Employer Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Hampshire Hospitals
Town Basingstoke
Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
Salary period Yearly
Closing 26/03/2025 23:59
Benign Urology Nurse Practitioner
Band 6
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity to join our urology clinical specialist team within the field of benign urology.
The post holder will be able to work as an autonomous practitioner, to provide nurse-led clinical activity within the benign urology team structure.
The post would include activities such as diagnostic procedures including Urodynamics, lower urinary tract symptom assessment, prostate volume measurement, and support for one-stop clinical assessment of patients undergoing bladder outflow surgery.
The post would also include the delivery of intravesical treatments for benign bladder conditions, supporting patients performing self-trial without catheter post-surgery, and assisting in the Trial without catheter clinic. Additionally, the role involves working alongside and supporting the band 4 urology nursing associate.
Full training would be given to the successful candidate.
The urology services are carried out on 3 hospital sites within HHFT.
Main duties of the job
To practise autonomously, carrying a caseload of patients and supporting the team in the delivery of a seven-day, twenty-four-hour service for which you are responsible or have been delegated the responsibility. This includes:
1. High standards of professional practice to ensure quality and safety of patient care, experience, and the patient journey.
2. Specialised clinical practice, knowledge, skills, and experience.
3. Supporting the Team Leader in the productivity and financial management of a clinical area.
4. Leading by example.
5. Supporting and contributing to the team in ensuring that clinical services are delivered to a high quality of care and that all compliance requirements such as CQC and contractual requirements are achieved.
6. Effective leadership.
Analytical and Judgement Skills:
To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients including those with a complex presentation where factors may be conflicting, requiring high-level analysis and interpretation skills and the comparison of a range of options to achieve effective treatment or discharge planning.
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester, and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Tackling Climate Change: Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Person specification
Education
* Degree or equivalent Knowledge
Management
* Staff or self-management
* Management training or qualifications
Interest in Urology
* Evidence of any self-directed study within urology or any clinical experience.
* Evidence of interest in urology in application form.
* Evidence of autonomous practice within banding.
* Able to plan day-to-day activity.
Motivation
* Evidence of self-study for career development.
* Attendance of webinars or educational events.
Our commitment to you:
We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity.
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part-time working will be considered.
The paperwork:
* HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
* Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third-party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
* All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
* In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
* This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply, you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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