Urogynaecology Nurse (Band 6)

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust; Steeton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cycle to Work

Travel Scheme

Onsite Nursery

Employee Health and Wellbeing

Counselling Service

Staff Networks

Job summary

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic nurse to join our urogynaecology team, working alongside Urogynaecology Consultants to grow the service. The nurse performs a vital role in patient support, education and delivering nurse led treatments across the hospital.

You will be a registered nurse with excellent interpersonal skills, and you will have access to a competency-based training pathway to perform clinics and procedures including vaginal pessary management, bladder

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with post-registration experience in pelvic floor or continence care is preferred.
• Ability to work in outpatients or clinics and handle catheter care tasks.
• Commitment to patient education and evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Assess and provide evidenced-based nursing care for pelvic floor dysfunction in hospital.
• Develop management plans with the MDT and ensure high-standard patient care.
• Provide health promotion, education and management options for bladder/bowel dysfunction.
• Undertake relevant courses to independently perform diagnostic tests (uroflowmetry, urodynamics, bladder scanning).
• Lead the vaginal pessary clinic and support BSUG accreditation efforts.

Skills

Post-registration nursing experience

Catheter care experience

Excellent communication skills

Prioritisation of workload

Education

Registered General Nurse

DipHE/BSc

Gynaecology or Continence Nursing Course

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated nurse to join our urogynaecology team, working alongside our Urogynaecology Consultants to grow the service. The nurse performs a vital role in patient support, education and delivering nurse led treatments across the hospital.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will support the Urogynaecology service and will have the opportunity to train under the supervision and support of the established medical teams. You will be a registered nurse with excellent interpersonal skills, an up to date knowledge base and the ability to work independently.

We have competency based training and development pathway, which will enable you to learn the skills to undertake nurse-led Urogynaecology clinics. These include; vaginal pessary management, bladder instillations, bladder training, percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation and teaching intermittent self-catheterisation. Clinics will either be face to face or telephone consultations.

About us

We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

• Cycle to Work
• Travel Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
• Onsite Nursery
• Buying and Selling Annual Leave
• Car Leasing
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Health and Wellbeing
• Extensive Reward Scheme
• Counselling Service
• Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
• Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

Our values:

We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:

• Committed to Quality of Care
• Compassion
• Working together for patients
• Improving Lives
• Everyone Counts
• Respect and Dignity

Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.

Job responsibilities

To assess and provide evidenced based clinical nursing care for patients with pelvic floor dysfunction in both the hospital.

Working closely as part of the integrated multi-disciplinaryteam the post holder will work to identify symptoms and develop management /treatment plans in accordance with unit protocols and policies, ensuring that patients receive a high standard of care.

To provide health promotion advice, education and management options to patients with bladder, bowel or pelvic floor dysfunction including their care givers and relatives.

To Undertake the relevant courses and competences to independently provide relevant diagnostic investigations including uroflowmetry, urodynamic studies, bladder scanning, urinalysis and catheterisation.

To undertake appropriate training and complete competencies to independently provide advice on conservative management of pelvic floor organ prolapse, including running the vaginal pessary clinic.

To provide therapeutic interventions and treatments in the department, monitoring progress and patients outcomes within your own competencyand be willing to undertake relevant courses.

To assist the team with Urogynaecology audit and research projects.

To work with the team towards maintaining accreditation with the British Society of Urogynaecology (BSUG).

Person Specification

Experience

• Significant years of post registration nursing experience
• Previous experience of caring for patients with catheters
• Previous experience of caring for patient's with bladder, bowel or pelvic floor dysfunction
• Previous experience of working in an outpatients environment, community setting or continence service

Knowledge

• Basic understanding of bladder and bowel dysfunction including urinary and faecal incontinence in women, pelvic organ prolapse and urinary tract infection
• Awareness of management options for female bladder and bowel dysfunction including urinary and faecal incontinence in women, pelvic organ prolapse and urinary tract infection

Education

• Registered General Nurse
• Post-basic qualification (CPD) or be willing to undertake
• DipHE/BSc
• Gynaecology or Continence Nursing Course

Personal skills

• Evidence of excellent communication skills/ supporting patients
• Evidence of prioritisation of workload

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.

£39,959 to £48,117 a yearpro rata per annum