Bladder and bowel specialist nurse
Job overview
The post-holder will provide expert nursing advice in specialist continence care, acting as a resource for patients, carers, and healthcare professionals. They will manage a complex clinical caseload, contribute to policy development, and participate in audits and research in line with national and departmental guidelines.The role involves supporting the integration of services across primary, community, and secondary care, promoting interdisciplinary collaboration, and delivering educational programs to healthcare staff. Additionally, the post-holder will oversee the pad home delivery service, ensure effective communication with service providers, and contribute to training strategies, evaluating all training for quality and effectiveness.
Strong resilience and the ability to manage stressful situations are essential.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for:
To provide robust and credible specialist continence nursing care under the direction of the Clinical LeadTo provide evidence-based holistic care to patients/carers with promotion of continence needs
To work within the Adult Bladder & Bowel Service Specialist Team providing assessment, management plans and clinical care of a high standard to patients, for bladder and/or bowel dysfunction, in their own homes, Residential, Nursing and Care Homes and clinic bases.
In conjunction with the Community Nursing Services to contribute to planning and developing of educational initiatives for internal and external partners such as District Nursing and Residential/Nursing home teams.To support the service with administration duties to include ordering stock, clinical systems, new patient referral data inputting, clinic and home visit appointments bookings and any other administration duties as required.
To provide training for patients, carers, family members and staff in Residential, Nursing and Care Homes on aspects of continence promotion and incontinence management and their management and care
To work with the service lead to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how the service is managed within allocated budget.
To ensure contractual obligations are met in line with commissioners’ intentions.
To work in line with Trust Policies and Procedures and NMC Scope of Conduct.
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role and your team
- Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply (Band 5 roles and above)
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
**Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.**
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria- Registered Nursing Qualification, Diploma or Degree in Nursing
- Current NMC Registration
- Qualifications, Training, and development relevant to the post.
- Evidence of competency within bladder and bowel care
- Teaching Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary or inter disciplinary team
- Experience of working in the community or acute setting for at least 2 years
- Experience of assessing bladder and bowel dysfunction and experience in Continence management
- Caseload management
- Experience of running nurse led clinics
Sklls and Knowledge
Essential criteria- Ability to perform investigations including ultrasound bladder scanning and urine testing
- Effective communication and negotiation skills
- Appreciation of constraints personally and in the workplace
- Flexible and open to change
- Commitment to Continuing Professional Development & Evidence Based Practice
- Ability to manage and prioritise referrals and caseloads effectively
- Basic word processing skills
- Efficient time management skills
- Ability to form good working relationships at all levels of the organisation and within the team
- Skills and knowledge of digital rectal examination and pelvic floor muscle assessment
- Excellent knowledge of current issues of managing complex continence
Ket Attributtes
Essential criteria- Hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a car
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.
At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.
We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks:
Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN)
Race Equality Network
Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff.
Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.
The CLCH Equal opportunities statement is on our Website Equal opportunities :: Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (clch.nhs.uk)
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