Clinical Nurse Specialist, Urogynaecology

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 20 May 2025

Job summary

An exciting development opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Nurse to work in a specialist role within the field of Urogynaecology based at St Peters Hospital.

The post holder will be required to work as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team which includes the Lead Nurse for Urogynaecology; Lead Consultant with Urogynaecology Subspecialty training and two dedicated Consultants with a specialist interest in Urogynaecology; a pro-active Women's Health Physiotherapist team and a Community based Continence team.

Experience in either Urology, Urogynaecology, Gynaecology and/or Continence Care is essential to the role but for the right candidate they will receive specialist training both formally through appropriate nationally recognised courses and informally from members of the MDT to reach the full potential of the role .

The successful candidate will need to be confident to work both independently and as part of a team to facilitate a smooth patient treatment pathway.

We are looking for individuals with good clinical interpersonal and communication skills, who are willing and able to adapt to change; and to work individually within their level of competence, after appropriate training if and where required.

The role ultimately will require the individual to undertake nurse-led clinics assessing and managing the needs of women with pelvic floor dysfunction, perform urodynamic investigations and review women following conservative and/or surgical treatments.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to contribute at an advanced level to the specialist urogynaecology nursing service

You will provide clinical expertise in all aspects of care for women with pelvic floor and bladder dysfunction effectively co-ordinating and delivering an expert nursing service within the specialist area.

Provide a nurse-led case-load, ensuring continuity of a high standard of evidence based nursing care, from point of referral through to conservative and non-surgical treatment , out-patient post-operative management and discharge.

This would include management of prolapse with vaginal pessary, bladder retraining, patient education/catheter care, ISC training, TWoC, supporting women undergoing surgery and performing investigative procedures such as urodynamic studies.

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
On-site Nurseries
On-site staff cafes
On-site parking
Support in career development
Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org

Date posted

01 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,205 to £54,931 a year pa inc. HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

323-NM6446-JN

Job locations

st peters hospital

St Peters Hospital, Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide clinical expertise, specialist advice and support to women across Urogynaecology Nursing Services, ensuring that the provision of excellent evidence based nursing care is maintained.

Identify changing health care needs at all stages of pelvic floor and bladder dysfunction, liaising as necessary with other members of the MDT

Undertake and interpret female urodynamic diagnostic investigations and ensure that appointments are triaged according to urgency of appraisal.To understand and communicate to the patient their diagnosis and treatment options following investigation

Please refer to the attached job description

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide clinical expertise, specialist advice and support to women across Urogynaecology Nursing Services, ensuring that the provision of excellent evidence based nursing care is maintained.

Identify changing health care needs at all stages of pelvic floor and bladder dysfunction, liaising as necessary with other members of the MDT

Please refer to the attached job description

Person Specification

Qualifications and Further Training

Essential

Level 1 NMC Registered Nurse
Degree level or equivalent
Significant NHS post-registration working at senior nurse level
Trust vision, values and strategic objectives
ENB 998 qualification or equivalent
Willingness to undertake further personal professional development / training
Right to work in UK

Desirable

Specialist training in urogynaecology/ urology or continence care (gained through additional courses or experience)
Specialist training in urodynamic investigations
MSc, equivalent or working towards
Non medical prescribing

Experience

Essential

Significant post registration experience in Urogynaecology/ Urology/Gynaecology or Continence Care
Teaching experience

Desirable

Managing patients with pelvic floor dysfunction
Audit and/or research
Managing patients within an out-patient setting
Urodynamic investigation

Skills

Essential

Excellent communication and patient-focussed approach
Strong assessment, clinical and decision-making skills
Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Person Specification

Qualifications and Further Training

Essential

Level 1 NMC Registered Nurse
Degree level or equivalent
Significant NHS post-registration working at senior nurse level
Trust vision, values and strategic objectives
ENB 998 qualification or equivalent
Willingness to undertake further personal professional development / training
Right to work in UK

Desirable

Specialist training in urogynaecology/ urology or continence care (gained through additional courses or experience)
Specialist training in urodynamic investigations
MSc, equivalent or working towards
Non medical prescribing

Experience

Essential

Significant post registration experience in Urogynaecology/ Urology/Gynaecology or Continence Care
Teaching experience

Desirable

Managing patients with pelvic floor dysfunction
Audit and/or research
Managing patients within an out-patient setting
Urodynamic investigation

Skills

Essential

Excellent communication and patient-focussed approach
Strong assessment, clinical and decision-making skills
Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team

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.