Urology Lead Nurse | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in the UK seeks a Urology Lead Nurse to provide exceptional patient-centered care and drive service transformation. You'll manage a multidisciplinary team, lead on quality improvement initiatives, and support junior staff's professional development. Applicants should have advanced clinical expertise, leadership skills, and be committed to excellence while working in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Opportunities for continued professional development

Flexible working options

Innovative team environment

Strong wellbeing ethos

Qualifications

• Experience with urology and uro-oncology.
• Completed relevant practice competencies (non-medical prescribing, physical assessment).
• Willingness to gain competency in flexible cystoscopy, prostate biopsy, and urodynamic studies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and shape the Urology service.
• Manage complex clinical situations and formulate care plans.
• Promote nursing excellence and supervise team members.

Skills

Advanced clinical expertise

Clinical judgment

Mentoring junior staff

Collaboration with healthcare teams

Education

Masters Level qualification

Job description

Urology Lead Nurse – Band 8a (CW Site)

Are you a dynamic and experienced nurse ready to take the next step in your leadership journey? We’re looking for a passionate and forward-thinking Band 8a Nurse to lead and shape our specialist Urology service.

This is a unique opportunity to work within a progressive and supportive multidisciplinary team, delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across a diverse and evolving urology pathway. You’ll play a pivotal role in service development, clinical leadership, and innovation—ensuring our patients receive the best possible outcomes.

As a lead nurse, you’ll bring advanced clinical expertise, strategic insight, and a commitment to excellence. You’ll lead on quality improvement initiatives, mentor junior staff, and collaborate with consultants, allied health professionals, and operational teams to drive service transformation.

We’re proud of our inclusive culture and our commitment to professional development. You’ll be supported to grow your leadership skills, contribute to research and audit, and influence policy and practice.

What we offer:

• A welcoming and innovative team environment
• Opportunities for continued professional development
• A chance to shape the future of urology nursing
• Flexible working options and a strong wellbeing ethos

The Lead Nurse works with a high degree of independence and autonomy to provide care and treatment to patients within the specialty of Urology with some cross cover with Uro-oncology.

The Lead Nurse utilises advanced clinical judgment and decision making to manage complex clinical situations, formulate appropriate care plans and follow up as required throughout the patient’s pathway.

The Lead Nurse is educated or working towards a Masters Level qualification and has ideally completed relevant practice competencies such as non-medical prescribing, physical assessment and advanced communication skills or working towards. Additionally, with specific reference to Urology be able to undertake or be willing to gain competency in flexible cystoscopy, prostate biopsy and urodynamic studies.

Clinical Responsibilities:

1. Use advanced expertise and clinical skills to accurately assess individual needs of urology patients and to manage their care appropriately informed by evidence based practice or expert opinion
2. Obtain a medical, surgical and urological history in a systematic manner, including physical, social, emotional, psychological and environmental factors
3. Undertake appropriate urological physical examination as per protocols/guidelines
4. Orders and interprets appropriate laboratory tests within agreed Trust and Directorate guidelines
5. Distinguishes between normal and abnormal findings on history and physical examination and relates this to possible diagnosis/ differential diagnoses

Professional and Personal Responsibilities:

1. To act as a role model and promote excellence in nursing practice as well as promoting professional and clinical nursing skills within the Directorate/Trust
2. To be responsible for working within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and all Trust and Directorate guidelines, with the ability to practice independently and with freedom to act as appropriate
3. To maintain and respect patient confidentiality in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and the Trust and Directorate Policies

Leadership/Management Responsibilities:

1. Directly line manages the Clinical Nurse Specialists (Urology), providing all HR aspects e.g. PDR, sickness, annual leave etc.
2. To ensure, maintain and promote effective communication with all staff groups, colleagues, managers, patients and carers
3. To be a role model for junior members of the team and a support to colleagues and managers

We are committed to equal opportunities and believe diversity drives innovation and excellence. We welcome applications from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities, valuing the perspectives they bring.

Please note: Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.