Continence Specialist Nurse

Job overview

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS POST IS CURRENTLY ONLY OPEN TO EMPLOYEES OF CPFT

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust are looking for an exceptional Band Continence Specialist Nurse to join our talented and committed integrated community team covering the Peterborough area.

The post will be hours a week and you will be required to travel county wide.

The role includes assessing complex patients in their home or in a nurse led clinic setting, participating in teaching and mentoring of other professionals, engaging in clinical trials and research and have an in-depth knowledge of continence formularies. You will be required to work closely with other stakeholders.

If you are highly motivated, enthusiastic and feel you have Continence expertise we would like to hear from you.

The post holder will undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner and will be supported by senior colleagues, they will participate in evidence-based audits and research projects.

To provide an advanced standard of clinical assessment evidence-based advice and education to individuals with bladder and bowel problems.

To plan, implement and evaluate specialist packages of care for individuals with bladder and bowel problems.

To work as part of the multidisciplinary team with the aim of preventing admission, supporting early discharge and providing ongoing or shared care for patients with continence problems.

To provide advice and education to the general public and other healthcare
professionals.

To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner with access to advice and support from senior colleagues. 

To participate in evidence-based audit and research projects. 

To provide advice and education to the public and other healthcare professionals

They will be able to work as part of the multidisciplinary team with the aim of preventing admission, supporting early discharge and provide ongoing and shared care for patients with continence problems.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process. 

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