support patients and their families and ensure that they receive the required information to enable them to self manage, lead or participate in their care delivery. Recognise changes in patient’s condition that require the intervention of others and case manage/refer on as appropriate. To support, assist and encourage the multi-disciplinary team in resolving patient problems, by the provision of new and innovative models of case management. To lead the specialist nursing contribution to the service, in the delivery of high standards of patient care. To lead the specialist nursing contribution to the service, work in partnership with lead clinicians, Lead Cancer Nurse, Head of Operations, and Matron to ensure the delivery of high standards of patient care. Work with the Matron to promote the development of nurses ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Evidence of continued professional development - Diplomatic - Assertive and confident - Personal and professional maturity - Recognition of own limitations - Demonstrates enthusiasm - Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team - Flexibility ### skills **Essential** - Teaching / assessment skills - Organisation and negotiation skills - Effective communicator - Leadership & motivation skills - Evidence of audit and change management ability - Computer literate - Ability to motivate self and others - Root Cause Analysis **Desirable** - ECDL - Evidence of leading and facilitating change ### Knowledge **Essential** - In depth specialist knowledge ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstrable Post-Reg. experience - Evidence of undertaking the relevant speciality successfully at Band 6 - Extensive clinical experience - Evidence of the application of management / leadership skills and managing staff - Involvement in audit **Desirable** - Experience as Specialist Sister - Participation in research - Management qualification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse / Midwife - Post-basic specialist Qualification relevant to speciality - Recognised Teaching Qualification - First Degree **Desirable** - Research qualification - Recordable specialist qualification - Masters - Independent Nurse Prescriber ## Documents - [risk id (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10342237) - [job description (pdf, 247.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10342236) - [recruitment docs (pdf, 383.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10342238) - [life at luhft benefits (pdf, 333.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2664) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.