UCLH offers a supportive environment that fosters professional development, with training available for candidates who may need to enhance their clinical skills. The trust has been recognized as the top NHS organisation to work for in England, reflecting a commitment to quality care and staff satisfaction.
We are inviting applications for this unique and exciting opportunity in Urology nursing.
If successful the candidate will join the Urology Stones/Endo-luminal/Endo-urology service at University College London Hospitals at Westmoreland Street. In this role you will work as a Clinical Nurse Practitioner. You will be part of the Benign Urology CNS and CNP community, forging links with Urology Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Specialists across the network in North Central London and across the UK. You will work principally with the Urology medical team, to fully deliver a holistic service for our patients. This is an autonomous nursing role, and holds exciting potential for development and expansion.
The post holder will;
o Work part time.o Co-ordinate the daily management of the Endo- Urology unit as part of the multi-disciplinary team.o Be a point of contact for clinical teams caring for patients demonstrating general urinary complaints related to urinary stones.o Provide advice and support to the clinical teams in Urology and the wider Trust network.o Conduct high quality nurse-led assessments for our adult patients.o Liaise with system-wide partners on specific patient issues, including referrals into community teamso Work collaboratively with patients and carers, alongside the MDT in the promotion of quality careo Take a lead in education, training and documentation about this specialty areao Lead an outpatient nursing service, undertaking and interpreting basic diagnostic tests with the potential to develop autonomous advanced clinical skills (training will be given should the right candidate not have this skill set currently).o Run independent nurse - led clinicso Engage with diagnostics and treatment services, such as Lithotripsy to support this service.o Triage patients in the community and provide continuous outreach support, converting to in patient based on clinic need. This will require judgement and reasoning, and an excellent safety critical skill set.o Work at different sites as the job dictates.
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For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
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*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
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