Bladder & Bowel Specialist Nurse
2 weeks ago
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join a developing servicewithin the Community Directorate.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated registerednurse educated to degree level to join the adult bladder and bowelservice.
The base for this post will be Innovation House, BishopAuckland, this is a Countywide Community post so locality work will be requiredaccording to service need. This roleinvolves a mixture of working within clinics, home visits, care homes andoffice environment.
The post will allow you to work in a specialist service anddevelop specialist skills / knowledge and expertise in bladder and boweldysfunction. This is an excitingopportunity to become part of an innovative and forward thinking communitybased team. You will make a valuable contribution to the way local bladder andbowel services are organised and delivered in order to provide high quality,cost effective services to people living in County Durham and Darlington.
The role is supportive of family friendly hoursworking predominantly Monday to Friday (day hours, eg: 08:30-16:30.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will have a passion for deliveringhigh quality care to people with bladder and bowel dysfunction. You will be dynamicand caring with excellent communication skills as patient education and supportis an important component of the job.
Prior experience and an indepth knowledge of issues in complex bladder and bowel dysfunction is essential as is the promotion of continencecare.
Working autonomously to triage, allocate work tasks, adhere todealines in order to provide highquality evidence based care.
Experience of change management,quality improvement process and recent on going nursing development is arequirement.
Knowledge of budgetary control,IQEW and clinical supervision is also a requirement of the post.
Clinicalcommunity experience would be desirable as would a knowledge of appraisal andHR skills, but not essential
About us
If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager
You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented
From April 1 2024 we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary £23,200, to apply you must have Right to Work in the United Kingdom. If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post
Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assessment and management of patients with complex bladderand/or bowel dysfunction.
Performing clinics and home visits within County Durham andDarlington, these will be a combination of telephone and face to faceassessments and reviews.
Leadership and management of the service and staff asrequired in the absence of Lead Nurses.
Contribute to service and policy development as well asbeing able to provide education and training.
Please see job description also for further roles &responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Teaching certificate or equivalent Evidence of continuing professional development at post grad level IT skills In depth knowledge of complex issues in bladder & bowel dysfunction
Desirable
Independent / Community prescribing qualification Leadership / Management development course (or willing to undertake) Knowledge of budgetary control
Special Requirements
Essential
Ability to travel independently across the County to fulfil requirements of the post Ability to work flexibly in differing environments to meet the needs of the service
Statutory Registration
Essential
First level registered nurse with the NMC First degree
Desirable
Community prescribing or willing to work towards
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
Knowledge of issues in complex bladder and bowel care Good communication and interpersonal skills Keen to develop themselves and others, open to new ideas and willingness to share experience with others Experience of delivering education and training Organisational Skills Leadership Skills Team working Triage
Desirable
Knowledge of budgetary control Management skills
Experience
Essential
Evidence of recent on-going nursing development Experience of change management Experience of clinical supervision Experience of quality improvement processes, including audit and risk management Experience of complex bladder & bowel management Experience of working independantly, unsupervised providing high quality, evidence based care Experience of successfully working to deadlines and completing tasks Experience of complaint handling and reporting.
Desirable
Clinical community experience Experience of research Experience of appraisal performance / HR skills-
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