Urogynaecology Clinical Nurse Specialist

NHS; Derby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000

Job description

Urogynaecology Clinical Nurse Specialist

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

An opportunity has come up to join our nursing team in the gynaecology outpatients as a Urogynaecology Specialist Nurse. You will be part of the urogynaecology service and wider gynaecology nursing team.

The successful candidate will receive support and guidance from both the medical, nursing and multidisciplinary team, whilst providing evidence-based, personalised care with a willingness to learn and expand your knowledge in this specialist area.

You will be working in collaboration with the urogynaecology team to advise on an appropriate treatment plan, ensure a positive impact on the experience of patients and carers, and develop evidence-based clinical nursing practice in line with current research and guidelines.

The ideal candidate will have previous gynaecology experience and a commitment to women's health, be enthusiastic, highly motivated, and willing to support the provision of the highest quality patient care.

This is a secondment opportunity for 12 months; for the right candidate, we will consider job share and some flexibility in working patterns around service needs. Please speak to your line manager for approval before applying for this role.

Main Duties of the Job

The post holder will be based in the gynaecology outpatient department within Royal Derby Hospital.

The post holder will be expected to contribute at an advanced level to a specialist urogynaecology nursing service for women with bladder dysfunction alongside the existing Urogynaecology team, including Urogynaecology Clinical Nurse Specialists and Urogynaecology Consultants.

You will develop clinical expertise in all aspects of care for urogynaecology patients, together with the Urogynaecology Consultants. You will become an autonomous practitioner effectively coordinating and delivering an expert nursing service within the specialist area with a view to managing your own nurse-led outpatient clinics. This would include vaginal pessary, bladder retraining, patient education/catheter care, ISC training, TWOC, management of prolapse, and assisting with urodynamic and Bulkamid clinics.

Act as a role model at all times and ensure that all team members and others visiting the area give a high priority to policies and procedures relating to infection control in order to maintain a safe clinical environment for everyone.

Closing date of advert: 14 April 2025

Interview date: 28 April 2025

If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.

About Us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people, and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness, and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust, and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return, we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development.
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes.

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research-active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Job Responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration
• Degree qualification or working towards
• ENB 998 or equivalent teaching/mentoring qualification

Experience

• Experience of female catheterisation
• Multidisciplinary team working
• Demonstrable experience of teaching/training healthcare professionals
• Caseload management

Contractual Requirements

• Flexible approach to working
• Ability to work unsupervised

Knowledge

• Excellent communication and listening skills
• Specialist knowledge and expertise
• Good interpersonal and organisational skills
• Demonstrable teaching skills
• Research awareness
• Audit methodologies

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.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust