Job summary
This is a 12 month role with a possibility for extension.
Band 5 Urology Support Nurse Secondment Opportunity
Are you interested in Urology? Do you enjoy working within a diverse, acute and out-patient environment which gives you the opportunity to develop within the specialty? If so the Urology Nurse Practitioners are looking for a support nurse to join their team.
WHERE WE ARE: Kettering offers great access to all the beautiful Northamptonshire countryside. It has excellent road and rail network links to and from London, the East Midlands and Birmingham and the hospital is just off the A14 giving easy access to the M1. You will have the opportunity to work at one of the satellite clinics at Nene Park.
A Secondment opportunity to cover maternity leave with the urology specialist nurses.
Main duties of the job
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING: You will be assisting and supporting the Nurse Practitioners in out-patient clinics, and other nurse led services. You will perform general urological nursing tasks in relation to patient care and act as point of contact, liaison to community members and advocate to patients within the specialty delivering individualised and personalised patient care.
You will work predominantly 8am-4pm, Monday-Friday, however hours can be negotiated and flexible working will be required for the provision of Saturday clinics, according to service need.
About us
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighboring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values:
Compassion
Respect
Integrity
Courageous
Accountable
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Urology Nurse Practitioners provide specialist nursing and clinical support to urology patients across the trust in both, in-patient, day case and out-patient settings. As a part of this team you will be able to develop specialist skills and knowledge in the Urology field and work collaboratively with the clinicians and other multi-disciplinary team members ensuring the delivery of high quality and clinically effective care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Urology Nurse Practitioners provide specialist nursing and clinical support to urology patients across the trust in both, in-patient, day case and out-patient settings. As a part of this team you will be able to develop specialist skills and knowledge in the Urology field and work collaboratively with the clinicians and other multi-disciplinary team members ensuring the delivery of high quality and clinically effective care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse / Midwife
- Diploma / Degree
Desirable
- Mentor qualification
- Leadership qualification
Knowledge / experience
Essential
- Previous Healthcare experience
- Commitment to continuing professional
Desirable
- Evidence of post-registration qualification/education to diploma/degree level
- Awareness and understanding of current issues within nursing, midwifery and the wider NHS
Skills
Essential
- The ability to communicate with patients and their families/carers during a highly stressful time, requiring the ability to alter communication strategies dependent on the situation and the patient's status
- To demonstrate accuracy and clarity in verbal, written and electronic communication; and appropriate information storage
- The ability to make judgments on problems requiring investigation, analysis e.g., assessment of patient condition, suitability for discharge
- Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate clinical care
- The ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure high quality nursing/midwifery service
- Able to organise, prioritise and adjust own workload in relation to the priorities of the department
- Able to allocate and delegate workload responsibly and monitor the work of others; clinical supervision of junior staff
- The ability to make changes to own practice and offer suggestions for improving services
- Demonstrates personal duty of care in relation to the safe use of equipment and other resources
- Maintains the quality in own work and encourages others to do the same
- Ability to treat all employee and other hospital information confidentially
- Recognition of factors in maintaining own and others health, safety and security
- Supportive of equality and values diversity
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse / Midwife
- Diploma / Degree
Desirable
- Mentor qualification
- Leadership qualification
Knowledge / experience
Essential
- Previous Healthcare experience
- Commitment to continuing professional
Desirable
- Evidence of post-registration qualification/education to diploma/degree level
- Awareness and understanding of current issues within nursing, midwifery and the wider NHS
Skills
Essential
- The ability to communicate with patients and their families/carers during a highly stressful time, requiring the ability to alter communication strategies dependent on the situation and the patient's status
- To demonstrate accuracy and clarity in verbal, written and electronic communication; and appropriate information storage
- The ability to make judgments on problems requiring investigation, analysis e.g., assessment of patient condition, suitability for discharge
- Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate clinical care
- The ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure high quality nursing/midwifery service
- Able to organise, prioritise and adjust own workload in relation to the priorities of the department
- Able to allocate and delegate workload responsibly and monitor the work of others; clinical supervision of junior staff
- The ability to make changes to own practice and offer suggestions for improving services
- Demonstrates personal duty of care in relation to the safe use of equipment and other resources
- Maintains the quality in own work and encourages others to do the same
- Ability to treat all employee and other hospital information confidentially
- Recognition of factors in maintaining own and others health, safety and security
- Supportive of equality and values diversity
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).
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