Staff Nurse - Urology Outpatients

Job summary

We are currently seeking a full-time Band 5 Staff Nurse to join our busy Urology Department.

We are a very busy Urology Out-Patient department covering a wide range of clinics, diagnostic procedures, treatments and local anaesthetic procedures including Botox, Perineal Prostate Biopsy, and Circumcision. Alongside these you would also run the nurse led Trial Without Catheter Clinics, Flow Clinics, and Catheter Clinics when competent. You will be expected to cover administrative and clerical duties, including writing correspondence to other health professionals. Limited extended roles may be required to support the Urology Nurse Specialists and Practitioners.

The successful applicant will need to demonstrate excellent inter-personal, communication, organisational and management skills, with a drive to promote a high standard of care for our patients. Mentoring and supervision of students and junior staff will be an essential part of the role. We are a forward thinking department, and actively encourage ongoing staff and service development. You must have a compassionate and caring attitude with a real team player approach to every day.

You will need to be flexible with regard to working hours/days as no fixed days will be offered. The out-patient clinics currently run Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm but this will be changing to include some late evenings and weekends. You will be expected to be flexible with your start and finish times.

Main duties of the job

Patient Care Responsibilities

• Acting as a Named Nurse, to maintain accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care within the framework of team nursing
• To co-ordinate the patients' discharge arrangements in accordance with the RUH Discharge Policy

Professional Development and Education Responsibilities

• To develop own teaching skills and participate in staff/student education programmes
• To help maintain a suitable learning environment for staff and act as a facilitator in the supervision and teaching of less experienced staf

Research and Development Responsibilities

• To assist in promoting nursing practice in line with relevant research
• To be aware of personal responsibilities in relation to the maintenance of a safe environment and identification of potential risks for all personnel, patients and visitors, taking action as and when required

Resource Management Responsibilities

• To develop and maintain an awareness of budgeting, exercising care and economy in the ordering and use of equipment

FLEXIBILITY

This job description is intended to provide a broad outline of the main responsibilities only. The postholder is required to be flexible in developing their role in agreement with their designated manager. In addition they may be required by their manager to carry out any other duty commensurate with their banding and expertise.

About us

At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.