Job summary
Come and join our dynamic expanding specialist nursing team.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the urology specialist nursing team for an innovative, dynamic and enthusiastic individual. This post offers an opportunity for development of specialist knowledge and skills, and you will work alongside and be supported by the existing clinical nurse specialists and advanced nurse practitioners.
We are looking for a highly motivated individual with excellent communication skills to provide a high-quality service and be an effective role model to nurses and others health professionals involved in the care of patients with urological disease and cancer, ensuring that services are responsive to patients needs. The successful candidate will be committed to continued professional development and will be fully supported in their role.
You will be a registered first level nurse ideally with experience within the field of urology but this is not essential. Competency in the administration of chemotherapy is desirable but not essential, as training will be given.
The urology service is delivered across three hospital sites including Wolverhampton, Walsall and Cannock. You will be required to be flexible to travel between sites.
This is a 17 month fixed term Macmillan funded post but a secondment opportunity will be considered.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for providing specialist advice, guidance and treatment to urology patients, their relatives and carers. You will act within your professional boundaries and demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and specialist care. As part of your role, you will support patients with urological cancer, through all stages of disease.
About us
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Practice within an ethical framework based upon dignity and respect for the well-being and safety of patients and clients.
Act as a change agent, developing clinically effective practice through the effective utilisation and integration of evidence-based practice within own work area.
Contribute to the development and implementation of evidence-based protocols, standards, policies and clinical guidelines within own work area.
Ensure a culture of continuous quality improvement through the use of audit, patient feedback and reflection on practice by self and other members of the team.
Promote a clean and safe environment for staff, patients and visitors by ensuring compliance with legislation, policies and protocols including health and safety, healthcare associated infection prevention, clinical governance, including risk management and critical incident reporting and root cause analysis.
Demonstrate effective communication within the multi-professional team regarding patient care.
Undertake interventional procedures with appropriate consent
Assess the risks involved in the care of patients and ensure utilisation of practices and protocols to minimise those risks, including safe use of medical devices.
Report incidents and near misses promptly and appropriately and take effective action to minimise future risk
Provide specialist advice to own and other professions on therapeutic interventions and clinical practice.
Implement practices that are appropriate to patient and service need through in-depth knowledge, implications of and applying epidemiological, demographic, social, political and professional trends and developments.
Lead by example, develop self and other staff, and influence the way care is given in a manner that is innovative, open and responds to individual needs.
Provide clinical supervision to other staff.
Work harmoniously and effectively with colleagues, patients and clients and their carers, families and friends, seeking advice from senior practitioners as necessary.
Practice within the scope of personal professional competence and extend this scope as appropriate to service needs.
Delegate aspects of care to others and accept responsibility and accountability for such delegation.
Participate in peer review of own practice.
Day to day supervision/training of staff/students.
Critically appraise and synthesise the outcomes of relevant research, evaluations and audits and apply the information when seeking to improve practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Evidence of professional development
Desirable
- urology experience
- Degree level education in health related subject
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 .
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 .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Address
RWT
Wolverhampton Road
Wolverhampton
WV10 0QP