Trainee ANP / ACP Urology Benign Nursing

We are recruiting into a permanent Benign Urology trainee ACP post for an experienced clinician who is already working as band 6 or 7 and would like the opportunity to learn and progress in their clinical and managerial career. We are looking for an individual who is enthusiastic and highly motivated to work within the Benign urology nursing service. You will work within an outpatient team of nurses, providing nurse led benign urology clinics and interventions such as lithotripsy for stone patients, men's health, urodynamics and potentially bladder botox and one stop LUTS clinics in the future. You will also play an integral role in developing and supporting relationships within the wider urology team. The main focus of the role will require you to work closely with the other specialist nurses/trainee ACPs in the benign nurse team, as well as working with the Diagnostic ANP, Uro-oncology nursing teams and doctors in the different cancer pathways and diagnostic services. You will not only be performing advanced skilled interventions but you will be using your clinical expertise to interpret your findings, make further requests for other diagnostics, as well as referring on to further practitioners or GPs. This will be done within the structured academic and clinical training of an Advanced Practice Master's Degree (MSc Level 7) There will be an expectation of line management, staff development and further clinical education., The following duties are specific to the Advanced Nurse/Clinical Practitioner role. This is not an exhaustive list. It is unlikely that you will become competent in all these duties; where possible personal interest will be taken into consideration, but service requirements will take priority when deciding your roles within the team. You will receive any training necessary to become competent within the role in keeping with the Band 7 job description, national and local requirements.

• Requesting of radiology diagnostic scans - according to local protocol.
• Lithotripsy - leadership of the day to day running of the lithotripsy nursing service alongside the lithotripsy nurse lead, and providing autonomous clinical care for the treatment of renal and ureteric stones.
• Urodynamics - including the assessment and diagnosis of patients referred for urodynamics and video urodynamics. The service includes both telemed clinics and face to face clinics.
• Men's Health - the assessment and management of erectile dysfunction including injection teaching.
• Bladder botox - assisting with the delivery of the nurse-led bladder botox service and in future potentially further training to deliver the service if undertaking flexible cystoscopy training.
Working hours are currently Monday to Friday with and expectation of occasional weekend working., · Practice in compliance with code of professional conduct, being responsible and accountable for their decisions, actions, or omissions at this level of advanced practice · Work towards demonstrating a critical understanding of their broadened level of responsibility and autonomy, recognising the limits of their own competence and scope of practice · Develops own professional judgment skills identifying when to escalate and seek help/guidance, critically reflecting on practice, self-awareness, emotional intelligence and their willingness to change or challenge thought processes · Learn to work in partnership with individuals, families and carers, using a range of assessment methods as appropriate (e.g. history-taking and physical assessments, holistic assessments, identifying risk factors, mental health assessments, requesting/undertaking and/or interpreting diagnostic tests, and conducting health needs assessments). · Develops effective communication skills, supporting people in making decisions, planning care or seeking to make positive health changes, promoting person-centred approaches · Develops effective communication skills with colleagues both internally and/or externally, in verbal, non-verbal and written communication methods, adapting to changing parameters as required; this includes thorough accurate documentation · Provides and receives highly sensitive, complex or contentious information relating to patient care, and communicates information to patients, families or carers with respect, compassion and empathy · Develops proficiency and clinical acumen in relation to decision-making skills, to inform clinical reasoning approaches · Works towards increasing knowledge and skills in advanced clinical practice, in order to initiate, evaluate and modify a range of interventions, which may include the prescribing of medications, therapies, lifestyle advice and care · For registered professionals able to prescribe, in roles requiring therapeutic medications and treatments, and after approval from the Trust's Non-Medical Prescribing Lead, the trainee will undertake the Non-Medical Prescribing Module (NMP V300) as part of the AP MSc pathway, where after the trainee will record the achievement on their regulatory body's professional registration, and prescribe within their scope of practice, utilising local or organisational guidelines, national guidelines, and adhering to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Prescribing Standards, and those of their professional regulatory body (e.g. NMC, HCPC, GPhC or GOC) · Develops professional judgement to manage risk appropriately with support and clinical supervision, especially where there may be complex and unpredictable events, promoting the safety and wellbeing of individuals, families and carers · Begins to act as a clinical role model/advocate for developing and delivering care that is responsive to changing requirements, informed by local service and local population health needs, external agencies and/or wider networks · Demonstrates evidence underpinning subject and service specific capabilities and competencies, relevant to the role's clinical setting and own scope of practice, through the development of a professional portfolio for Advanced Clinical Practice, and in line with the relevant service specific curriculum frameworks or credentials (with NHSE or other professional bodies where relevant). · Works towards developing a range of independent advanced clinical procedures, and request and interpret diagnostic investigations, as required by the service and the scope of practice for the role such as outlined above. Leadership and Management Develop skills, practices and behaviours which… · Initiate and develop effective relationships, fostering clarity of the tAP role within teams, to encourage productive and efficient working · Role-model the values of the OUH, demonstrating a person-centred approach to service delivery and improvement · Negotiate an individual scope of practice within legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies, governance frameworks and procedures; with a focus on managing risk, upholding safety and delivering high quality care · Evaluates own practices as a tAP, participating in MDT and team evaluations, recognising the impact of advanced clinical practice on service function, effectiveness and quality (e.g. care outcomes, patient experience and safety) · Will actively engage in peer review to inform own and other's practice, working towards formulating and implementing strategies to act on learning and making improvements, with support from peers and clinical supervisors. · Actively seeks feedback and involvement from individuals, families, carers and colleagues to inform own development and/or service developments in practice · Where appropriate, demonstrates team leadership, resilience and determination as a tAP to peers (including juniors), whilst developing management skills for situations that are unfamiliar, complex or unpredictable, seeking to build confidence in self and in others. This may include the line management or supervision of junior team members within service as required. · Remains adaptable to change, continually developing own practice · Participates in clinical governance reviews and the investigation of clinical incidents and serious incidents; leads and facilitates others to share lessons learned adapt systems and processes accordingly · Supports team members from a managerial perspective including direct line management responsibilities (where required), such as supporting wellbeing, absence management, appraisals and conduct or performance management · Recognises the critical importance of wellbeing in self and others, seeking to identify and manage stressors or pressures to promote health and wellbeing Education Develop skills, practices and behaviours which… · Critically assess and address own learning needs as a tAP, working to a personal development plan that reflects the breadth of professional development across the four pillars of advanced clinical practice, relevant to the trainee's own clinical service · Engages in Higher Education Institution (HEI) Academic Level 7 AP MSc post-graduate studies, and self-directed learning, meeting the academic requirements of the course to achieve the full MSc qualification at the end of the agreed training time-period; this may include a range of both classroom-taught and blended learning approaches, and a range of assessments methods (e.g. Observed Structured Clinical Examinations, exams, written assignments or other methodologies as set by the HEI) · Critically reflect to maximise own clinical skills and knowledge development, with evidence demonstrated in own professional portfolio of evidence · Engage with performance reviews and appraisal processes, as required in own clinical service area and in line with OUH requirements: Additionally, participating in Clinical Supervision and tripartite review meetings with both Clinical Supervisors, Academic Supervisors from the HEI and Line Managers, where the manager is not supervising the tAP · Advocate for, and contribute to, a culture of departmental, service, and organisational learning, to inspire future and existing staff · Where appropriate act as an educator within own scope of capability and competence, to develop teaching skills (with supervision or support where required), and seeking to instil confidence in others and share best practices Research Develop skills, practices and behaviours which… · Develop and support a 'knowledge rich enquiry culture' where research values are fostered, promoted and encouraged · With support as required, engages in research activities, upholding good research practice guidelines, in order to develop evidence-based strategies that can be applied to enhance quality, safety, productivity, value or wellbeing · Evaluate and audit own clinical practice, selecting and applying valid, reliable methods, then acting on the findings as appropriate with support as required · Develop and assist in the implementation of robust local governance systems and systematic documentation processes, keeping the need for modifications under critical review · Begin to critically appraise and synthesis the outcomes of relevant research and evaluations, using results to underpin own practice and inform that of others · Begin to identify gaps in knowledge or evidence bases, and explore how these may be addressed via safe and pragmatic solutions, seeking to understand needs for further research to strengthen evidence · Links professional capabilities in clinical practice to relevant, robust and valid research, evidenced in own professional portfolio of Advanced Clinical Practice · Contribute to service or organisational research activities, which may include being involved as an educator, recruiter, investigator, and/or developing bids to apply for research funding · Complete the Level 7 MSc academic research element in a topic area relevant to own clinical service and or professional practice (e.g. submitting an MSc Dissertation/Thesis linked to own clinical service), and present research evidence and findings to the Service and/or Organisation, in order to enhance learning and facilitate change · Facilitate collaborative links between clinical practice and research, through proactive engagement, and networking with academic, clinical and other active researchers · Disseminate best practice research findings and quality improvement projects


• Registered Healthcare Professional
• First level degree in undergraduate base profession
• Supervision, mentoring or facilitating workplace learning qualification
• Consolidated experience in urology or transferrable skills and knowledge
• Knowledge of the key issues in urology benign services
• Experience of clinical governance practices - audit/service evaluation
• Demonstrable evidence of ability to study at Level 7
• Commitment to studying for and completing a full Master's Level 7 AP post-grad degree
• Ability to recognise and analyse complex situations utilising decision making skills to take appropriate action
Desirable criteria
• Experience in urology or benign services
• Leadership or management qualification
• Existing technical skills such as UDS/Men's Health/flexible cystoscopy
• Ability to undertake clinical audits or service evaluation
• Compelted MSc modules relevant to urology
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