Job overview
As a clinical nurse specialist in Uro-Neurology you will be responsible for the assessing patients attending the Uro-Neurology Department and developing, implementing and evaluating programmes of continence care for them. You will be providing a high standard of care and supporting junior nurses, student nurses and others as appropriate.
Main duties of the job
With training, you will be carrying out nurse-led clinics to manage a caseload of patients in relation to bladder, bowel and sexual function. These clinics will include sacral nerve modulation, urodynamics, transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation, intermittent self-catheterisation and more. You will be a resource to the hospital taking referrals from inpatient wards and respond to patient calls and emails.
You will be a key member of the multidisciplinary team and will be expected to attend regular meetings and develop collaborative working relationships with other practitioners with the aim of providing the best possible care to our patients. You will ensure compliance with our quality and safety agenda and motivate colleagues to drive continuous improvement.
As a senior member of the uro-neurology nursing team, you will be providing advice and support to colleagues within the specialty.
Working for our organisation
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.