Job summary
Urology Benign Specialist Nurse
Division: Surgery & Anaesthetics
Band: 7
Salary: £38,3682 - £54,710 The post would be considered as a development to band 7 once the competency been completed
Interview Date: 19th August 2025
We are recruiting for a Urology Clinical Nurse Specialist-Benign who shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best Peopleand have the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
The Medway NHS Foundation Trust is West Kent Urology Cancer/Benign Centre and serves diverse population over 700.000. The Urology Department offers variety of services to the local urology population and strive to develop and expand their services to meet growing needs. This job description outlines the current main responsibilities of the post. However the duties of the post may change and develop over time this job description may, therefore be amended in consultation with the post holder.
Main duties of the job
Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care, utilising research findings as appropriate.
Support, advice and teach catheter care for patients with long term indwelling catheters.
Provide additional assessment and perform uroflowmetry and bladder scanning for patients. Assist; perform, interpret and plan care of action with specialist investigation such as Urodynamics Study and PTNS within their job role expectations.
Teach patients/carers intermittent self-catheterisation and self-dilatation.
Provide a one stop assessment for patients referred with lower urinary tract symptoms, trial without a catheter, urinary retention or as walk in patients to clinic.
Initiate or participate in clinical audit/research projects and urology presentations. Set up new nurse led urology clinics to help patients and Urology Department.
Liaise with the Multi-disciplinary team in providing efficient and effective care meet the needs of the service.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B - Bold
E - Every person counts
S - Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The CNS will work effectively as an autonomous practitioner and as core member of the multi-disciplinary team within Urology to provide the highest possible standards of care for patients with benign urological disease.
Oversee, run and review outpatient urology services, ensuring that the Emergency Department is supported and non-emergency work is diverted to suitable settings. Supervise and mentor junior staff. She/he will be expected to participate in teaching, audit, and research programmes as well as to support ward nursing staff as nurse educator.
The post holder contributes to the delivery and evaluation of patient care throughout the treatment pathway, with responsibilities for assessing the needs of patient & family, planning care, and liaising with the multidisciplinary team to coordinated care.
In particular the potholder will be expected to develop an expertise in provision of support, follow up and advanced assessment in urological benign care pathways.
The potholder will be responsible for planning and organising their own caseload and will have the opportunity to develop their organisational and clinical skills.
The post holder will be expected to complete the competency for the following nurse led clinics such as telephone clinics, TWOC and CISD/CISC clinics, bladder instillations, female continence clinic, PTNS, UDS, catheter clinic, erectile dysfunction clinic and BCG/Mitomycin Clinics in order to develop and progress to a Band 7 post which is achievable within up to 2 years.
These will include advanced assessment skills, performing urological procedures, giving treatment, diagnosing and providing plan of care to patient with benign urology condition, emotional and informational support to patient and family affected by both urological benign and cancer condition.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The CNS will work effectively as an autonomous practitioner and as core member of the multi-disciplinary team within Urology to provide the highest possible standards of care for patients with benign urological disease.
Oversee, run and review outpatient urology services, ensuring that the Emergency Department is supported and non-emergency work is diverted to suitable settings. Supervise and mentor junior staff. She/he will be expected to participate in teaching, audit, and research programmes as well as to support ward nursing staff as nurse educator.
The post holder contributes to the delivery and evaluation of patient care throughout the treatment pathway, with responsibilities for assessing the needs of patient & family, planning care, and liaising with the multidisciplinary team to coordinated care.
In particular the potholder will be expected to develop an expertise in provision of support, follow up and advanced assessment in urological benign care pathways.
The potholder will be responsible for planning and organising their own caseload and will have the opportunity to develop their organisational and clinical skills.
The post holder will be expected to complete the competency for the following nurse led clinics such as telephone clinics, TWOC and CISD/CISC clinics, bladder instillations, female continence clinic, PTNS, UDS, catheter clinic, erectile dysfunction clinic and BCG/Mitomycin Clinics in order to develop and progress to a Band 7 post which is achievable within up to 2 years.
These will include advanced assessment skills, performing urological procedures, giving treatment, diagnosing and providing plan of care to patient with benign urology condition, emotional and informational support to patient and family affected by both urological benign and cancer condition.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 1 registered nurse (Adult) on NMC register
- Degree Nursing
- Evidence of on-going professional development Course/conference etc
- urology experience
Skills
Essential
- Good communication skills
- Ability to effectively prioritise workload and patient care needs
- Demonstrates an understanding of managing resources
- Competent in catheterisation
Experience
Essential
- Relevant demonstrate experience in Urology
- Leadership and management experience
Desirable
- Background of service development and delivering presentations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 1 registered nurse (Adult) on NMC register
- Degree Nursing
- Evidence of on-going professional development Course/conference etc
- urology experience
Skills
Essential
- Good communication skills
- Ability to effectively prioritise workload and patient care needs
- Demonstrates an understanding of managing resources
- Competent in catheterisation
Experience
Essential
- Relevant demonstrate experience in Urology
- Leadership and management experience
Desirable
- Background of service development and delivering presentations
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
