Uro-Oncology Specialist Nurse for Prostate Patient Led Follow up
| Posting date: | 06 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 Per annum Pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 March 2026 |
| Location: | Oxford, OX3 7LJ |
| Company: | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7790188/321-SW-7585924-B6-INT |
Summary
A Vacancy at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Uro-Oncology Prostate Patient Led Follow Up Specialist Nurse
Do you deliver compassionate excellence? Do you want a new challenge? If yes, then read on….
About the OUH Stratified Prostate PathwayOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust delivers a risk-based, patient-centred approach to prostate cancer follow-up. The Stratified Prostate Pathway supports tailored care based on clinical risk, enabling eligible patients to transition to patient led follow up (PLFU). This model reduces unnecessary hospital visits while ensuring robust PSA surveillance and rapid access to specialist care when needed. It empowers patients through education and streamlined communication, aligning with national best practice in cancer survivorship.
Informal visits are strongly encouraged.
The band 6 Specialist nurse will play a pivotal role in this pathway, supporting patients through tailored surveillance and transitioning eligible individuals to patient led follow up (PLFU). This involves remote monitoring of PSA levels, symptom assessment, and ensuring rapid access to specialist care when needed. The role also includes patient education, clinical decision-making, and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, efficient, and empowering care aligned with national best practice.
Develop and provide comprehensive clinical care, specialist advice, and support to patients on uro-oncology prostate patient led follow upservice.
Work as an autonomous, specialist practitioner alongside members of the multidisciplinary teamin the prostate urologyservice.
Role will include working alongside the assistant pathway co-ordinators and the clinical nurse specialist team.
Flexibility within the uro-oncology service to ensure appropriate specialist cover.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please viewOUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
· Service specific skills, tasks or procedures required:
o A background in and/or knowledge of oncology and/or prostate cancer.
o Computer literate with proficiency in using standard office software digital tools and EPR trained.
o Able to process data and undertake data entry to move patients onto the stratified pathway.
o To ensure prerequisite are met for moving patients onto the pathway including, treatment summary completed, patient has attended health and wellbeing event, holistic needs assessment completed.
o Telemed patient clinic to ensure patient understanding of information, that they have appropriate contact details and to answer questions.
o Able to educate and support patients to facilitate safe and successful self-management as per the guidelines of the Stratified pathway.
o Ability to monitor and track patient activity and monitor patient progress on the stratified pathway.
o Confidence to triage/signpost and if appropriate escalate patient calls and emails to relevant clinical staff and/or other services in OUH in a timely manner.
o Order/undertake, interpret, and act upon PSA blood tests and other investigations.
o To work closely with the assistant pathway co-ordinators to ensure blood test labels are sent to patients and that other administrative duties are fulfilled.
o Able to collect and analyse data to ensure all targets are met and to identify and work on continual service delivery and improvement.
o Work collaboratively and co-operatively with clinical colleagues to develop the service
o Ability to work both as part of a team and on occasion independently.
o Ability to communicate effectively with both internal and external colleagues and stakeholders.
o To undertake any reasonable further duties as required when requested by their line manager.
This advert closes on Friday 20 Feb 2026
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Uro-Oncology Prostate Patient Led Follow Up Specialist Nurse
Do you deliver compassionate excellence? Do you want a new challenge? If yes, then read on….
About the OUH Stratified Prostate PathwayOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust delivers a risk-based, patient-centred approach to prostate cancer follow-up. The Stratified Prostate Pathway supports tailored care based on clinical risk, enabling eligible patients to transition to patient led follow up (PLFU). This model reduces unnecessary hospital visits while ensuring robust PSA surveillance and rapid access to specialist care when needed. It empowers patients through education and streamlined communication, aligning with national best practice in cancer survivorship.
Informal visits are strongly encouraged.
The band 6 Specialist nurse will play a pivotal role in this pathway, supporting patients through tailored surveillance and transitioning eligible individuals to patient led follow up (PLFU). This involves remote monitoring of PSA levels, symptom assessment, and ensuring rapid access to specialist care when needed. The role also includes patient education, clinical decision-making, and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, efficient, and empowering care aligned with national best practice.
Develop and provide comprehensive clinical care, specialist advice, and support to patients on uro-oncology prostate patient led follow upservice.
Work as an autonomous, specialist practitioner alongside members of the multidisciplinary teamin the prostate urologyservice.
Role will include working alongside the assistant pathway co-ordinators and the clinical nurse specialist team.
Flexibility within the uro-oncology service to ensure appropriate specialist cover.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please viewOUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
· Service specific skills, tasks or procedures required:
o A background in and/or knowledge of oncology and/or prostate cancer.
o Computer literate with proficiency in using standard office software digital tools and EPR trained.
o Able to process data and undertake data entry to move patients onto the stratified pathway.
o To ensure prerequisite are met for moving patients onto the pathway including, treatment summary completed, patient has attended health and wellbeing event, holistic needs assessment completed.
o Telemed patient clinic to ensure patient understanding of information, that they have appropriate contact details and to answer questions.
o Able to educate and support patients to facilitate safe and successful self-management as per the guidelines of the Stratified pathway.
o Ability to monitor and track patient activity and monitor patient progress on the stratified pathway.
o Confidence to triage/signpost and if appropriate escalate patient calls and emails to relevant clinical staff and/or other services in OUH in a timely manner.
o Order/undertake, interpret, and act upon PSA blood tests and other investigations.
o To work closely with the assistant pathway co-ordinators to ensure blood test labels are sent to patients and that other administrative duties are fulfilled.
o Able to collect and analyse data to ensure all targets are met and to identify and work on continual service delivery and improvement.
o Work collaboratively and co-operatively with clinical colleagues to develop the service
o Ability to work both as part of a team and on occasion independently.
o Ability to communicate effectively with both internal and external colleagues and stakeholders.
o To undertake any reasonable further duties as required when requested by their line manager.
This advert closes on Friday 20 Feb 2026
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