An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a well-established Urology nursing team based at Salford Care organisation to lead on setting up a brand new 'remote monitoring' service, providing care and supporting ongoing management of patients who have been treated for prostate cancer across the Northern Care Alliance single service.

The post holder will be expected to develop their scope of professional practice to meet the needs of the service and be expected to take up the key worker role for patients who have completed their treatment and are suitable to be followed up remotely. You will be responsible for working with IT, financial, managerial, and clinical experts to develop a safe and effective PSA monitoring system incorporating stratified follow up guidelines, delivering personalised care and encouraging a culture of self-management.

You will have the opportunity to develop knowledge, understanding and clinical skills in the management of patients with urological cancers and there may be opportunities in the future for further role development. You will be expected to demonstrate sound leadership skills in leading and delivering a new service whilst fostering collaborative working relationships, leadership, consultation, and education.

Main duties of the job

To lead on setting up a brand new 'remote monitoring' service, providing care and supporting ongoing management of patients who have been treated for prostate cancer. The post holder will be expected to develop their scope of professional practice to meet the needs of the service and be expected to take up the key worker role for patients who have completed their treatment and are suitable to be followed up remotely.

You will be responsible for working with IT, financial, managerial and clinical experts to develop a safe and effective PSA monitoring system incorporating stratified follow up guidelines, delivering personalised care and encouraging a culture of self-management.

The post holder will have the opportunity to develop knowledge, understanding and clinical skills in in the management of patients with urological cancers and there may be opportunities in the future for further role development. The post holder will be expected to demonstrate sound leadership skills in leading and delivering a new service whilst fostering collaborative working relationships, leadership, consultation and education.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance (NCA) is one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. Launched in April 2017, the NCA serves over one million people across Greater Manchester and employs over 19,000 healthcare professionals across Bury, Rochdale, Salford and Oldham. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. At the NCA, we can offer groupwide, flexible multi-site opportunities, as part of our connected, integrated and engaged team. We believe in saving and improving lives and are passionate about driving forward significant improvements to the provision of safe, high-quality integrated health and social care to our local community. If you share our vision, take your place with us

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and 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

If you are an International Nurse without a current NMC PIN, please do not apply for this role. To find out more about the current international nursing opportunities available to you here at the NCA, please contact InternationalNursing.OSCE@nca.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• NMC registration
• 2 years Urology experience

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Minimum of 2 years Urology experience
• Post registration teaching and assessment experience
• Presentation and teaching experience
• Highly developed Communication skills
• Knowledge and understanding of personalised care, supported self-management, stratified follow up

Desirable

• Previous CNS experience
• Knowledge of prostate cancer pathways
• Research and audit and data analysis
• Evidence of team working

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

Salford Care Organsiastion

Department of Urology

Salford Manchester

M68HD

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