Associate Nurse/Assistant Practitioner Bladder and Bowel Team

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A public healthcare trust in Scunthorpe is looking for Associate Nurse/Assistant Practitioners to join the Community Bladder and Bowel Team. The role involves providing patient care across clinics, home visits, and care homes. Candidates should have relevant healthcare qualifications, and a driving license is required. The trust values diversity and focuses on creating a supportive work environment. Opportunities for flexible working arrangements are available, emphasizing work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Evidence of further study/development.
• At least 2 years experience in the NHS.
• Current driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Perform unsupervised delegated nursing duties.
• Act as an effective member of the continence team.
• Provide holistic and person-centred care.
• Participate in audits and service improvement initiatives.
• Supervise and support HCAs and trainee nursing associates.
• Develop further skills according to NMC guidelines.

Education

Certificate in Higher Education in Effective Practice in Care or equivalent

NVQ Level 3 in a healthcare related area

GCSE grades A+–C in Maths and English or equivalent

ECDL

Job description

Associate Nurse/Assistant Practitioner – Bladder and Bowel Team

Closing date: 01 January 2026

We are looking for Assistant Practitioners or Nursing Associates to join the Community Bladder and Bowel Team across North Lincolnshire. This role involves working within clinics, patient home visits, care homes and training events.

Main Duties

• Perform unsupervised delegated nursing duties as defined by specialist nurses in the continence team.
• Act as an effective member of the continence team, maintaining communication with other professionals and agencies.
• Provide holistic and person‑centred care within your scope of practice, governed by the NMC Code (2018) and NMC Standards of Proficiency (2018).
• Participate in audits and service improvement initiatives.
• Supervise and support HCAs, trainee nursing associates and pre‑registration nurses.
• Develop further skills in accordance with NMC guidelines and the evolving Nursing Associate role.

About us

NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients a year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – our group serves 1.65 million people and employs nearly 20,000 staff across five main hospital sites.

As teaching hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we lead and contribute to research in many areas including biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, the group and the community.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may close earlier than stated.

Job responsibilities

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work‑life balance for our employees.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise it as a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work‑life balance. A multi‑role career can also be considered if it works for you and the role, and we will do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership with the line manager and employee to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work‑life balance.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment, culture and dignity for staff, promoting and protecting physical and mental health and wellbeing.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender identity and expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Evidence of further study/development.
• Certificate in Higher Education in Effective Practice in Care or equivalent.
• NVQ Level 3 in a healthcare related area.
• GCSE grades A+–C in Maths and English or equivalent.
• ECDL.

Occupational Experience

• At least 2 years experience in the NHS.

Hold a current driving licence

• Driving licence.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.

Please note that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if it is required for their role.

To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/

Employer name

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust