Trainee Urology Nurse practitioner (band 6 to band 7)

Job overview

We are looking for an experienced Urology Nurse or a qualified Urology Nurse practitioner to join our Service!

There has never been a more exciting time to join the Urology Speciality here at NUH: we provide a Urology pathway to the whole of Nottinghamshire and work closely with our community and health partners including Sherwood Forest NHS Foundation Trust. Recently NUH was awarded the contract for the Nottingham Treatment Centre, based at our QMC campus and we are further developing our Urology service and require a motivated and experienced Nurse practitioner.

If you possess excellent organisational and interpersonal skills, have the ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team and have a specialist interest in developing the service we provide then please apply, we would be happy to have you as part of our team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be an experienced practitioner, acting within their professional boundaries.

As a trainee, you will learn the skills associated with history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care as well as become competent in a range of Urological procedures.

You will ultimately use your knowledge and skills to provide expert, efficient and safe patient care whilst under supervision of a mentor. You will demonstrate clinical judgement and critical decision-making skills based upon evidence based practice, and you will learn and develop form working collaboratively with consultants, Specialist Nurses and the wider multi-disciplinary team in order to meet the urgent care needs of patients. Working and learning from experienced consultants and practitioners as part of your work routine will provide a constant, supportive learning curve.

You will be mainly based at City Campus but you may be required to work at the Treatment Centre on occasions as part of your role.

Working for our organisation

The successful candidate will join an established multi-disciplinary team of urologists, uro- gynaecologists, Urology oncology specialist nurses and Urology nurse practitioners.

The Urology Department at City Campus, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is accommodated in the Urology Centre which consists of a dedicated Outpatients Department with facilities to undertake flexible cystoscopies and biopsies , a lithotripter suite, three urology operating theatres and office accommodation.

Most of the elective Urology surgery is based and performed at Nottingham City hospital. Harvey2 ward provides the male and female elective surgical beds. Patience 2 ward is a 27 bedded inpatient ward for Urology emergency admissions. Our service covers the full range of emergency and elective Urology work.

Services are also provided at the Nottingham Treatment Centre, located on the QMC campus

We are keen to encourage developments in line with Trust policy and working in new ways. We recognise responsibility to ensure that staff are developed and stimulated within their environment in order to achieve vision and deliver care that reflects the values and behaviours of the Trust. We offer excellent opportunities for career progression, training and development.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main Responsibilities:

Enable patients to access the service and health professional best suited to meet their urgent care needs.

Be able to participate in a number of activities within the unit with regard to the demands of the service to ensure clinical safety within the environment and safe clinical assessment, care, treatment, referral and/or discharge of patients.

Practice as a clinical practitioner providing care to patients, ensuring safe and effective management of care for urological conditions

Provide patient education, refer patients to other agencies and make decisions for which you are professionally accountable.

Work alongside the Medical staff and Senior Nurses in defining standards of care and practice aimed at developing or improving quality of care for patients and their families or carers.

Be a pro-active role model for the area, delivering clinical and educational skills, training and ensuring that all individuals strive to achieve the highest possible standards of care.

Facilitate the development of clinical practice by being involved in audit and research.

Support the smooth running of the outpatients department and be a senior nurse resource to the team members across the unit.

Undertake clinical diagnostic procedures, including but not restricted to cystoscopy, LATP biopsies and stent removals – this supporting the Nottinghamshire wide Urology pathway.

Engage in further skills development within your role to support effective and timely delivery of the Urology service in Nottinghamshire.