Job summary
We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced nurse in urology who has a keen interest in the management of renal stones and benign urology to join our outpatient department.
You will need excellent organisational and communication skills as you will be required to manage your own nurse lead clinics, case loads and service development.
You will work in collaboration with other specialist clinical nurses and medical team.
We are committed to career progression and the wellbeing of our staff. You will be offered mentorship, coaching or clinical supervision. We have a large number of competency packages for you to potentially work through and you will be given support to progress through these.
Main duties of the job
- Assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating care, as an autonomous practitioner with specialist skills. Where applicable and qualified as a Nurse Independent Prescriber, prescribe any drugs within clinical competencies This includes:
- Provision of care through screening programmes, nurse-led clinics, accepting referrals, undertaking diagnostic procedures, undertaking therapeutic procedures, physical assessments and obtaining written consent to treatment
- Referring patients directly to specialists in other professions
- Providing expert specialist clinical advice for patients, carers and health care professionals
- Carrying a caseload, and responsibility for the management of complex cases
- Improving and maintaining standards of care within the specialty
- Developing the skills of generalist nurses, and other health professionals (including doctors) to enable them to provide a high standard of care for patients within the specialty
- Providing a high level of communication by:
- Liaising with all appropriate members of multi-disciplinary team and ensuring a seamless service between acute and primary care services
- Communicating very sensitive condition related information to patients and relatives, requiring high levels of empathy and reassurance. This includes highly complex information that needs to be conveyed in easily understood languag
About us
Come Nurse with us...
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It's a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Closing date is midnight on 9 July 2023
Interviews are due to be held on 20 July 2023
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
- Our values and reputation for outstanding care
- Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
- Career and development opportunities
- Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
- Research experience and opportunities
- Lovely location and quality of life
- Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Closing date is midnight on 9 July 2023
Interviews are due to be held on 20 July 2023
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
- Our values and reputation for outstanding care
- Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
- Career and development opportunities
- Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
- Research experience and opportunities
- Lovely location and quality of life
- Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse educated to Degree level or willingness to undertake
- Post registration qualification in speciality
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Teaching qualification
- Advanced communication skills/counselling qualification or willingness to undertake
- Advanced clinical assessment
Desirable
- Research Module
- Masters Degree
- Non-medical prescribing
Experience
Essential
- Significant relevant experience in the Specialty and ability to demonstrate expert nursing skills
- Accept personal accountability for own practice
- Experience of formal/informal teaching
- Experience of initiating change
Experience
Essential
- Significant relevant experience in the Specialty and ability to demonstrate expert nursing skills
- Accept personal accountability for own practice
- Experience of formal/informal teaching
- Experience of initiating change
Skills
Essential
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
- Adaptable to changing situations due workload and colleagues' needs
- Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
- Leadership Skills
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time-management
- Effective interpersonal skills. Ability to lead developments in practice
- Commitment to multidisciplinary working
- Demonstrate analytical and judgmental skills
- Ability to quickly appraise situation and act accordingly
Desirable
- Advanced Communication Skills
Additonal Requirements
Essential
- To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct
- Capable of developing liaisons with other practice areas/academic institutions
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent
Desirable
- Knowledge of broader issues related to specialty - political and Trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse educated to Degree level or willingness to undertake
- Post registration qualification in speciality
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Teaching qualification
- Advanced communication skills/counselling qualification or willingness to undertake
- Advanced clinical assessment
Desirable
- Research Module
- Masters Degree
- Non-medical prescribing
Experience
Essential
- Significant relevant experience in the Specialty and ability to demonstrate expert nursing skills
- Accept personal accountability for own practice
- Experience of formal/informal teaching
- Experience of initiating change
Experience
Essential
- Significant relevant experience in the Specialty and ability to demonstrate expert nursing skills
- Accept personal accountability for own practice
- Experience of formal/informal teaching
- Experience of initiating change
Skills
Essential
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
- Adaptable to changing situations due workload and colleagues' needs
- Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
- Leadership Skills
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time-management
- Effective interpersonal skills. Ability to lead developments in practice
- Commitment to multidisciplinary working
- Demonstrate analytical and judgmental skills
- Ability to quickly appraise situation and act accordingly
Desirable
- Advanced Communication Skills
Additonal Requirements
Essential
- To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct
- Capable of developing liaisons with other practice areas/academic institutions
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent
Desirable
- Knowledge of broader issues related to specialty - political and Trust.
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).