Job overview
A Urodynamics (UDS) Nurse is a specialist nurse responsible for assessing, investigating, and supporting patients with bladder dysfunction and lower urinary tract symptoms through urodynamic investigations. The role involves performing and assisting with diagnostic procedures, monitoring patient safety and comfort, and working closely with multidisciplinary teams including consultants, spinal services, continence teams, and physiotherapists.
In spinal services, the role is highly specialised and requires additional knowledge and experience in managing patients with complex neurological conditions and neurogenic bladder dysfunction.
Main duties of the job
1. Prepare patients for procedures, ensuring informed consent is obtained and patients are supported throughout the investigation.
2. Monitor patient safety, dignity, and comfort during all procedures.
3. Accurately record, interpret, and report investigation findings to the clinical team.
4. Assist consultants and clinicians during specialist urology and spinal clinics.
5. Manage and maintain urodynamic equipment, ensuring it is cleaned, calibrated, and functioning correctly.
6. Perform catheterisation and other specialist nursing procedures as required.
7. Recognise and respond appropriately to complications or changes in patient condition.
8. Provide patient education and advice regarding bladder management and ongoing care.
9. Work closely with multidisciplinary teams including spinal consultants, continence teams, physiotherapists, and community services.
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Person specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
10. 1st Level Registered General Nurse
11. Further professional studies relevant to the clinical area
12. Mentorship programme or equivalent teaching qualification
Desirable criteria
13. Degree in Nursing or Equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
14. Demonstrate clinical expertise, relevant to the area
15. Demonstrable interest in and commitment to the professional development of others
16. Able to contribute to the development of students, nurses and oneself
17. Able to contribute to develop the workplace as a learning environment
18. Awareness and understanding of current health issues and in particular to demonstrate a good understanding of the NHS Plan and recent initiatives
Desirable criteria
19. Previous experience of leading change in a clinical environment
20. An understanding of HR processes and issues pertaining to staff management
21. An understanding of nursing issues in relation to finance management
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential criteria
22. Demonstrate clinical expertise, relevant to the area
23. Demonstrable interest in and commitment to the professional development of others
24. Able to contribute to the development of students, nurses and oneself
25. Able to contribute to develop the workplace as a learning environment
26. Awareness and understanding of current health issues and in particular to demonstrate a good understanding of the NHS Plan and recent initiatives
27. Ability to organise and manage day to day departmental activities and the activities of large multidisciplinary team within this.
28. Communication skills – able to relate and communicate with patients and staff at all levels and from different professions. Adapts communication style as necessary and is able to work with and through others.
29. Team building and working skills – able to lead a team to achieve results
30. Understanding of the issues pertaining to clinical risk management
31. Ability to utilise research in clinical practice
32. Problem solving skills – able to respond to unexpected issues and provide first line response and to identify appropriate sources of secondary support
33. Highly self-motivated – Possesses high internal work standards, sets themselves and helps others to set attainable goals; wants to do things better, to improve, to be more effective and efficient; measure progress against target
34. Flexibility – Able to adapt to ensure achievement of objectives within constantly changing situations and environments
35. Customer focused – committed to ensuring a positive hospital experience for patients and their relatives/ carers
36. IT/Computer Skills
Desirable criteria
37. Previous experience of leading change in a clinical environment
38. An understanding of HR processes and issues pertaining to staff management
39. An understanding of nursing issues in relation to finance management
40. Understanding of the issues pertaining to change management
Special Circumstances
Essential criteria
41. There is an expectation that all staff will work cross site
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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