Job summary
- Main area
- Urology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 252-7108477
- Employer
- Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Darent Valley Hospital
- Town
- Dartford
- Salary
- £55,877 - £62,626 per annum inclusive of allowances
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Urology Clinical Nurse Specialist
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
Are you a urology nurse who is passionate about providing excellent care for your patients?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, talented and dynamic nurse to join our urology team at Darent Valley Hospital. The post holder will lead on flexible cystoscopies, carry out intra – detrusor treatments, diagnostics and support therapeutic treatments.
You will be expected to manage a caseload of patients, via nurse led and rapid access clinics. The above responsibilities will be assisted by a team of urology nurses, who work closely with the urology consultants and other members of the MDT.
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust also has a base at Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup, therefore it is a necessity that the successful applicant will work at both sites.
Interviews to be held week commencing 12th May 2025.
Main duties of the job
An autonomous practitioner working as a member of the Urology Team providing a comprehensive and cohesive service of the highest standard to patients/clients within Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust. Providing evidence based and therapeutic care to both patients’ families and carers. Being proactive in establishing new ways of working with the Consultants to manage referral rates
To lead and develop a team of Urology Specialist Nurses, in Poplar Urology Outpatients Unit and undertake clinics at Queen Mary’s Hospital Sidcup.
Uses specialist urological knowledge and experience to manage, develop and run nurse led urology specialist services and participate in specialist local and national projects and audits as required. Ensuring accurate and correct administration, collection and reporting of data in research trials and future projects relating to the urology service.
Acts as a professional advisor to nursing and medical staff within the Trust, local community, incorporating specialist counselling and health promotion into the role.
Working for our organisation
We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you’ll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we’ve achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community.
We are dedicated to using our Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) approach as our shared organisation model of change to enhance our services and ensure excellence in patient care.
If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all our staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and patients. Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
To ensure good communication with all members of the team utilising the various MD Teams to promote positive team building
To develop and sustain and high quality service with multi-professional teams.
To advise staff as required in developing an appropriate plan of care
To provide follow-up clinics to support Urology patients using all aspects of the service and liaising with Community Nurses.
To act as professional advisor to nursing and medical staff. To apply clinical skills of the highest standard and to make a pro-active approach to the development of clinical competence in self and others.
To act as an advocate for patients in all settings so as to ensure a patient centred approach to the delivery of care, meeting standards within the NHS Plan, and other relevant guidelines.
To ensure that specialist counselling and health promotion are integrated into programmes of care and liaison is facilitated within the multi-professional team.
To provide highly specialist nursing knowledge to assess, plan and deliver patient centred care.
To maintain accurate records of the clinical service and procedures performed in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council, Trust and Professional medico-legal requirements
Provide the role of the Nurse Cystoscopist for bladder cancer surveillance/diagnostic cystoscopies and bladder Botox, by undertaking the appropriate training, writing training and performance guidelines and protocols and developing practice based competence aiming toward independent practice.
To provide a specialist advisory role regarding urethral and suprapubic catheterisation for patients, carers, hospital and community staff providing a catheter change service for first time suprapubic changes and difficult urethral changes by arrangement.
Please see attached job description for further information.
Person specification
Education and Training
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- BSc
- Relevant specialty qualification
- ENB 998/Mentorship Course
- Evidence of continual development
- Change Management
- Project Management
- Relevant Urology courses such as Flexible Cystoscopy
- Evidence of Research
Desirable criteria
- Non Medical Prescribing or willingness to undertake
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to work autonomously
- Able to undertake flexible cystoscopy’s
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Report writing skills.
- Able to change existing practice
- Computer skills
- Clinical audit skills
- Budgeting awareness
- Male catheterisation
- Phlebotomy and cannulation
Experience
Essential criteria
- Currently working in relevant area
- Specialist Urology knowledge
- Evidence of successful leadership
- Evidence of change management
- Management of appraisal system
- Understanding of standards and targets setting
- Developing of policy documents
- IT skills
- Presentation skills
- Good knowledge of appropriate HR policies in relation this this post
- Report writing skills
Desirable criteria
- Risk/clinical Governance
- Counselling
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Polite approachable manner
- Assertive
- Ability to plan and organise own and others work load
- Adaptable to change
- Ability to work flexible hours as required
Desirable criteria
- Understanding
- Confidence
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sukie Gill
- Job title
- Head of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01322 428100
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