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Job summary

Main area
Urology
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Job share
37.5 hours per week (Part time hours or job share will be considered.)
Job ref
264-7399270-SUR
Employer
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Kettering General Hospital
Town
Kettering
Salary
£47,810 - £54,710 Per Annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/09/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Urology Nurse Practitioner

Band 7

Job overview

There is an exciting opportunity to join the Urology  Nursing Service in our brand new recently refurbished Urology Centre  at Kettering General Hospital. We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed professional who is already an experienced urology nurse who has a keen interest  in working with an established team to join us on our exciting journey   to  further develop  and  shape the future of the Urology Department.

Part time hours or job share will be considered.

Main duties of the job

 The post-holder will work as an autonomous practitioner, responsible for the assessment,  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, based on an advanced knowledge. This will be by direct patient care, providing advice and education to patients as well as advice for carers and healthcare personnel. He/She will take responsibility for the planning, implementation and evaluation of the service. The post holder will influence the positive experience of patients and carers living with urological disease by working with the multi disciplinary team across the Trust and acting as the patients key worker. The post holder will promote safe, competent and evidence- based practice, in line with national objectives and within the clinical governance framework.

 The post-holder will undertake nurse led clinics in line with identified protocols and clinical guidance. The list of clinics could include but not limited to:

Lower Urinary Tract Symptom (LUTS) assessment
Bladder instillations 
Trial without catheter / insertions / and changes 
Teaching of intermittent self catheterisation / dilatation
Uroflometry and Urodynamic Testing
Urology Andrology / Erectile Dysfunction
Flexible cystoscopy & local anaesthetic intravesical Botox

 

Working for our organisation

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

 
Our Excellence Values:
Compassion
Respect
Integrity
Courageous
Accountable

                                                                                    

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NMC Registered Nurse
  • First Degree or willing to Undertake
  • Recognized teaching qualification eg 997/998,Mentor/Assessment or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Post basic specialist qualification or willing to undertake
  • Advanced Communication training or willingness to undertake

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Specialist Urology knowledge
  • Dealing with distressed people
  • Evidence of current continued professional development
  • Ability to perform Urethral and Supra pubic catheterisation
  • Knowledge of Bladder instillation
  • Uroflowmetry and Urodynamic testing
  • Knowledge of Urology Andrology and Erectile dysfunction
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of previous management skills
  • Knowledge of audit and research

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Appreciation of cultural and diversity issues
  • Able to work autonomously within the MDT and ability to undertake Nurse Led Follow up Clinics.
  • Experience of participating in student learning/mentorship.
  • Ability to demonstrate an awareness of ethical issues
  • Effective communication skills and able to deal with communication problems
  • Able to recognise own limitations.
  • Able to communicate sensitive information to patients and relatives.
  • Able to identify and assess patient needs
  • Ability to plan own workload and demonstrate the ability to manage time
  • Basic computer skills
  • Possess a full driving license
  • Ability to perform Uroflowmetry and Urodynamic testing
  • Ability to perform Bladder instillation
  • Ability to support Flexible Cystoscopy and Local Anasthetic intavesical botox
  • Ability to conduct lower urinary tract symptom assessments
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to critically analyze data
  • Knowledge of statistics and report writing
  • non medical prescribing

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerAge positiveDisability confident leaderInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.National Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
laura Chambers
Job title
Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01536 493997
Additional information

Valerie Beck 

Urology Nurse Practitioner

01536 491119

[email protected]

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