Job overview

An exciting development opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Nurse to work in a specialist role within the field of Urogynaecology based at St Peters Hospital. 

The post holder will be required to work as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team which includes the Lead Nurse for Urogynaecology; Lead Consultant with Urogynaecology Subspecialty training and two dedicated Consultants with a specialist interest in Urogynaecology; a pro-active Women’s Health Physiotherapist team and a Community based Continence team.

Experience in either Urology, Urogynaecology, Gynaecology and/or Continence Care is essential to the role but for the right candidate they will receive specialist training both formally through appropriate nationally recognised courses  and informally from members of the MDT to reach the full potential of the role .

The successful candidate will need to be confident to work both independently and as part of a team to facilitate a smooth patient treatment pathway. 

We are looking for individuals with good clinical interpersonal and communication skills, who are willing and able to adapt to change; and to work individually within their level of competence, after appropriate training if and where required.

The role ultimately will require the individual to undertake nurse-led clinics assessing and managing the needs of women with pelvic floor dysfunction, perform urodynamic investigations and review women following conservative and/or surgical treatments.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to contribute at an advanced level to the  specialist urogynaecology nursing service

You will provide clinical expertise in all aspects of care for women with pelvic floor and bladder dysfunction effectively co-ordinating and delivering an expert nursing service within the specialist area.

Provide a nurse-led case-load, ensuring continuity of a high standard of evidence based nursing care, from point of referral through to conservative and non-surgical treatment , out-patient post-operative management and discharge.

This would include management of prolapse with vaginal pessary, bladder retraining, patient education/catheter care, ISC training, TWoC, supporting women undergoing surgery and performing investigative procedures such as urodynamic studies.

Working for our organisation

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• On-site Nurseries
• On-site staff cafes
• On-site parking
• Support in career development
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:
www.asph-careers.org