Job summary
- Main area
- Urogynaecology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 423-8319843
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale General Hospital
- Town
- Steeton
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/11/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Urogynaecology nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2033. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
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Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated nurse to join our urogynaecology team, working alongside our Urogynaecology Consultants to grow the service. The nurse performs a vital role in patient support, education and delivering nurse led treatments across the hospital.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will support the Urogynaecology service and will have the opportunity to train under the supervision and support of the established medical teams. You will be a registered nurse with excellent interpersonal skills, an up to date knowledge base and the ability to work independently.
We have competency based training and development pathway, which will enable you to learn the skills to undertake nurse-led Urogynaecology clinics. These include; vaginal pessary management, bladder instillations, bladder training, percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation and teaching intermittent self-catheterisation. Clinics will either be face to face or telephone consultations.
Working for our organisation
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
- Cycle to Work
- Travel Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
- Onsite Nursery
- Buying and Selling Annual Leave
- Car Leasing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Health and Wellbeing
- Extensive Reward Scheme
- Counselling Service
- Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
- Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
- Committed to Quality of Care
- Compassion
- Working together for patients
- Improving Lives
- Everyone Counts
- Respect and Dignity
Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To assess and provide evidenced based clinical nursing care for patients with pelvic floor dysfunction in both the hospital.
Working closely as part of the integrated multi-disciplinary
team the post holder will work 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 provide health promotion advice, education and management options to patients with bladder, bowel or pelvic floor dysfunction including their care givers and relatives.
To Undertake the relevant courses and competences to independently provide relevant diagnostic investigations including uroflowmetry, urodynamic studies, bladder scanning, urinalysis and catheterisation.
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.
To provide therapeutic interventions and treatments in the department, monitoring progress and patients outcomes within your own competency and be willing to undertake relevant courses.
To assist the team with Urogynaecology audit and research projects.
To work with the team towards maintaining accreditation with the British Society of Urogynaecology (BSUG).
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant years of post registration nursing experience
- Previous experience of caring for patients with catheters
- Previous experience of caring for patient’s with bladder, bowel or pelvic floor dysfunction
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working in an outpatients environment, community setting or continence service
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Basic understanding of bladder and bowel dysfunction including urinary and faecal incontinence in women, pelvic organ prolapse and urinary tract infection
- Awareness of management options for female bladder and bowel dysfunction including urinary and faecal incontinence in women, pelvic organ prolapse and urinary tract infection
Education
Essential criteria
- Registered General Nurse
- Mentorship/Leadership course
- Post-basic qualification (CPD) or be willing to undertake
Desirable criteria
- DipHE/BSc
- Gynaecology or Continence Nursing Course
Personal skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of excellent communication skills/ supporting patients
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of prioritisation of workload
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kayleigh Brothers
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535292217
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