Macmillan Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Urology Team to cover a maternity leave. This role is ideal for an experienced staff nurse or band 6 role who would like to try out some specialist practice with a high performing and well motivated team.

The practitioner will deliver face to face patient care on a daily basis. They should be knowledgeable in areas of urological pathways

The role requires support for the Oncology specialist nurses and clinical staff looking after patients with suspected cancer or confirmed cancer diagnosis and ongoing support across their cancer journey and treatment decisions.

The job will be based at the Urology Investigation Unit and on occasion in our community setting at Pendleton Gateway where clinics are delivered as well. This will be of a high standard.

Staff are responsible for ensuring all care is delivered according to Trust policies and procedures. Utilising clinical audit, research, supervision of practice and teaching, they will monitor and improve standards of care by efficient and effective use of resources.

The role is in an outpatient and diagnostic setting and clinics are done at Salford Care Organisation.

This is an interesting and varied role that will provide a good leadership development opportunity for the right candidate. The ideal candidate would have some urological experience and be able to transfer skills into this specialised role caring for urology patients that have received a cancer diagnosis.

You will be a proven team player with post registration renal experience at Band 5. You will bring evidence of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency partnership working, and the ability to both influence and embrace change. Well-developed communication skills are essential., Disability Confident
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The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential tomake a differenceand we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care,appreciateandinspire- to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.