Specialist Nurse | North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 11 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 £35,392 - £42,618 pro rata per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 May 2024 |
| Location: | Stockton on Tees, TS19 8PE |
| Company: | North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6193926/345-SUR6193926 |
Summary
To contribute towards the provision of a high quality Urology Service in
conjunction with Clinical Nurse Specialists and the multi-disciplinary team.
As a urology nurse, the post holder will act as a resource to facilitate and coordinate the holistic care and treatment of patients referred to the urology service. The post holder will work within a multidisciplinary team of nurses, surgeons, radiologists, radiographers, oncologists and pathologists.
The most important role of the urology nurse is to support, inform, advise, and act as a patient advocate for individuals diagnosed with urological disease and their families under supervision of the Clinical Nursing and Medical team.
The post holder would be expected to undertake further qualifications and training to achieve the competencies required of a trained urology nurse.
This is an exciting opportunity for a staff nurse to train as a Urology specialist nurse. You will work within a team of urology nurse specialists in a very busy Trust wide service.
The role would be suitable for an experienced registered nurse who has experience of working with patients undergoing surgery or cancer care and who require sensitive support.
This is a developmental role, with a view to gaining competencies and clinical responsibilities. A willingness to undertake and attain the relevant courses and skills is required.
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition – a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.
We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
We recruit for values and “Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool”
Exercise evidence based nursing intervention with clinical support and
supervision from the Nurse Manager and team pertaining to patients with
urological disease or bladder dysfunction.
Undertake training to clinically assess patients and perform interventional
procedures as necessary, specifically, male and female catheterisation, and
teaching of self-catheterisation, support the urodynamic clinic, intravesical
treatments, and post-operative support for patient with urological stomas.
Participate in urology nurse led clinics under the supervision of the
consultant and nurse specialist until proficient.
Be responsible for the assessment of care needs, development,
implementation and evaluation of programmes of care in consultation with
the Specialist Nursing team.
Demonstrate empathy and offer information and support for patients at
diagnosis and throughout their journey.
Be actively involved in formal/informal educational programmes to qualified nursing staff and students.
Actively participate in the promotion of health education and prevention of
illness Linking in with the multi-disciplinary team to provide holistic care
Follow department, Trust policy, and contribute to the development of
nursing policy.
Communicate effectively with external and internal agencies.
Demonstrate commitment to IWL principles and flexible working patterns, to meet the needs of the service and staff.
Tackle discrimination and harassment, and promote equality and diversity in the workplace. Reduce sickness absence; work place accidents; and promote zero tolerance on violence against staff.
Take responsibility for personal development and education and the
development of a Personal Development Plan.
Following a period of supervised practice manage own caseload and work
at practitioner level. Participate in nursing research and audit.
This advert closes on Thursday 25 Apr 2024