Junior Urology Sister / Charge Nurse

There is an exciting opportunity to work as a Urology Nurse Specialist within the Urology Department working alongside both medical and nursing teams.

The post holder must be able to actively demonstrate and proactively deliver effective and personal care, which is safe for the patients, in a calm and compassionate manner to every patient, every time. This should be at the core of all planning which actively involves the patient and where appropriate, their relatives /carers. With the ability to escalate areas of interprofessional and multiagency care concerns to the lead nurse, manager, Matron or Deputy/Chief Nurse in a timely manner.

The successful candidate will be expected to undertake training and education to be able to deliver this role.

This team will cover patients by workingon the wards and outpatients based providing a comprehensive service., Working alongside Consultant Urology Surgeons the post holder will work towards the following: -
1. An autonomous independent Urology Nurse Specialist by providing information, support, advice and specialist knowledge to patients, their families and carers, and to act as a resource to the multi-professional team.
2. To assess, plan, implement and evaluate expert patient care to ensure continuity throughout the patient's care pathway.
3. To be pivotal in review and development of the service, and to reflect the needs of the patient group including working alongside external stakeholders in the provision of this service.
4. To liaise closely with the health care teams of the in-patient ward, out-patient department and primary care, including consultant surgeons and GP's.
5. To demonstrate wide and in-depth experience of all aspects of the specialty, exercising clinical leadership and effective education within their sphere of practice.
6. To monitor and improve standards of care through clinical audit, assisting with leading the development of practice through research.
7. To provide a clinical practice facilitation role for all levels of related ward staff.
8. To support nurse led clinics under the supervision of the Senior Urology Nurse Practitioners and Urology Consultants managing patient care and providing support to the attending doctor.
9. To hold a case load of patients ensuring that follow up plans and procedures are in place.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills and the ability to balance an acute workload.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.