The post will provide information which is tailored to the community it is serving ~ taking into account such things as age, gender, ethnicity and/or culture, when delivering health advice. For example, evidence suggests that African Caribbean men living in the UK have a three times greater risk of developing prostate cancer than white men. However, many Afro-Caribbean communities are unaware of this.

We already know that 20% of all new cancers diagnosed will be urological cancers [kidney, testes, bladder and prostate ]. However, statistics tell us that a bigger percentage of diagnoses of these cancers are in men - with cancers of the prostate and testes - while cancers of the kidney and the bladder affect both men and women. It is also known that some men do not take the same pro-active approach to their health as women.

Typically, therefore, the post will initially visit and promote the service in GP practices, schools, colleges, universities, clubs, societies, associations and business - securing a role to work with other key organisations and stakeholders in health provision. Nurses can influence behaviour change and promote healthy living, their input can have a visible and measurable impact at individual and community levels.