Job overview

The post holder will provides expert advice and support to patients with pelvic floor and bladder dysfunction, often managing nurse-led outpatient clinics and collaborating with the Urogynaecology team. The post holder will assess and provide evidenced based clinical nursing care for patients with pelvic floor dysfunction in the Urogynaecology service. Working closely as part of the multi-disciplinary team 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 be willing to undertake relevant courses and competences to independently provide diagnostic investigations including uroflowmetry, bladder scanning, urinalysis and catheterisation and urodynamic studies.

To be willing 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. The post holder is required to work flexibly across all hospital sites.

Main duties of the job

         Provide specialist nursing advice to patients referred for specialist intervention care and support within the services, being a point of contact for assessment, information and advice for the patient, family and carers. In liaison with others support the development of staff caring for patients through support, formal education, practice development and role modeling. Manages own nurse-led outpatient clinics, including vaginal pessary management, bladder retraining, patient education, catheter care, and medication review. In conjunction with other relevant clinical staff, you will assist with clinical development in maintaining and improving all aspects of clinical governance. Use a range of techniques to ensure and monitor standards of clinical practice, audit, research and teaching to continually improve standards of care and patient experience. Will ensure cost effective use of all resources within appropriate governance frameworks. Attend and contribute to MDT meetings. Follow-up of patients as appropriate and ensure relevant information is provided within your own sphere of competency and refer to other members of the team as appropriate.

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). 

 After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.