Join our team as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner at the Department of Urology, University College London Hospitals. We are looking for a dedicated individual who is committed to delivering exceptional patient care and driving service innovation. In this role, you will have the unique opportunity to directly impact urgent urology services and provide crucial leadership to nursing teams, making a significant difference in patient outcomes.We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled individual who has or is working towards a Master/PGDip in Advanced Clinical Practice. It's important that you are forward-thinking and can demonstrate the 4 pillars of advanced practice.

This vacancy has been advertised in accordance with the new NHS pay rate which will take effect from autumn 2024. Please note if your employment starts before the 24/25 pay scales are implemented you will be paid under the 23/24 pay scales and any backpay will be adjusted accordingly. Further information can be found at https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/pay-scales-202425

Main duties of the job

As part of this role, you will provide clinical support and leadership for patients on an Urgent Urology Pathway. Your duties will include developing and managing services such as Rapid Access Emergency Clinics, Nurse-Led Treatment Clinics, and Telephone Clinics in collaboration with nursing and medical teams.

If you are a trainee band 7 ACP/ANP, we may consider your application based on your existing skills, experiences, and qualifications. We are committed to your professional development and will provide comprehensive support through a recognised training program to help you obtain accreditation for flexible cystoscopy and any other appropriate clinical procedure within your core role.

All candidates must be able to provide evidence of a strong commitment to delivering quality-driven, evidence-based practice. Your dedication to this aspect of patient care is highly valued and will significantly enhance the patient experience.

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Adult) Part 1, 12.
• Educated to Masters Level.
• Teaching and assessing course
• Advanced physical assessment module at MSc level
• Non-medical prescribing at BSc or MSc
• Experience at Extended nurse practitioner level

Desirable

• Leadership course

Experience, Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Evidence of developing and leading nurse led clinics and services
• Is able to demonstrate a commitment to create a culture of learning and development in the practice setting.
• Able to organize and prioritise own workload and that of others
• Lead and practice at an advanced level.

Personal and People Development

Essential

• Demonstrates evidence of professional development in line with KSF and maintains updated Portfolio
• Experience working as preceptor/ facilitator
• Reflective in Practice
• Prioritises own workload
• Able to understand how to manage processes regarding poor performance in line within Trust policies
• Ability to work across organisational and professional boundaries.
• Ability to negotiate effectively with different disciplines
• Ability to initiate, sustain and evaluate change.

Communication and leadership

Essential

• Demonstrates a clear vision of the role and service
• Ability to solve complex problems
• Ability to sustain, evaluate and manage change
• Awareness of the importance of working as part of the multi-disciplinary team
• Communicates effectively verbally, in writing and in electronic formats
• Communicates with colleagues, patients and carers in an empathetic manner.
• Coping strategies for working in a highly stressful environment
• Demonstrates understanding of good practice in Customer Care
• Communicates clearly & effectively, deploying a range of different techniques to win support from others and bring about change

Service Improvement

Essential

• Able to deliver evidence-based practice

Quality

Essential

• Experience of developing standards, guidelines and policies
• Experience in audit and evaluation of practice and services

Provision of care to meet health and wellbeing needs

Essential

• Articulates reasons for desire to work in this clinical area has clear vision of the role
• Committed to providing safe, effective and timely patient-centred care in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct and Trust Core standards

Information collection and analysis & Health, Safety And Security

Essential

• Information collection and analysis : Able to use IT to disseminate information e.g. e-mail, Power Point, and Excel Able to work with Electronic Patient Records
• Health, Safety And Security : Monitors and maintains health, safety and security of self and others
• Health, Safety And Security : Promotes, monitors and maintains best practice in health, safety and security

Learning and Development

Essential

• Practical experience in teaching patients and staff
• Experience of applying research evidence to clinical practice
• Skills in critical analysis and application of research to practice

Professional Development & Education & People management

Essential

• Professional Development & Education : Demonstrates evidence of professional development.
• Professional Development & Education : In depth knowledge of current issues in clinical speciality
• Professional Development & Education : Experience working as a preceptor/facilitator.
• Professional Development & Education : Experience in teaching members of the multidisciplinary team and responding to learning needs.
• People management : Act as a professional role model

Employer details

Employer name

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street (formerly the Heart Hospital)

16-18 Westmoreland Street

London

W1G 8PH

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