Jobs University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Band 8a Trainee Nurse for LATP Biopsy
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Band 8a Trainee Nurse for LATP Biopsy

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham, B15 2TH Posted 2 November 2026 Apply by 15 November 2026
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Salary for this role£57,528 – £64,750 a year
Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year
Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)

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Role description

Job summary

We have two exciting new roles within the prostate cancer diagnostic service for enthusiastic nurses that will support the current team in our vision of a largely nurse-led local anaesthetic trans perineal (LATP) prostate biopsy service.

The post holder will support Prostate Cancer Diagnostics across UHB and be part of a wider Uro-Oncology Team. The Prostate Cancer team delivers care across Queen Elizabeth, Heartlands, Solihull and Good Hope Hospitals and it would be expected the successful candidate would be present on all of these sites across their working week.

The successful post holder can expect to receive training to become competent and independent, if not already, to provide LATP biopsies. This process will occur over 12 months after which it would be expected that the successful post holder transition to Band 8a LATP nurse. Therefore, this is considered a developmental role. If competence is not achieved within 12 months they will remain at band 7 until achievement.

The successful post holder will also be expected to triage and provide independent prostate cancer follow up clinics as well as developing within the wider Urology CNS team to progress into this role. The role will be key in the delivery of Nurse Led Diagnostics in the UHB Prostate Cancer Pathway.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role will be to deliver independent LATP prostate biopsies.

The successful post holder will also be expected to triage and provide independent prostate cancer follow up clinics as well as developing within the wider Urology CNS team to progress into this role. The role will be key in the delivery of Nurse Led Diagnostics in the UHB Prostate Cancer Pathway.

Please contact Richard Gledhill for more information.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Details

Date posted

02 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-9019052

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

United Kingdom


Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *NMC Registration Nurse/ NMC Registration Midwife
  • *Relevant post graduate specialist qualification
  • *Non-medical prescribing qualification or agreement to complete
  • *Evidence of professional updating within last 12 months.

Desirable

  • *Masters Degree [ Healthcare related]

Experience

Essential

  • *Complex reasoning.
  • *Critical thinking, reflection and analysis to inform their assessments, clinical judgements and decisions.
  • *Knowledge and skills of a broad range of clinically and professionally challenging and complex situations.
  • *Effective leadership.
  • *Proven success in service development.
  • *Influencing skills.
  • *Change management.
  • *Data input, collection, analysis, audit and evaluation.
  • *Use of databases.
  • *Standard keyboard skills and knowledge of a number of IT packages such as excel, Word, PAS, e-rostering etc.
  • *Assess competing priorities.
  • *Ability to utilise research and develop a research aware culture.
  • *Can act on own initiative.
  • *Ambition in expectations of self and colleagues in delivering high-quality care.
  • *Highly specialised clinical skills requiring accuracy and dexterity.

Desirable

  • *Has experience in managing junior colleagues.

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • *Work within budgetary controls.

Desirable

  • *Proven experience in involvement in trust CIP's.

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.

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.

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

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

United Kingdom


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm


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