# Uro-gynaecology Clinical Nurse Specialist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/uro-gynaecology-clinical-nurse-specialist/0b4ea5c0-0992-4bb0-9c8b-06b320d65aba - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/uro-gynaecology-clinical-nurse-specialist/0b4ea5c0-0992-4bb0-9c8b-06b320d65aba.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Preston - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 Per Annum, Pro Rata - **Contract type:** 12 months (12 month secondment / fixed term contract until August 2027) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon - Fri) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-27T09:31:09.123Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Preston/Lancashire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Gynaecology/Gynaecology-v7988204 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7988204?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The post is part of the specialist urogynaecology nursing service for women with pelvic floor and bladder dysfunction and will work alongside the Urogynaecology Consultant and deliver care according to NICE Clinical Guideline Urinary Incontinence 2013 (CG171). The post holder will provide specialist clinical expertise in all aspects of care for urogynaecology patients, together with the Urogynaecology Consultant and members of the wider clinical team. The post holder will effectively co-ordinate and deliver an expert nursing service within the specialist area and manage their own nurse-led outpatient service and case load (including vaginal pessary, bladder retraining, patient education/catheter care, Trial without catheter (TWOC), management of prolapse & medication reviews, urodynamic diagnostic clinics & flexible cystoscopies (following appropriate training and assessment) and post operative assessment) and in collaboration with the urogynaecology team advise on appropriate treatment plans. The post holder will ensure a positive impact on the experience of patients and carers as well as developing evidence based clinical nursing practice in line with current research and guidelines This post is a fixed term / secondment opportunity to cover the existing post holder secondment to another role. band 6 development post would be considered. ### Main duties of the job The purpose of the post is to contribute to a specialist urogynaecology nursing service for women with pelvic floor and bladder dysfunction alongside the existing Urogynaecology Nursing staff, Urogynaecology Consultants, and the rest of the multidisciplinary team The Urogynaecology Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) will work closely with the Urogynaecology Consultant Team to deliver care according to current National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecology (RCOG) and British Society of Urogynaecology (BSUG) guidance, thereby supporting the service to expand and develop further. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - triage all incoming referrals to the service - Provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients, families, carers and other Healthcare Professionals following diagnosis and through treatment - Ensure continuity of high quality evidence based nursing care, including assessing health and nursing needs of patients, families and carers. - Identify and initiate appropriate effective care, including; -Managing a patient case load -Ordering and performing diagnostic tests -Making referrals to appropriate specialities for onward treatment as required -Admitting and discharging women with continence needs within agreed protocols - ·         To attend, coordinate and contribute to multi-disciplinary team meetings, ensuring all relevant patients are represented. - ·         To deliver a seamless service through the development of enhanced multi-disciplinary team processes and communication. - ·         To participate in the identification and development of clinical protocols and strategies to enhance both the continuity and standard of urogynaecological care whilst ensuring equity of access to the service. - Demonstrate clinical skills and expertise to all grades of staff, including junior medical staff. Review and evaluate care given by other team members, ensuring that realistic goals are set to achieve optimal outcome. - Act as a role model and clinical leader, demonstrating knowledge and research-based best practice. - Develop appropriate clinical skills related to specialist practice- such as pessary insertion, urodynamics, continence assessment, menopause assessment - ·         To work with key staff members to deliver nurse-led assessment and outpatient follow-up services, providing detailed baseline patient assessment and education and support to patients and their families. - ·         To liaise with local community, social services and voluntary organisations in order to develop existing services for clients, carers and health professionals. - ·         To involve service users actively in providing feedback of their experience of the current service and suggestions for improvements. - ·         To participate in the development of appropriate patient group directives to facilitate and enhance the discharge process. - ·         To ensure all patients are fully informed of the risks and benefits of proposed procedures and treatments, contributing to the process of securing informed consent. - ·         To produce and provide to all patients relevant and accessible written information regarding their treatment in accordance with Trust standards. - To prescribe safely and appropriately in line with NMP formulary (if held) - Undertake outpatient clinics for nurse-led pessary / urodynamic diagnostics / pelvic floor and incontinence clinic / support group / post-operative follow up clinic. - Ensure the BSUG database is kept up to date to enable accreditation of service. - Work within UKCS Pessary Guidelines and urodynamic standards. - Accept responsibility for own patient caseload, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporates the issues and recommendations made, ensuring clear documentation in the patient’s records, including outcome letters sent to patients GP surgery. - Perform urodynamic studies and potentially other invasive procedures (such as flexible cystoscopies) independently and in collaboration with the urogynaecology clinicians, advise on appropriate treatment plans - To be actively involved in inpatient care, liaising with ward staff to ensure high-quality nursing care including support of timely discharge of post-op patients and ensuring follow up care to appropriate urogynae clinic is arranged. - To follow up patients as appropriate and ensure all relevant information is available to enable patients to make an informed choice about their treatment. - Identify safeguarding and vulnerable adult issues which affect the rights of individuals - To work with the multi-disciplinary team to develop, implement and evaluate integrated care pathways and systems of multi-disciplinary team documentation ## Job Details The post is part of the specialist urogynaecology nursing service for women with pelvic floor and bladder dysfunction and will work alongside the Urogynaecology Consultant and deliver care according to NICE Clinical Guideline Urinary Incontinence 2013 (CG171). The post holder will provide specialist clinical expertise in all aspects of care for urogynaecology patients, together with the Urogynaecology Consultant and members of the wider clinical team. The post holder will effectively co-ordinate and deliver an expert nursing service within the specialist area and manage their own nurse-led outpatient service and case load (including vaginal pessary, bladder retraining, patient education/catheter care, Trial without catheter (TWOC), management of prolapse & medication reviews, urodynamic diagnostic clinics & flexible cystoscopies (following appropriate training and assessment) and post operative assessment) and in collaboration with the urogynaecology team advise on appropriate treatment plans. The post holder will ensure a positive impact on the experience of patients and carers as well as developing evidence based clinical nursing practice in line with current research and guidelines This post is a fixed term / secondment opportunity to cover the existing post holder secondment to another role. band 6 development post would be considered. ## Job Description The purpose of the post is to contribute to a specialist urogynaecology nursing service for women with pelvic floor and bladder dysfunction alongside the existing Urogynaecology Nursing staff, Urogynaecology Consultants, and the rest of the multidisciplinary team The Urogynaecology Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) will work closely with the Urogynaecology Consultant Team to deliver care according to current National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecology (RCOG) and British Society of Urogynaecology (BSUG) guidance, thereby supporting the service to expand and develop further. ## Responsibilities triage all incoming referrals to the service Provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients, families, carers and other Healthcare Professionals following diagnosis and through treatment Ensure continuity of high quality evidence based nursing care, including assessing health and nursing needs of patients, families and carers. Identify and initiate appropriate effective care, including; -Managing a patient case load -Ordering and performing diagnostic tests -Making referrals to appropriate specialities for onward treatment as required -Admitting and discharging women with continence needs within agreed protocols · To attend, coordinate and contribute to multi-disciplinary team meetings, ensuring all relevant patients are represented. · To deliver a seamless service through the development of enhanced multi-disciplinary team processes and communication. · To participate in the identification and development of clinical protocols and strategies to enhance both the continuity and standard of urogynaecological care whilst ensuring equity of access to the service. Demonstrate clinical skills and expertise to all grades of staff, including junior medical staff. Review and evaluate care given by other team members, ensuring that realistic goals are set to achieve optimal outcome. Act as a role model and clinical leader, demonstrating knowledge and research-based best practice. Develop appropriate clinical skills related to specialist practice- such as pessary insertion, urodynamics, continence assessment, menopause assessment · To work with key staff members to deliver nurse-led assessment and outpatient follow-up services, providing detailed baseline patient assessment and education and support to patients and their families. · To liaise with local community, social services and voluntary organisations in order to develop existing services for clients, carers and health professionals. · To involve service users actively in providing feedback of their experience of the current service and suggestions for improvements. · To participate in the development of appropriate patient group directives to facilitate and enhance the discharge process. · To ensure all patients are fully informed of the risks and benefits of proposed procedures and treatments, contributing to the process of securing informed consent. · To produce and provide to all patients relevant and accessible written information regarding their treatment in accordance with Trust standards. To prescribe safely and appropriately in line with NMP formulary (if held) Undertake outpatient clinics for nurse-led pessary / urodynamic diagnostics / pelvic floor and incontinence clinic / support group / post-operative follow up clinic. Ensure the BSUG database is kept up to date to enable accreditation of service. Work within UKCS Pessary Guidelines and urodynamic standards. Accept responsibility for own patient caseload, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporates the issues and recommendations made, ensuring clear documentation in the patient’s records, including outcome letters sent to patients GP surgery. Perform urodynamic studies and potentially other invasive procedures (such as flexible cystoscopies) independently and in collaboration with the urogynaecology clinicians, advise on appropriate treatment plans To be actively involved in inpatient care, liaising with ward staff to ensure high-quality nursing care including support of timely discharge of post-op patients and ensuring follow up care to appropriate urogynae clinic is arranged. To follow up patients as appropriate and ensure all relevant information is available to enable patients to make an informed choice about their treatment. Identify safeguarding and vulnerable adult issues which affect the rights of individuals To work with the multi-disciplinary team to develop, implement and evaluate integrated care pathways and systems of multi-disciplinary team documentation ## Person Specification ### Skills & abilities **Essential** - Organisational skills - IT competent - Experience of writing clinic letters - Ability to work as part of the MDT as well as autonomous working **Desirable** - Evidence of development of clinical policy and guidelines ### Knowledge & Experience **Essential** - Extensive relevant and demonstrable clinical experience pertinent to speciality area - up-to-date knowledge of issues affecting gynaecology patients - Relevant gynaecological or urological experience - Experience of a nurse-led service and ability to manage a case load of patients independently with indirect supervision - Experience of autonomous planning, implementing and reviewing treatment plans within a specialist area - Evidence of working at a senior nursing level **Desirable** - Experience of participating in research programmes - Experience in service improvement and development - Experience in coordinating an MDT group - Experience in urodynamics - Experience of health education and promotion - Experience in formal consenting patients for clinical procedures ### Qualifications & Education **Essential** - NMC registered adult nurse - Relevant nursing degree level 6 - Evidence of up to date and relevant continuous professional development - Masters Degree in relevant subject area (or wiling to work toward) - Non-Medical Prescriber (or willing to work toward) **Desirable** - Post graduate qualification in urgoynae or willing to work toward - Leadership & management qualification - Teaching / Mentorship qualification - Cervical Cytology (Smear taker) qualification ## Documents - [jd & person spec (pdf, 544.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10271886) - [what we can offer you (pdf, 6.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2464) - [creating your best application (pdf, 6.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2433) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.