Children's Bladder and Bowel Adviser

The Children & Young people’s Bladder & Bowel Adviser (‘CYPBBA) is a member of the Children’s Community Integrated Nursing Team providing specialised and skilled nursing care for children with continence conditions in the community.

To work across the community collaborative geographical patch to support and promote effective working relationships across Community sectors to enhance and increase the delivery of patient care within the community via the prevention and reduction of hospital attendance and accident and emergency attendance for children with continence conditions and/or bladder/bowel dysfunction

The CYPBBA will provide evidenced based nursing care and support to children and young people and their families with continence needs and/or bladder or bowel dysfunction.

The CYPBBA will be responsible for the assessment of care needs, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision and will be required to teach non-registered nursing staff, educational professionals, and parents/families/carers.

The CYPBBA will contribute to the clinical direction and future development of the Children’s Continence Service.

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
Season Ticket Loans

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent Training facilities and opportunities

Buying and Selling annual leave scheme

The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work

Day One Flexible Employer

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What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

To implement evidenced based programmes of care for management of children and young people with continence conditions and to monitor effectiveness accordingly.

To support and enable parents/carers as partners in care.

To act as a point of contact and provide specialist training and education to support other health care professionals/non health care professionals for children and young people with continence conditions.

To establish effective and efficient working relationships with primary and secondary care, paediatric services and other agencies to provide a cohesive, seamless service provision.

To assess and identify individual needs, plan and implement a programme of care for the specialist management of children with continence problems and evaluate outcomes in regard to toilet training education and containment product provision.

To advise, encourage support and monitor care at home, educating parents in the care of their child as appropriate and also to teach children/young people self-care when appropriate.

To assess the need and initiate where applicable requirements for aids/products/ equipment and continually evaluate their use and suitability and ensure relatives/carers are properly trained and competent.

To be aware of and be responsible for the escalation and reporting of safeguarding issues as they arise and in a timely manner directly in line with the safeguarding policy.