Clinical Nurse Specialist – Urology
Location: The Harborne Hospital, London
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday–Friday (two part-time positions available)
About the Role
We are urgently recruiting two part-time Clinical Nurse Specialists to join our Urology team at The Harborne Hospital, supporting the Birmingham Prostate Specialists Service.
Each role is part-time, and together the two successful candidates will cover the full-time service requirement of 37.5 hours per week. These are independent part-time positions, not a job share.
You will provide specialist nursing care for patients with benign and malignant urological conditions, including education, treatment, and basic investigations.
You will also contribute to multidisciplinary team (MDT) discussions and clinical decision-making.
Support and training will be provided by senior nursing colleagues, a well-established team of surgeons and oncologists, and the wider MDT.
Main Duties
1. Pre-operative counselling for prostate cancer surgery
2. Teaching clean intermittent catheterisation and self-dilatation
3. Performing and interpreting flow rate and bladder scans
4. Administering intravesical chemotherapy/immunotherapy
5. Managing painful bladder conditions
6. MDT list coordination and remote attendance
7. Supporting ward staff and conducting audits
8. Communicating effectively with patients and carers
9. Exercising clinical judgement and autonomous decision-making
10. Acting as a resource for patients and staff
Key Responsibilities
11. Work within professional code and competence
12. Develop and streamline clinical protocols
13. Apply evidence-based practice
14. Maintain and expand professional knowledge
What We’re Looking For
15. Essential: Experience in urology surgical care
16. Desirable: Oncology nursing experience
17. Familiarity with bladder scanners and flow rate monitoring
18. Strong clinical judgement and patient-focused approach
Why HCA UK?
Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.
We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Urology Clinical Nurse Specialist at The Harborne Hospital you’ll be eligible for:
19. 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
20. Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
21. Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
22. Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
23. Group Life Assurance from day one
24. Critical illness cover
25. Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
26. Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
27. Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
28. Discounts with over 800 major retailers
Culture and values
At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.
Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:
29. Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
30. Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
31. Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
32. Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity
Reasonable adjustments
We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.
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