Job overview

An exciting  opportunity has arisen for a gynaecology nurse interested in developing specialist knowledge and skills in Urogynaecology.  

 Urogynaecology is a highly specialised area caring for women with urinary incontinence and prolapse. The clinical nurse specialists are responsible for many of the investigations and treatments of these conditions and these are delivered in nurse led clinics.

The Warrell Unit is one of only 9 a specialist Mesh centres in the UK and we are also recognized as specialists in the care of patients with genitourinary fistulae.

Both in house and external training will be provided to ensure that the appropriate competencies and standards are achieved before practitioners work autonomously. The successful candidate will be supported in their training by the senior Clinical Nurse Specialists and the wider multidisciplinary team.

 This is an excellent opportunity to learn new skills within a highly specialised field. These skills include Cystoscopy, injecting Botox into the bladder, Urodynamics, PTNS, management of vaginal pessaries, assessment and management of urinary incontinence and prolapse and patient education and support with their condition.

Once training is complete you will be expected to work independently providing nurse led care to Urogynaecology patients.

Main duties of the job

This is a permanent post open to  internal candidates currently within MFT Gynaecology on ORC, Wythenshawe, Withington and North sites. 

The successful candidate will be supported by our specialist team of Urogynaecology nurses and consultants with a comprehensive  training package with competency documents to support.

You will need to be highly motivated, enthusiastic and to be able provide strong clinical leadership to the service. You will already have proven leadership experience and excellent communication skills.

As a valued employee of MFT, you will be provided with a comprehensive induction and will participate in discussing your development needs through annual appraisal and agreed personal development plans.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of  over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.