Overview
Advanced Clinical Urology and Endo-Urology Practitioner role at Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust. A Band 8a Advanced Clinical Urology & Endo‑Urology (Stone Service) Practitioner, split between delivering advanced practice with the Urology on‑call team across the hospital site including the Emergency Department and leading the nurse‑led stone service in out‑patients.
Responsibilities
* On‑call Urology: Provide advanced clinical assessment and decision‑making for urology in‑patients and urgent presentations; support safe, timely interventions; collaborate closely with the multidisciplinary team, other specialities and the ED teams.
* Nurse‑led Stone Service: Transform and lead the nurse‑led out‑patient stone service; facilitate the Stone MDT, run out‑patient stone clinics, oversee pathway coordination and safety‑netting, and ensure seamless care from diagnosis to definitive management.
* Advanced Practice (Four Pillars): Clinical practice, leadership/management, education, and research—contributing to governance, quality improvement, audit, and service development.
Summary Of Responsibilities / Purpose
Applications are welcome for a trainee which will be a Band 7 until successful completion of MSc and Clinical Portfolio. To work a split job role between the urology on‑call team and the urology stone service running nurse‑led clinics in the out‑patient setting. The post holder will be a skilled, autonomous practitioner working as a core member of the multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality care to patients. They will possess the skills, competence, expertise and clinical decision‑making abilities required to plan, co‑ordinate and prescribe treatment for patients. The post holder will fulfil the expectations and core capabilities of an ACP as set out in the multi‑professional framework for advanced clinical practice in England (HEE, 2017) the RUH Trust Framework for Advanced Practice and the Trust ACP Job Description. This means working in conjunction with the 4 pillars of advanced practice.
* Clinical practice
* Leadership in order to improve and transform services
* Education and development of self and others
* Research application of existing research and contributing to new research activity within chosen specialty
The post holder will provide clinical leadership for the development of integrated patient pathways in the team which are in line with recognised best practice and evidence base, working closely with stakeholders and care providers. At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community.
About the Organization & Culture
We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country. We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment with staff networks, celebrating successes and listening and learning from differences. A culture of learning, developing and innovating runs throughout the organisation, with a focus on staff wellbeing and a holistic approach to wellbeing.
Contact for Further Details
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Jackie Robinson
Job title: Senior Sister
Email: jackie.robinson10@nhs.net
Telephone: 01225 826249
Lisa Brown
Matron for Urology
Telephone: 01225 826371
Email: lisa.brown14@nhs.net
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