Registered Nurse - Urology

Role Overview

Registered Nurse - Urology at King's College Hospital London. The Outpatient Department Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care to patients attending the outpatient facility or clinic.

Role Purpose

Deliver high-standard evidence-based nursing care to urology outpatients, managing patient assessments, care planning, diagnostic support, and medication administration in collaboration with physicians and the multidisciplinary team.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care & Assessment

• Deliver evidence-based care to patients attending outpatient services.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care needs on an ongoing basis.
• Record patient histories and develop patient care plans in collaboration with physicians and other healthcare professionals.
• Assist physicians during examinations and procedures.

Operations & Safety

• Operate and monitor medical equipment as required.
• Perform diagnostic tests.
• Administer medications.
• Uphold high standards of care across all outpatient services.
• Ensure safe and effective delivery of evidence-based care.
• Uphold principles of infection control and participate in specialist link roles such as infection control, nursing audits, and quality projects, ensuring all staff are kept updated.
• Work flexibly across the organization to maintain safe staffing levels or as part of professional development needs identified in the appraisal process.

Communication & Patient Support

• Provide regular and accurate updates to patients and their relatives, ensuring communication is sensitive and easy to understand.
• Support patients, caregivers, and families by involving them in the care process where appropriate.
• Provide health education to promote healthy lifestyles.
• Respect and protect patient rights, dignity, cultural preferences, privacy and confidentiality, and communicate with patients and families in a clear and culturally sensitive manner.
• Ensure that relevant information regarding patient condition and care is communicated clearly to the multidisciplinary team.

Compliance & Standards

• Adhere to Dubai Health Authority guidelines and all relevant regulatory standards.
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times, ensuring dignity, privacy, cultural, and religious beliefs are respected.
• Maintain confidentiality of all organizational, patient, client, and employee information in accordance with policies and laws.
• Maintain ethical behavior, professionalism, integrity and respectful interactions with patients, families and colleagues.

Quality & Professional Development

• Participate in nursing audits and quality improvement initiatives.

Qualifications & Experience

• UAE Medical Health Authority License (DHA).
• Bachelor's degree in nursing.
• Minimum 2 years of work experience in a hospital or similar setting.

Skills & Competencies

• Proficient in basic computer applications, including MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), with the ability to manage digital documentation and communication effectively.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams, patients, and stakeholders.