Lead Urology Clinical Nurse Specialist

We are seeking a dynamic and compassionate leader with extensive urology experience who is passionate about delivering high-quality patient-centred care. The successful candidate will lead and develop the urology CNS service, providing expert clinical advice, supporting service improvement, and ensuring patients receive seamless care throughout their treatment pathway.

The post holder will engage directly with the surgical management team, the Urology Navigator, nursing, and secretarial teams to deliver a seamless service to patients presenting with urology conditions on the UIU pathway. The role will require the Lead Urology CNS to provide specialist advice, leadership skills, collaboration and consultancy to ensure that patients gain appropriate and timely care. In addition, they will develop consistent approaches to the strategic management of the patient group, through training and education, policy and guideline development, audit and research and implementation of evidence-based care. They will ensure that nursing resources are managed and supported in line with service delivery.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP., 1. ighly developed communication skills enabling maintenance of high-quality service within a complex and challenging environment with often, conflicting priorities.
2. Responsible for the provision of a high-quality professional nursing service across the Urology services, promoting best practice and implementing a review process that looks at quality and efficiency to meet the needs of patients and service.
3. Responsible for budget management, as directed by the Director of Nursing for nursing and AHP resources across the service, monitoring variance and implementing contingency plans as appropriate
4. Contributes to development and implementation of policies, procedures, and guidelines across a number of departments, ensuring that clinical governance is embedded in practice
5. Responsible for development, implementation, and evaluation of projects to improve patient care and service development through the audit cycle, linking to the clinical governance framework and business planning process. Utilise extensive understanding of the Urology UIU to deliver specialist nursing to Urology patients at all points of the pathway.
6. Undertake direct workload requiring moderate to high physical effort according to patient dependency or staff need.
7. Demonstrate through effective leadership the ability to provide professional and emotional support to individuals and groups, e.g., during difficult situations or unexpected events.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.