Registered Nurse - Urology

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Colchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Urology Nurse for their Urology Day Unit in Colchester. The role involves delivering patient-centered care, assisting with urology procedures, and participating in nurse-led clinics. Candidates will receive comprehensive training and support to develop their skills. The position also offers flexible working options and a range of employee benefits, including training opportunities and annual leave.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Passionate about delivering high-quality patient care.
• Ability to assist in flexible cystoscopy and prostate biopsies.
• Willingness to learn and undertake new nursing skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in delivering a patient-centred service.
• Work as part of a team to achieve unit objectives.
• Ensure safe, holistic, and individualised patient care.
• Run nurse-led clinics under supervision.

Skills

Urology nursing skills

Patient-centred care

Teamwork

Clinical expertise

Job description

Are you passionate about delivering high quality care? Are you highly motivated, enthusiastic and looking to work in a fast‑paced environment? Look no further! Colchester Hospital has an opportunity for a Urology Nurse in our Urology Day Unit (UDU). In this post you will have the opportunity to learn more about the Urology specialty and learn new extended skills. This will include undertaking urology nursing skills, for example, assisting in flexible cystoscopy, prostate biopsies, lithotripsy, running nurse‑led clinics such as trial without catheter (TWOC), intermittent self‑catheterisation/dilatation (ISC/ISD) teaching under the direction of the Urology Nurse Practitioners. You will have the full support of experienced urology nurses who are willing to support you to meet your training needs and to reach the competence required to help deliver the urology service.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the delivery of a patient‑centred, clinically effective and dynamic service from the patient's admission to the unit to discharge. You should be caring, compassionate, forward‑thinking, well‑organised and have a positive attitude towards flexibility and change.
• Work as a member of the team to achieve the unit's objectives of providing high quality care to our urology patients.
• Ensure safe, holistic and individualised patient care is delivered at all times.
• Undertake urology nursing skills; for example, run nurse‑led clinics such as trial without catheter (TWOC) and intermittent self‑catheterisation/dilatation (ISC/ISD) in Colchester under the direction of the urology nurse practitioners.
• Admit patients for procedures such as ESWL, template biopsies and cystoscopy, and ensure the smooth running of these clinics.
• Assist with procedures such as cystoscopy and template biopsies, as well as overseeing and ensuring the smooth running of flow‑rate clinics.
• Use clinical expertise and collaborative working to review urology services and make recommendations for improvement.
• Internal candidates will be offered a secondment position only.

About ESNEFT and Benefits

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across East Suffolk and North Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, flexible working options, a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.

We believe that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving our processes and removing those that cause time delays for staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with the leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic, bringing a world‑class EPR system to ESNEFT and transforming hospital life for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, we want to hear from you.