Urology Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job responsibilities

Clinical

• The Clinical Nurse Specialist will be professionally accountable for their actions and provide leadership within their defined area of speciality. They will contribute towards corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.
• The Clinical Nurse Specialist will be able to communicate effectively complex condition related information in a sensitive manner to provide reassurance and support to patients.
• Ability to communicate and coordinate with the multi-professional teams locally, and with referring units.
• The Clinical Nurse Specialist as the skills to undertake comprehensive medical assessments and as the ability to carry out urological tract assessments and able to interpret the results.
• To request diagnostic imaging in line with local and national guidelines and within IEMER guidance.
• The Clinical Nurse Specialist will initiate and contribute to improving patients pathways within the service.
• Act as patient advocate where relevant, facilitating informed discussion concerning treatment options and ensuring informed consent.
• To provide specialist advice to support the assessment, planning and management of care to patients presenting with a Urological problem.
• Lead and participate in nurse led clinics to meet the patients need and service demand.
• To promote liaisons between the Trust and other external services to ensure seamless care across different care settings.
• Participates in research and Audits within specialist area and applies research findings to clinical care.
• To provide clinical expertise to the departmental team, acting as a role model in the delivery of patient care.
• To lead, support, supervise and teach staff, within the specialist area.
• The post holder is expected to always act in a manner consistent with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, carrying out his/her duties in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
• To provide support and care for the patient and his/her family respecting their need for privacy and dignity.
• Provide and source patient information and ensure meets national guidance.
• To facilitate the collection of correct data inputted into SOMERSET in line with the National LWBC matrix.
• Ensure the delivery of evidence-based nursing care in accordance with NMC Code of Professional Conduct within the clinical care area as an autonomous practitioner.
• Develop and provide education programs to patients, carers, multi-disciplinary teams, nursing and medical staff.
• Act as a role model exploiting at every opportunity to enhance the knowledge of others in issues relating to specialty.

Managerial

• Manage the Nurse led Urology unit and nursing team.
• To lead on developing guidance and implementing new initiatives to improve the service.
• To manage and take responsibility to ensure adequate provision to deliver an effective and efficient service within agreed budgets and resources.
• Ensuring timely management and resolution of unexpected events and situations.
• To ensure Specialist Nurse staffing within the Service is managed and supported appropriately.
• Key to establishing good working relationships within the multi-disciplinary team and cancer networks.
• To maintain a flexible approach to the role and ensure provision of an effective and efficient service within agreed budgets and resources.
• To support the process of Clinical Supervision within the Service.
• Conduct staff appraisals within the Service.

Education

• To implement and participate in the identification of the education of multi-professional team to ensure they meet the needs of patients.
• To identify, assess and meet the educational needs of the patient and their family/carers.
• Attend and participate in service professional forums locally and nationally to support best practice.
• Attend Directorate management/ Cancer board meetings.
• To continue own professional development in line with NMC guidelines and NMC.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Experience in communication skills in very emotive situations
• Experience where a degree of autonomous working has been required
• Experience of multi-professional team working
• Ability to prioritise and manage own workload
• Minimum of 5 years' post registration experience
• Minimum of 2 years' experience at Band 6 within the designated speciality
• Evidence of on-going CPD
• Evidence of ability to professionally lead / manage a team of staff
• Band 6 experience within Urology Service

Qualifications and Professional Training

Essential

• NMC registration
• Degree level education or equivalent level qualification.
• Diploma level qualification in speciality
• Advanced communication course

Desirable

• Non-medical prescribing qualification
• Masters level education

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Clinical Assessment skills module at minimum of Degree Level or equivalent or commitment to undertake

Desirable

• Non-medical prescribing qualification
• Diploma level qualification in speciality or equivalent experience

personal qualities

Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to perform in stressful and complex situation
• Sound clinical reasoning & decision making
• Ability to inspire and lead a team
• Physically able to undertake role which involves combination of sitting, standing and walking.

Trust values

Essential

• effective open communication
• excellence and safety in everything we do
• challenge but support
• expect respect and dignity
• local healthcare that inspires confidence

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).