Urology Lead Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our UHD Urology Service.

This is a new post and we are seeking applicants with a background in Urology who are innovative and visionary, to work in conjunction with our Clinicians and lead our urology specialist nursing teams.

Working with the team ,the successful candidate will also develop new pathways and transform services, oversee and deliver the fast track prostate service and to drive high quality care for patients accessing our services.

This role requires an active professional registration with a relevant professional body

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Interview Date: TBC

Main duties of the job

• Be responsible for rapid assessment, diagnostics, & treatment of individuals within Urology using advanced level of professional accountability, autonomy & judgement, underpinned by Masters level theory & experience. This includes highly complex decision-making across a broad range of differentiated & undifferentiated presentations & complex situations, synthesising information from multiple sources to appropriate, evidence-based judgements and/or diagnoses.
• Provide leadership to Urology ACP, ECP & CNS teams & work with the service & directorate to determine priority workload of team
• Plan & manage complete episodes of care, work in collaboration with consultants & others, delegate and refer as appropriate, to ensure timely, effective management & optimise health outcomes, in line with the evidence base & nationally recognised best practice.
• To play a key role & maintain a pro-active approach to developing, leading clinical pathways & flow.
• Work with the MDT, lead Urology ACP/ECP/CNS services in delivery of high quality, performance & financial frameworks.
• Promote & implement service & policy development & redesign, impacting beyond own area & other disciplines, informed by current best practice & evidence-base, in accordance with values-based care of the trust.
• Be a resource to others, develop, deliver & evaluate a range of relevant specialist education & development for individuals & large groups, including the wider MDT, both internally & external to the trust.

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and condition