Job summary
The successful candidate will provide specialist nursing care for patients with urology cancers, maintaining and developing a quality service, including quality surveillance standards.
You will take overall responsibility for the care of a caseload of patients requiring specialist nursing care, facilitating multi-disciplinary working across healthcare sectors, including electronic Holistic Needs Assessment and actively support personalised care and support planning for all patients.
Main duties of the job
We have an exciting opportunity available for an experienced Urology Nurse to join our dynamic team of Urology Nurse Specialists.
Are you enthusiastic, motivated and have a passion to deliver the highest standards of care to our patients? Then we are looking for you to work with our Urology Team across the City Hospital campus and the Nottingham Treatment centre.
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.
About us
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
Main responsibilities
Actively contribute in implementing management plans, advice and support for patients with urological cancers and their families/ carers
Continue to develop and implement care pathways regarding the management of inpatients with an established or suspected diagnosis of urological malignancy.
Provide verbal and written advice and information to these patients and their families at all stages of their disease journey.
Provide specialist advice, training and education for ward/department nurses, other health care professionals and students within NUH.
Participate in outpatient consultations.
Set-up and deliver nurse led clinics
Job description
Job responsibilities
In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
Main responsibilities
Actively contribute in implementing management plans, advice and support for patients with urological cancers and their families/ carers
Continue to develop and implement care pathways regarding the management of inpatients with an established or suspected diagnosis of urological malignancy.
Provide verbal and written advice and information to these patients and their families at all stages of their disease journey.
Provide specialist advice, training and education for ward/department nurses, other health care professionals and students within NUH.
Participate in outpatient consultations.
Set-up and deliver nurse led clinics
Person Specification
Qualifications/training
Essential
- Nursing Degree or working toward a degree
Desirable
- Urology related course
- CNS/keyworker experience
Experience
Essential
- Significant Urology experience
- Autonomous and wider MDT working
- Awareness of the CNS role
- Awareness of Cancer pathways and National Cancer targets
Analytical and judgement
Essential
- Able to respond to situations - put effective interventions in place
- Able to critically analyse and evaluate research findings
Desirable
- experience of writing audit/research reports for a multiprofessional audience
Planning and organisational
Essential
- able to organise own workload
- able to prioritise actions
- able to implement and monitor protocols and objectives
Desirable
- evidence of leadership experience
- evidence of participating in local projects
Person Specification
Qualifications/training
Essential
- Nursing Degree or working toward a degree
Desirable
- Urology related course
- CNS/keyworker experience
Experience
Essential
- Significant Urology experience
- Autonomous and wider MDT working
- Awareness of the CNS role
- Awareness of Cancer pathways and National Cancer targets
Analytical and judgement
Essential
- Able to respond to situations - put effective interventions in place
- Able to critically analyse and evaluate research findings
Desirable
- experience of writing audit/research reports for a multiprofessional audience
Planning and organisational
Essential
- able to organise own workload
- able to prioritise actions
- able to implement and monitor protocols and objectives
Desirable
- evidence of leadership experience
- evidence of participating in local projects
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).