Urology Nurse Practitioner

Job overview

This post is fixed term/secondment for 12 months to cover maternity leave.

If you are interested applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Urology Nurse Practitioner to join our dedicated Urology team at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.

The post holder will work towards being a clinical expert, acquiring the skills, specialist knowledge , expertise and credibility through direct clinical practice, training and support from the Senior Urology Nursing team across Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see ‘Welsh Language Guidance’ in the documents right at the bottom.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be required to work at various sites across the health board in order to meet the needs of the service.  The Urology department is currently run across 3 sites;

• Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant
• Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend and
• Princes Charles Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil

In collaboration with the Consultant Urological Surgeons and the Urology Nurse Practitioners, the post holder will aid in providing a comprehensive urological service for the patients within Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB) catchment area.

The successful candidate will :

• Provide highly developed specialist knowledge and skills within Urological Nursing to the multi-disciplinary team.
• Provide advice and support to patients and their families.
• Organisation and clinical provision of Urological services across CTMUHB.
• Manage own caseload autonomously without direct supervision making decisions on care based on own interpretations, analysis and options available.
• Provide specialist training and education.
• Develop and aid in the development and implementation of policies, procedures and protocols.
• Plan, manage and facilitate nurse led clinics.
• Deputise for all Nurse Practitioner for Urology as and when required in their absence.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.