Registered Nurse

Overview

Job Overview

• Weston Urology Outpatients department are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Registered Nurse to join our dynamic team!
• We are a small team of specialist nurses.
• The department prides itself in providing evidence based patient centered care.
• As part of the nursing team you will have the opportunity to expand your urological knowledge and work with/support nurse practitioners, and the medical team.
• The department also provide a number of nurse led clinics for both cancer and non cancer patients locally and as a tertiary referral center.
• We work closely with the Bristol urological institute and the research department.
• We are looking for a nurse that's passionate about urology and patient care with recent urology or surgical experience.
• Main duties of the job
• After a period of training and supervision you will be expected to:
• Assist with flexible cystoscopies including dilatation, catheter change and laser procedures.
• Obtain Specimens and Undertake Point of Care testing
• Answer phone calls and provide advice re health needs or appointments.
• Book appointments and print clinic lists and appointment letters.
• To carry out Bladder instillations, urinary ‘flows’ clinic, TWOC (trial without catheter), and CIC(clean intermittent catheterisation).
• Assist practitioners with LATP clinics(prostate biopsy).
• To carry out catheter change clinic including urethral, ileal conduit and suprapubic changes.
• Prepare and support patients prior to, during and following healthcare procedures.
• Confident to work independently and as part of the team.
• Carry out manual handling including using a hoist.
• Working for our organisation
• North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead.
• We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities.
• Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
• We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services.
• North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals.
• We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.
• We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Education/Training/Qualifications

• Essential criteria
• Registered Nurse with current live NMC Registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Desirable criteria
• Completion of male catheterisation and suprapubic catheter change training
• Teaching and assessing qualification (Teaching and assessing in practice or equivalent) or willing to undertake.

Work Experience

• Essential criteria
• Experience with intermittent catheterisation, intravenous medication administration, Cannulation, venepuncture, ECGs. Expectation to undertake training for extended roles required by the ward / department
• At least 12 months of recent, post qualification experience in either an acute hospital or outpatient setting
• Desirable criteria
• Experience in Urology or Surgery
• Experience of working as a Registered Nurse in the NHS

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Essential criteria
• Advance communication skills, verbal written, report writing and record keeping
• Excellent interpersonal skills with patients and the multidisciplinary team
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Computer / IT skills and expectation to develop these in line with the needs of the service i.e. Care flow Electronic patient record, ICE, Microsoft teams, Outlook- Email, symbiotics and connecting care
• Time management/Basic Problem solving skills
• Ability to organise own workload.
• Please note that if you apply for a position with North Bristol NHS Trust, you may be contacted via TRAC or via email.
• This includes invites for job interviews.
• We therefore recommend that you regularly check your TRAC Account and email accounts including junk and spam folders.
• If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from North Bristol NHS Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.
• Please note that North Bristol NHS Trust does not reimburse travel expenses relating to interview attendance.
• If you feel you meet the requirements of the Disability Act / Two Ticks scheme and require further support/advice, please contact us on tel 0117 414 1151.
• North Bristol NHS Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band.
• Progression through the scale is by annual increments.
• At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes.
• We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.
• We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above.
• These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.
• ***Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.***