Job summary
An exciting development opportunity has arisen for a Urology Nurse Practitioner to join our vibrant and hard-working team at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
We are looking for an enthusiastic healthcare professional, with substantial experience in Urology or Outpatients' Nursing to join our dedicated Urology Nursing and Medical Team.
The successful candidate is expected to be highly motivated, dedicated with a passion for excellence in patient care, along with excellent communication organisational skills.
We are a busy department providing a variety of Rapid Access Clinics, many of which are nurse led. We also provide Urology Outpatients services Monday to Friday, across 3 sites - Whiston Hospital, St Helens Hospital and Newton Community Hospital.
An Enhanced DBS with barred lists for Adults is required for this post.
Interviews to be confirmed
Main duties of the job
To support the urology lead nurse manager and existing team in providing nurse-led urology diagnostic and treatment services to patients referred to the department by their general practitioner or consultants and on-going care / treatment whilst under the departments responsibility.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity for learning new skills along with supporting our team of highly skilled, and well established Nurse Practitioners, Doctors and Consultants.
We are pleased to inform you that the plans for St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust to come together as one new organisation have now been formally approved by the Secretary of State. Our new Trust will be called Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and will officially launch on Saturday 1stJuly 2023.
Any applicants who secure an offer of employment and/ or are due to commence their new role from 1st July 2023 onwards are advised that their conditional offer and contract of employment will be issued as per our normal recruitment process but will be under the new name of the organisation. All the details of the offers of employment and contracts of employment will remain as advertised and these changes will not affect your employment with us.
About us
The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1stJuly we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
- CAREthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
- SAFETY that is of the highest standards
- COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
- SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
- PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
Our achievements include:
- Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY DUTIES
- Abide by the legal requirements and statutory rules relating to practice. Promote and maintain standards of professional practice in accordance with NMC guidelines The post holder will support the team to develop a urological service that will strengthen the interface between primary and secondary care
CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support the senior urology nurse practitioner to provide a Nurse-led rapid access service which involves:
- Interviewing patients to obtain a history of presenting symptoms
- Give appropriate advice.
- Counsel and obtain written and verbal informed consent for invasive and non-invasive investigations.
- Ordering appropriate investigations and interpreting results.
- Performing a physical examination ie. abdominal palpation, genital examination and digital rectal examination of prostate gland. Provide appropriate management of results following the physical examination.
- Planning and evaluating complex systems of investigations and care.
- Providing accurate documentation.
- Advising General Practitioners on the urological management of their patients.
- Taking a patients medical/surgical history
- Performing clinical examination of the abdomen and prostate
- Interpretation of flow studies and post void residuals
- Plan/book and organise for further radiological examinations
- Interpretation of blood results
- Diagnosis
- Planning and evaluating complex systems of investigations and care.
- Providing accurate documentation.
- Providing information and giving explanations
- Advising General Practitioners on the urological management of their patients
- Under the guidance of the senior urology nurse practitioner will perform cancer check cystoscopies and provide a written record of each examination.
- Under the guidance of the senior urology nurse practitioner will perform diagnostic cystoscopies and provide a comprehensive written report of each examination.
- To adhere to Trust protocols for each examination.
- Administer antibiotics if indicated according to Trust antibiotic policy.
- Work autonomously to provide a nurse-led service for patients referred with the impotence by their General Practitioners, or by Consultant Urologists.
- Interviewing patients to obtain a history of presenting symptoms.
- Counsel and obtain verbal informed consent for examination and administering treatment.
- Perform physical examination of patients genital area and abdomen.
- Providing information and giving explanations.
- Accurately interpreting the results of investigations.
- Organise and carry out any further investigations.
- Diagnosis.
- Planning management of care.
- Advising and providing a written report to General Practitioner and Urologists in the management of their patients.
- Assisting or providing assistance with bladder instillations, Flow studies, lithotripsy, urodynamics, teaching of intermittent self-catheterisation/dilatation, pre and post op bladder botox clinics.
- Ensure that patients are effectively informed about all management options, so that they are able to give informed consent to procedures and treatment options.
- Assist in the maintenance of supplies of medical and non-medical sundries to minimise waste whilst ensuring the most cost effective products are utilised
- Flexibly respond to the demands of the environment including unpredictable work patterns, deadlines and frequent interruptions.
- Provide specialised advice in relation to the management and education of patients/clients as appropriate.
- Ensure that the clients privacy and dignity is maintained at all times.
- Record personally generated clinical observations and maintains a high standard of record keeping.
- Take lead responsibilities within care teams using negotiating, motivating and persuasive communication skills to overcome barriers in co-operation.
- Demonstrate empathy with clients and their families, ensuring that effective communication is achieved particularly where poor understanding exists.
- Supervision of junior staff members, identifying any training and development needs.
- Maintain professional registration with the NMC and fulfil PREP requirements.
- Be aware of and practice professionally in accordance with NMC guidelines and Code of Practice, Code of Professional Conduct, Guidelines for Records and Record Keeping and Guidelines for Administration of Medicines.
- Adhere to unit, Trust, regional and national clinical policies and protocols as appropriate.
- Take full accountability for their own actions and take responsibility for managing own workload unsupervised, using appropriate referrals to medical and management personnel as appropriate.
- Present an appearance that promotes a positive profile of the urological service and the Trust, in line with the Trust uniform policy.
- This appointment is subject to the terms and conditions of employment of St Helens and Knowsley NHS Trust.
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
- To ensure any patient records are complete and updated and ready for scanning.
TEACHING AND TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES
- To ensure that high standards of training are maintained for junior staff and students.
- To attend seminars and conferences as service allows.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY DUTIES
- Abide by the legal requirements and statutory rules relating to practice. Promote and maintain standards of professional practice in accordance with NMC guidelines The post holder will support the team to develop a urological service that will strengthen the interface between primary and secondary care
CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support the senior urology nurse practitioner to provide a Nurse-led rapid access service which involves:
- Interviewing patients to obtain a history of presenting symptoms
- Give appropriate advice.
- Counsel and obtain written and verbal informed consent for invasive and non-invasive investigations.
- Ordering appropriate investigations and interpreting results.
- Performing a physical examination ie. abdominal palpation, genital examination and digital rectal examination of prostate gland. Provide appropriate management of results following the physical examination.
- Planning and evaluating complex systems of investigations and care.
- Providing accurate documentation.
- Advising General Practitioners on the urological management of their patients.
- Taking a patients medical/surgical history
- Performing clinical examination of the abdomen and prostate
- Interpretation of flow studies and post void residuals
- Plan/book and organise for further radiological examinations
- Interpretation of blood results
- Diagnosis
- Planning and evaluating complex systems of investigations and care.
- Providing accurate documentation.
- Providing information and giving explanations
- Advising General Practitioners on the urological management of their patients
- Under the guidance of the senior urology nurse practitioner will perform cancer check cystoscopies and provide a written record of each examination.
- Under the guidance of the senior urology nurse practitioner will perform diagnostic cystoscopies and provide a comprehensive written report of each examination.
- To adhere to Trust protocols for each examination.
- Administer antibiotics if indicated according to Trust antibiotic policy.
- Work autonomously to provide a nurse-led service for patients referred with the impotence by their General Practitioners, or by Consultant Urologists.
- Interviewing patients to obtain a history of presenting symptoms.
- Counsel and obtain verbal informed consent for examination and administering treatment.
- Perform physical examination of patients genital area and abdomen.
- Providing information and giving explanations.
- Accurately interpreting the results of investigations.
- Organise and carry out any further investigations.
- Diagnosis.
- Planning management of care.
- Advising and providing a written report to General Practitioner and Urologists in the management of their patients.
- Assisting or providing assistance with bladder instillations, Flow studies, lithotripsy, urodynamics, teaching of intermittent self-catheterisation/dilatation, pre and post op bladder botox clinics.
- Ensure that patients are effectively informed about all management options, so that they are able to give informed consent to procedures and treatment options.
- Assist in the maintenance of supplies of medical and non-medical sundries to minimise waste whilst ensuring the most cost effective products are utilised
- Flexibly respond to the demands of the environment including unpredictable work patterns, deadlines and frequent interruptions.
- Provide specialised advice in relation to the management and education of patients/clients as appropriate.
- Ensure that the clients privacy and dignity is maintained at all times.
- Record personally generated clinical observations and maintains a high standard of record keeping.
- Take lead responsibilities within care teams using negotiating, motivating and persuasive communication skills to overcome barriers in co-operation.
- Demonstrate empathy with clients and their families, ensuring that effective communication is achieved particularly where poor understanding exists.
- Supervision of junior staff members, identifying any training and development needs.
- Maintain professional registration with the NMC and fulfil PREP requirements.
- Be aware of and practice professionally in accordance with NMC guidelines and Code of Practice, Code of Professional Conduct, Guidelines for Records and Record Keeping and Guidelines for Administration of Medicines.
- Adhere to unit, Trust, regional and national clinical policies and protocols as appropriate.
- Take full accountability for their own actions and take responsibility for managing own workload unsupervised, using appropriate referrals to medical and management personnel as appropriate.
- Present an appearance that promotes a positive profile of the urological service and the Trust, in line with the Trust uniform policy.
- This appointment is subject to the terms and conditions of employment of St Helens and Knowsley NHS Trust.
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
- To ensure any patient records are complete and updated and ready for scanning.
TEACHING AND TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES
- To ensure that high standards of training are maintained for junior staff and students.
- To attend seminars and conferences as service allows.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse with NMC Registration
- Teaching and assessing qualification, or equivalent relevant experience
Desirable
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
- Clinical examination qualification
- Relevant urological qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience of teaching and assessing in the clinical area
- Current knowledge and understanding of NHS national policy and professional issues related to the area of work
Desirable
- Substantial years clinical experience in urological speciality or outpatients
- Participation in service improvement and managing change
- Experience of participation in research and audit
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Good presentation skills
- Ability to communicate sensitive / difficult information in a variety of settings
- Ability to manage workload autonomously
Desirable
- Ability to analyse data and produce written reports
Other
Essential
- Flexible and adaptable approach to working pattern
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse with NMC Registration
- Teaching and assessing qualification, or equivalent relevant experience
Desirable
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
- Clinical examination qualification
- Relevant urological qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience of teaching and assessing in the clinical area
- Current knowledge and understanding of NHS national policy and professional issues related to the area of work
Desirable
- Substantial years clinical experience in urological speciality or outpatients
- Participation in service improvement and managing change
- Experience of participation in research and audit
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Good presentation skills
- Ability to communicate sensitive / difficult information in a variety of settings
- Ability to manage workload autonomously
Desirable
- Ability to analyse data and produce written reports
Other
Essential
- Flexible and adaptable approach to working pattern
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).
