Urology Specialist Clinical Practitioner

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Northumbria Healthcare is seeking to appoint to our Urology Specialist Clinical Practitioner team (on a full-time or part-time basis).

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join a well-integrated team who are integral to the provision of Urology services across the Trust.

The department are looking for a practitioner who has experience in completing diagnostic procedures, particularly flexible cystoscopy, and is keen to develop their skills further.

The department is willing to consider appointing to this post with a base of either Wansbeck General Hospital or North Tyneside General Hospital.

Main duties of the job

  • Provide clinical expertise and practice autonomously in the absence of medical cover.
  • Provide skilled and knowledgeable care and advice to patients and their carers.
  • Complete assessments, planning, implementation and evaluation of direct care to patients.
  • Work with all members of the multi-disciplinary team
  • Engage with external agencies to provide a high quality service for patients from disease, and their carers.
  • Contribute to the development of high quality services within Northumbria Healthcare.
  • To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

About us

Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work for an organisation that was voted the best acute and combined acute and community trust in the country, based on the experience of its staff (NHS Staff Survey 2022). Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare and, this is...the Northumbria Way!

Date posted

06 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-5606007JA

Job locations

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Provide clinical expertise and practice autonomously in the absence of medical cover.
  • Provide skilled and knowledgeable care and advice to patients and their carers.
  • Complete assessments, planning, implementation and evaluation of direct care to patients.
  • Work with all members of the multi-disciplinary team
  • Engage with external agencies to provide a high quality service for patients from disease, and their carers.
  • Contribute to the development of high quality services within Northumbria Healthcare.
  • To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

see job description/person specification for Essential criteria

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Provide clinical expertise and practice autonomously in the absence of medical cover.
  • Provide skilled and knowledgeable care and advice to patients and their carers.
  • Complete assessments, planning, implementation and evaluation of direct care to patients.
  • Work with all members of the multi-disciplinary team
  • Engage with external agencies to provide a high quality service for patients from disease, and their carers.
  • Contribute to the development of high quality services within Northumbria Healthcare.
  • To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

see job description/person specification for Essential criteria

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional registration with NMC / HCPC / GPC
  • Diploma/ Degree relevant to registration
  • Post Graduate qualification relevant to registration
  • Recognised teaching/mentorship qualification
  • Registered mentor
  • Practitioner course or Advanced clinical skills training
  • Specialist area qualifications

Knowledge

Essential

  • Substantial experience as practitioner.
  • Worked within specialty area

Other

Essential

  • Driving Licence - You may also need to travel between Trust premises as required for the performance of your duties
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional registration with NMC / HCPC / GPC
  • Diploma/ Degree relevant to registration
  • Post Graduate qualification relevant to registration
  • Recognised teaching/mentorship qualification
  • Registered mentor
  • Practitioner course or Advanced clinical skills training
  • Specialist area qualifications

Knowledge

Essential

  • Substantial experience as practitioner.
  • Worked within specialty area

Other

Essential

  • Driving Licence - You may also need to travel between Trust premises as required for the performance of your duties

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).

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.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH


Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH


Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Specialist Nurse

Chris Hall

chris.hall@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk

Date posted

06 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-5606007JA

Job locations

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH


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