Key responsibilities Clinical. 1. To maintain personal accountability for professional and ethical actions and ensure compliance with NMC code of professional conduct. 2. To maintain and develop a specialist nursing service for patients within the caseload, ensuring that the treatment and follow up of this group of patients is delivered in a timely manner. 3. To provide and maintain a diagnostic service for the Trust. Ensure nurse-led clinics provide for both diagnoses and reporting of subsequent results for identified patients. 4. To provide teaching as an in-house measure to all medical and nursing staff, not only within the Directorate but also from other services. 5. To provide a nurse-led clinic service to patients. 6. To plan and administer treatment to patients as appropriate and ensure handover of this treatment to community services as necessary.. 7. To provide expert nursing care, advice and support for patients and their relatives/carers and ensure that advice and point of contact is available throughout the patients journey. 8. To refer on to other agencies as appropriate. 9. To operate as clinical specialist and expert practitioner in issues relating to the identified area of nursing. To direct and delegate nursing care based on accurate assessment and evaluation. 10. To take consent for investigative procedures, manipulate equipment and perform advanced clinical skills. Management and Quality. 1. Act as a change agent for the development of the service. 2. Assisting in the audit and data collection required for developing evidence based nursing. 3. To provide verbal and written reports to appropriate managers and clinical leads. 4. To monitor the effectiveness of the service by continuous audit. 5. To ensure that equipment is maintained and serviced as required. 6. To develop protocols, documentation, standards and guidelines to enable best practice for the care of patients with urological conditions. 7. To be involved in complaints handling according to the Trusts Complaints Procedure. 8. To establish a clear focus, vision and direction for the nursing service, within the team/directorate. 9. To ensure effective and efficient use of financial resources, contributing to increasing the efficiency and controlling cost within the departmental budget. Making recommendations regarding supplies and purchasing of equipment. Communication and Liaison 1. To promote effective communication within the hospital and to the patient and/or their relatives. 2. Act as a point of liaison between all hospital departments involved in the patients journey. 3. Act as a source of specialist information for nurses and other members of the multidisciplinary team. 4. Liaise with other departments/ Trusts regarding services provided and current practises to develop best evidence based practice. 5. To be skilled to impart distressing information with respect and empathy. 6. To ensure that all patient records are maintained contemporaneously. * The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues. * The post holder shall follow all the policies and procedures of the organisation. Education and training development 1. Maintain own professional knowledge base and skills, meet PREP requirements, and continually update knowledge. 2. To provide education to members of the multidisciplines, relating to the area of specialist knowledge. 3. To promote and give presentations about the role of the specialist nurse in service. 4. To act as an educator and assessor to promote and maintain skills and knowledge to relevant medical and nursing staff, including specialist registrars and senior house officers. 5. To be actively involved in health promotion in line with Government targets.