Assistant Practitioner (Bladder and Bowel Care)

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Torquay; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a part-time Assistant Practitioner to join their Bladder and Bowel Care team. This role involves working closely with care homes to assess and manage incontinence, ensuring best practices and improving patient quality of life. The successful candidate will receive support and development opportunities within a dynamic team committed to patient-centered care.

Qualifications

• Drivers with enthusiasm for team-based care.
• Experience in bladder and bowel care is beneficial but not essential.
• High standards and motivation for patient care are important.

Responsibilities

• Work mainly with care homes, assess and manage incontinence.
• Participate in Devon NHS containment pad service and conduct assessments.
• Support community nursing teams and provide education on bladder and bowel care.

Skills

Patient care

Teamwork

Motivation

Communication

Tools

IT systems

Job description

About Us

Stretching across Northern, Eastern, and Mid Devon, we employ over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, provided to more than 615,000 people, cover over 2,000 square miles across Devon. Some specialist services extend our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver emergency, specialist, and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside these hospitals, we offer integrated health and social care services across various settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and patients' homes. We also provide primary care, specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Equipped with state-of-the-art technology and strong links to universities, we are at the forefront of research and innovation, enabling us to provide world-class care.

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Join us during this exciting time as we continue our integration journey, shaping our services for the future.

Role Summary

We are seeking a part-time Assistant Practitioner to join our Bladder and Bowel Care team, covering Torbay and South Devon (15 hours/week).

If you are passionate about patient care and interested in a specialist clinical role within a dynamic, expanding service committed to staff development and evidence-based treatment, this is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated individual to join our multidisciplinary team.

About the Role

For detailed information on responsibilities, please see the Job Description via the link below.

In this role, you will work mainly with care homes, developing expertise in assessing and managing incontinence to improve patient quality of life and promote best practices. You will participate in the Devon NHS containment pad service, conduct continence assessments, and ensure adherence to provision criteria.

You will support community nursing teams with bladder and bowel care, including joint home visits, and deliver education and training to care homes, agencies, and healthcare practitioners. Additionally, you will assist in uroflowmetry clinics at Newton Abbot community hospital and participate in knowledge-sharing and supervision within our team of nurses and assistant practitioners.

Applicants must be drivers, comfortable with IT systems, and enthusiastic about team-based care. Experience in bladder and bowel care is beneficial but not essential; motivation and high standards are equally important.

Working Pattern: 15 hours per week.

Interview Date: To Be Confirmed

For more information, contact Clare Williams, Operations Manager, at [e-mail].

Pay: The salary reflects the 2025/6 Agenda for Change rates, including a 3.6% pay award to be implemented later this year. If you join before the update, your pay will be backdated accordingly. Until then, pay will be based on 2024/25 bandings (Pay scales for 2024/25 | NHS Employers).

As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and encourages applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We believe a diverse workforce benefits our communities.

Preference will be given to staff with 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status, including NHS At Risk staff across Devon.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy once sufficient applications are received.

Established in April 2022, the Trust combines the expertise of the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.