Job summary
- Main area
- Urology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 24 months (uplift from band 7 AGC to band 8 AFC)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 216-PL-DD8198738-A
- Employer
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Derriford Hospital
- Town
- Plymouth
- Salary
- £57,528 - £64,750 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
ACP Continence, Intermittent Self-Catheterisation
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***
Main duties of the job
Key Dimensions:
Practise autonomously within scope of Advanced Clinical Practice by:
- Undertaking comprehensive advanced clinical assessment.
- Requesting and interpreting diagnostic investigations.
- Diagnosing lower urinary tract dysfunction.
- Managing complex bladder disorders.
- Prescribing independently where qualified.
- Developing holistic management plans.
- Performing advanced bladder assessment.
- Managing complex catheter-related complications.
- Managing patients with neurogenic bladder dysfunction.
- Leading independent continence clinics.
- Managing complex patients without direct medical supervision where appropriate
***Please note that applications from temporary workers who have been engaged with the Trust for a minimum of 3 months are welcome.
Available as a fixed term contract or secondment opportunity. (With current line manager's agreement). ***
Working for our organisation
We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment manager for this post who will put you in touch with the recruitment team. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PRIMARY DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Develop comprehensive pathways for:
- Continence assessment
- Catheter management
- Trial Without Catheter (TWOC)
- Female ISC
- Male ISC
- Suprapubic catheter management
- Long-term catheter review
- Neurogenic bladder
- Cauda Equina Syndrome
- Community catheter services
- GP referral pathways
- Community rehabilitation
- Pelvic Health Services
Develop:
- Standard Operating Procedures
- Clinical Guidelines
- Care Pathways
- Referral Criteria
- Patient Group Directions (where appropriate)
- Electronic documentation
- Digital referral systems
- Patient education resources
Ensure seamless transition between:
- Acute Care
- Outpatients
- Community Services
- Primary Care
- Rehabilitation Services
Develop competency frameworks for:
- Female ISC
- Male ISC
- Neurogenic bladder
- Learning disability adaptations
- Neurodivergent patients
- Patients with reduced dexterity
- Patients requiring assisted ISC
COMMUNICATIONS & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Work collaboratively with:
- Neurosurgery
- Orthopaedics
- Neurology
- Rehabilitation Medicine
- Physiotherapy
- Community Continence Teams
- Specialist Urology Services
*** See JD for full job details
Person specification
.Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- • Recent demonstrable experience in Urology
- • Demonstrable management ability and leadership experience
- • Excellent clinical and practical skills
- • Demonstrable experience of education and supervision
- • Proven advanced clinical skills
Desirable criteria
- • Proven EPIC knowledge
- • Proven awareness of functional urological procedures
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Primary Nurse or AHP qualification
- Prescribing qualification (or working towards)
- • Education/Mentorship course or willing to complete
- • Proven evidence of relevant, recent study.
Desirable criteria
- • Management/Leadership training
- • Teaching qualification
APTITUDE & ABILITIES
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
- • Proven ability to communicate with patients and their families in an empathetic manner regarding treatment and procedures
- • Proven ability to recognise and analyse complex situations
- • Independent and autonomous practitioner
- • Proven effective communication skills
Desirable criteria
- • Willingness to develop new protocols
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Iain David Yearling
- Job title
- Directorate Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01752 483448
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