University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
We are seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) in Andrology to join our team who is committed to delivering exceptional patient care and driving service innovation.
This post offers the opportunity to directly impact urgent urology services and provide crucial leadership to nursing teams, making a significant difference in patient outcomes.
In this role, 60% of your time will be dedicated to improving the primary care pathway for erectile dysfunction (ED) referrals by collaborating with GPs and pharmacy to optimize diagnostics, treatment, and patient education. You will work to streamline referrals, reduce consultant triaging, and develop a robust second-line treatment pathway. Additionally, you will collaborate with the North Central London Integrated Care Board (NCL ICB) on procurement and prescription processes to enhance patient access to second-line treatments, including vacuum pump devices.
The remaining 40% of your role will focus on leading and developing the CNS team, managing a holistic andrology service, and implementing outreach clinics at Whittington Hospital. You will define patient eligibility for nurse-led ANP clinics, provide educational resources, and mentor staff to ensure a patient-centered approach. You will also lead service improvement initiatives, audits, and evaluations to ensure continuous enhancement in care quality and patient outcomes.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled individual who has or is working towards a Master/PGDip in Advanced Clinical Practice. It's important that you are forward-thinking and can demonstrate the 4 pillars of advanced practice.
If you are a trainee band 7 ACP/ANP, we may consider your application based on your existing skills, experiences, and qualifications. We are committed to your professional development and will provide comprehensive support throughout.
All candidates must be able to provide evidence of a strong commitment to delivering quality-driven, evidence-based practice. Your dedication to this aspect of patient care is highly valued and will significantly enhance the patient experience.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
1. University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
2. National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
3. Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
4. University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
5. Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
6. University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
7. The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
8. University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world-class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
* Registered Nurse (Adult) Part 1, 12.
* Educated to Masters Level.
* Teaching and assessing course
* Advanced physical assessment module at MSc level
* Non-medical prescribing at BSc or MSc
* Experience at Extended nurse practitioner level
* Leadership course
Experience, Skills and Abilities
* Evidence of developing and leading nurse led clinics and services
* Is able to demonstrate a commitment to create a culture of learning and development in the practice setting.
* Able to organise and prioritise own workload and that of others
* Lead and practice at an advanced level.
Personal and People Development
* Demonstrates evidence of professional development in line with KSF and maintains updated Portfolio
* Experience working as preceptor/ facilitator
* Reflective in Practice
* Prioritises own workload
* Able to understand how to manage processes regarding poor performance in line within Trust policies
* Ability to work across organisational and professional boundaries.
* Ability to negotiate effectively with different disciplines
* Ability to initiate, sustain and evaluate change.
Communication and leadership
* Demonstrates a clear vision of the role and service
* Ability to solve complex problems
* Ability to sustain, evaluate and manage change
* Awareness of the importance of working as part of the multi-disciplinary team
* Communicates effectively verbally, in writing and in electronic formats
* Communicates with colleagues, patients and carers in an empathetic manner.
* Demonstrates understanding of good practice in Customer Care
* Coping strategies for working in a highly stressful environment
* Communicates clearly & effectively, deploying a range of different techniques to win support from others and bring about change
Service Improvement
Quality
* Experience of developing standards, guidelines and policies
* Experience in audit and evaluation of practice and services
Professional Development & Education
* Demonstrates evidence of professional development.
* In depth knowledge of current issues in clinical speciality
* Experience working as a preceptor/facilitator.
* Experience in teaching members of the multidisciplinary team and responding to learning needs.
* Commitment to ongoing implementation of the Trust nursing & midwifery strategy
* Learning and development: Practical experience in teaching patients and staff
* Learning and development: Experience of applying research evidence to clinical practice
* Learning and development: Skills in critical analysis and application of research to practice
* Act as a professional role model
Health, Safety And Security
* Promotes, monitors and maintains best practice in health, safety and security
* Monitors and maintains health, safety and security of self and others
Provision of care to meet health and wellbeing needs
* Articulates reasons for desire to work in this clinical area; has clear vision of the role
* Ability to resolve complex problems Good decision making skills
Information collection and analysis
* Able to use IT to disseminate information e.g. e-mail, Power Point, and Excel
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.
Job Details
Location: University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street (formerly the Heart Hospital)
Salary: £61,927 to £68,676 a year, inclusive of HCAS
Contract: Fixed term, Duration: 12 months, Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 309-UCLH-5658
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