Urology Clinical Nurse Specialist

The Jobholder is responsible for the management of a defined caseload.The jobholder carries continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards of care.The jobholder will provide specialist nursing care and advice to patients who require urological Nursing and will contribute to the development of the speciality service.The jobholder will ensure cost effective use of resources

The post holder will work with the Band 7 Benign CNS team leader to develop and support our service for patients who require urological nursing within the Leeds Teaching Hospitals.

The role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist for Urology is autonomous and covers four main areas:caseload management, clinical practice, education and research and will reflect the needs of our patients, urological consultants, senior nursing, medical consultants within associated services, inhouse service developments and national guidelines.

With the appropriate support and training we expect the individual to provide advice, information and support to patients, carers and staff regarding Urological nursing.We expect the individual to provide care for patients in line with Trust and Government strategies and targets.In collaboration with senior medical and nursing staff the post holder will assist in the support of research, audit and quality assurance projects., The successful applicant will require an in depth background, and knowledge of Benign Urology nursing, excellent communication skills, a willingness to develop the service and have the desire to continually improve patient care.

1.Acts in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct.

2. Provide a specialist nursing service for patients with Benign urological disease who require support and treatment through the continuum of care.

3. Work in conjunction with the Benign Team Vision and Purpose.

Benign Team Vision

We are all proud to be a part of the Leeds Urology Clinical Nurse Specialist Team and our team vision encompasses the Leeds Way Values.

We follow the Leeds Way Values in our everyday work to ensure our care is always Patient Centred to make sure our service is effective, safe and compassionate. We are Fair to all patients and colleagues and treat each other with dignity and respect. We are Collaborative with the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), patients and their relatives and Primary Care to allow for efficient team working. We are open and honest with one another and are all Accountable for our actions. We strive to Empower and support our patients and colleagues to make their best life decisions.

Benign Team Purpose

Our purpose is to work in way that lives up to these core values to deliver an outstanding service to our patients, and to also build an excellent environment for our team to continue to evolve and thrive.

The Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust (LTHT) is one of the largest and busiest NHS acute healthcare providers in Europe and is a Regional and National Centre for Specialist Treatment.

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient centred

Collaborative

Fair

Accountable,

Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values.

Our CSU is Abdominal Medicine and Surgery (AMS) #ProudToBeAMS and its key Objectives are:

Grow and Develop our Workforce

Deliver Outstanding Care

Celebrate Excellence and Enhance Professional Pride

Urology is mainly based at St James University Hospital and most of our outpatient appointments are held in the Paul Sykes Centre.