Urology Specialist Triage Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 30
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 06/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for an enthusiastic and innovative Urology Specialist Triage Nurse to join a dynamic team at Queens Hospital Burton on Trent. You will work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team, supporting Uro/oncology patients across the trust and liaising with primary care. Key responsibilities include facilitating faster diagnosis for patients on a 28-day pathway, triaging suspected cancer patients, and managing their journey from referral to diagnosis. The role requires excellent communication skills and a commitment to improving patient experience.
Key responsibilities
- Facilitate a faster diagnosis for patients on a 28-day pathway and provide care and support for patients on suspected cancer pathway.
- Triage patients referred onto the suspected cancer pathway.
- Support faster diagnosis and improve outcomes for patients with suspected cancer by organising appropriate investigations.
- Review and action on results of investigations, within the post holders' scope of practice.
- Improve patient experience by ensuring effective communication and being a point of contact within the CNS team.
- Escalate concerns or results to senior colleagues that are outside the nurses' current scope of practice.
Essential criteria
- Current NMC registration
- Communicates highly complex condition related, sensitive information to patients/relatives and across the wider healthcare community
- Substantial post qualification experience as a band 5 or higher
- Knowledge of urology related conditions
- Experience of caring for patients with urology related conditions
- Identify and solve problems, analyse, compare and interpret complex information relating to specialist acute and other patient conditions before reaching a judgement and making a decision
- Prioritises problems, assesses associated risks and takes appropriate action within the specialist area of practice
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of degree/working towards higher degree or equivalent experience
- Understands and overcomes barriers to communication and acceptance
- Experience of breaking bad news to patients
- Standard key board skills
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Urology Specialist Triage Nurse
The closing date is 06 October 2026
Job summary
Post 1 - 30hrs per week
Post 2 - 22.5hrs per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen for two enthusiastic and innovative nurses to join our very dynamic and friendly team based in the Urology department at Queens Hospital Burton on Trent. To apply for this post, you should ideally have previous experience in Urology nursing.
As a specialist nurse you will possess the ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team, supporting the care of Uro/oncology patients across the trust and liaising with primary care colleagues. You will work closely with other members of the specialist multidisciplinary team and therefore require excellent communication skills.
You will be expected to participate in the MDT meetings and develop your skills and knowledge to assist in the management of patients attending for various Uro/oncology appointments including Local anaesthetic prostate biopsy, Triage of Urology patients and ordering the relevant investigations for patients. As a triage nurse you will work as part of a team managing the patients from referral through to diagnosis.
Main duties of the job
o To facilitate a faster diagnosis for patients on a 28-day pathway and provide care and support for patients on suspec
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