Community Urology Nurse Band 5

We are looking for Registered Nurses with an interest and passion in Urology to support the delivery of high quality care to our patients. This will initially be focusing on our patients with an indwelling catheter, and those patients awaiting trial without catheter. Once embedded into the team it will then involve moving onto other pathways within Urology and continence such as bowel and bladder assessment/reassessment, and give opportunities to develop clinical skills and knowledge. These are new roles created to reside within the Placed Based teams working across 5 days to support this group of patients. As an organisation we are flexible in terms of shift times, and all/any hours will be considered for the right applicant.

If you like the sound of this role, and meet the essential criteria we want YOU!

Main duties of the job

To work within the Place Based Teams, supported by the Continence Team, to provide a comprehensive nursing service to patients with a catheter. To be an integral part of Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust Out of Hospital Service.

The role to include holistic initial catheter assessments, pre-twoc (trial without catheter) assessments and twocs, Teaching ISC (intermittent self-catheterisation) to patients, undertaking bladder scanning, managing patients with complex catheter problems, supporting colleagues to gain competence around indwelling catheterisation.

To work in collaboration with all 'Place based community nursing teams', the acute services, social services, and Allied Health professionals with an interest or involvement in Catheter and Continence management, to ensure quality service delivery, using local and national guidelines.

To identify the required support for patients and their carers/family in relation to catheter care provision, therefore the post holder will require the skills to maintain, restore, and promote health, empowering individuals to gain their optimum independence.

To provide effective evidence-based care to patients on a defined case load.

To develop and maintain joint working practices with CWPT internal and external partner provider agencies.

To provide advice and guidance to other members of the multi-disciplinary team, patients and carers.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart' this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RGN NMC registered First level Nurse

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Ability to carry out comprehensive risk assessments and risk management plan
• Evidence of good clinical skills and an ability/willingness to share and teach others
• Knowledge of Continence Assessment / Catheterisation and catheter care or be willing to develop
• Knowledge of Long term Conditions or be willing to develop
• Ability to assess a wide variety of clinical health needs
• Plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team and able to demonstrate a positive attitude towards it.

Other

Essential

• Car owner/driver with insurance cover to include business use.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Address

Various sites

Coventry

CV1 4FS

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

444-4875389B-BL