Clinical Nurse Specialist – Urology Location: The Harborne Hospital, London

Salary: Competitive + Benefits

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: Full‑time, 37.5 hours per week (part‑time hours will be considered)

About the Role

We are expanding our Urology service at The Harborne Hospital and are seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist to support the Birmingham Prostate Specialists Service. This full‑time role offers 37.5 hours per week, with flexibility for candidates who may prefer part‑time hours. You will play a key role in delivering specialist nursing care to patients with both benign and malignant urological conditions, providing expert education, treatment, and clinical support throughout their care pathway. You will also contribute to MDT discussions and clinical decision‑making, supported by senior nursing colleagues, an experienced team of surgeons and oncologists, and the wider multidisciplinary team.

What You Will Do

In this role, you will deliver comprehensive pre‑operative counselling for patients undergoing prostate cancer surgery, teach clean intermittent catheterisation and self‑dilatation, and carry out and interpret flow‑rate assessments and bladder scans. You will administer intravesical chemotherapy and immunotherapy, manage patients with painful bladder conditions, and coordinate MDT lists while participating in meetings remotely when required. You will support ward teams, contribute to audits, and communicate confidently with patients and carers, using your clinical judgement to make autonomous decisions. You will act as a knowledgeable resource for both patients and colleagues, ensuring high standards of care are consistently maintained. Alongside this, you will work within your professional code of practice, help refine clinical protocols, apply evidence‑based practice, and continue to develop your specialist knowledge.

What Will You Bring

• Experience in urology surgical care
• Strong clinical judgement and the ability to work autonomously
• A patient‑centred approach with excellent communication skills
• Desirable experience in oncology nursing
• Familiarity with bladder scanners and flow‑rate monitoring
• Commitment to evidence‑based practice and ongoing professional development

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:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
• 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:

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
• Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
• 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.