Staff Nurse - Urology | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking a Band 5 nurse to deliver high-quality nursing care within the urology diagnostics and lithotripsy department. This role involves working with cutting-edge urology diagnostics and assisting in various procedures. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and clinical skills, and the opportunity for career development. The unit promotes a supportive and collaborative work environment, with flexible working options available.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working options

Staff recognition scheme

Membership options for onsite leisure facilities

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Clinical skills required to assist in procedures within a busy outpatient department.

Responsibilities

• Ensure patient safety is maintained.
• Undertake assessment, planning, and evaluation of urology patients.
• Act as a patient advocate, facilitating informed discussions.
• Work collaboratively with clinical colleagues.
• Perform nurse led procedures including bladder scans and complex catheter changes.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Clinical skills

Job description

The Urology diagnostics and lithotripsy department has a vacancy for a Band 5 nurse todeliver high quality nursing care in keeping with the trusts values and behaviours in ambulatory care setting. We are proud to be a rapidly evolving unit that provides specialist urology clinics that are second to none. We are one of four leading centres offering the RAPID pathway for suspected prostate cancer. We are also proud to offer recent innovations in our hot-stones lithotripsy service and our nurse-led prostate biopsy service.

This is an ideal opportunity to develop skills in cutting edge urology diagnostics and also in becoming an effective leader. You will be working alongside nurses and administrative team to promote great patient experience.

The department offers a Monday to Friday service with clinics. You should be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You should have clinical skills required to perform and assist in procedures within a busy outpatient department.

• Ensure patient safety is maintained.
• To undertake assessment, planning and evaluation of urology patients.
• To promote a culture of demonstrable best practice and integrated evidence based practice.
• Act as patient advocate where relevant, facilitating informed discussion concerning treatment options and ensuring informed consent.
• Work collaboratively and co-operatively with clinical colleagues to ensure a cost effective and quality Urology Service.
• To work within the urology unit, carrying out nurse led procedures such flow rates, trial without catheter clinics, bladder scans, urine dips, complex catheter changes, assisting with prostate biopsy, flexible cystoscopy clinics and lithotripsy.
• Ability to communicate and coordinate with the multi-professional teams locally, and with referring units.
• Provide specialist information and support to urology patients in the urology unit/ward areas and OPD.
• Participate in nurse led clinics to meet the patients need and service demand.
• To provide support and care for the patient and his/her family respecting their need for privacy and dignity.
• Produce written communications which are clear, fluent, concise and easily understood.

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

This advert closes on Monday 22 Dec 2025