Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a committed, enthusiastic and motivated person to join the benign urology nursing team.

The post-holder will work as an autonomous practitioner, responsible for the assessment, primary and/or secondary diagnosis, management, and evaluation of treatment/ and/or care for a caseload of patients.

The postholder will have responsibility for providing specialist advice and management for individuals with bladder dysfunction. This will be by direct patient care, providing advice and education to patients as well as advice for carers and healthcare personnel. 

Candidates that do not have benign urology CNS  and running nure led clinic experience are welcome to apply and will be supported to successfully complete a 12-month accelerated training and education competency framework to become a Band 6. Candidates without this experience will start a band 5 and once the training has been successfully completed will move to Band 6.

As per Annexe 21 agenda for change terms and conditions, during the 12 months of training, your starting salary represents 75% of the maximum of band 6. You will remain on 75% pay of the maximum of band 6 until successful completion of your competencies when you will be moved to 100% of the minimum band 6 pay

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will work as an independent practitioner and with members of the multidisciplinary team, provide advice and support to patients, carers, and healthcare professionals on all benign urological conditions, across both secondary and primary care.

The post holder will be responsible for contributing to the on-going development of clinical practice, research and standards of care within the service, including development of policies, protocols and guidelines and contribute to service development to ensure patients have a seamless pathway. Promoting a safe, competent and evidence- based practice, in line with national objectives and within the clinical governance framework.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.