Band 6 Specialist Children's Continence Nurse

NHS; Leicester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a part-time registered nurse to join their expanding Community Children's Specialist Continence Service. This role requires managing children's continence needs, triaging referrals, and providing leadership within the specialist team. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and a full UK driving license. The position offers flexible working arrangements and a competitive salary range of £38,682 to £46,580 annually.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with experience in managing children's continence.
• Full UK Driving License and access to a car during working hours.

Responsibilities

• Support the continence needs of children/young people.
• Triaging referrals and identifying pathways of support.
• Provide leadership to manage and develop clinical staff.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care programmes.
• Provide advice to parents and carers about continence issues.
• Develop high standards of clinical practice.

Skills

Knowledge of children's continence

Excellent communication skills

Team working skills

Job description

Overview

Are you passionate about children's continence and being part of developing an expanding Tier 2 Community Children's Specialist Continence Service working across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and knowledgeable registered nurse with experience in managing children's continence and with excellent communication and team working skills. This post is for 22.5 hours per week.

The post is part time with Mondays as a preferred working day. A full UK Driving License and access to a car during working hours are required for this role.

Responsibilities

• The successful candidate will use specialist clinical skills and knowledge to support the continence needs of children/young people across Leicester City, County and Rutland.
• Triaging referrals and identifying appropriate pathways of support and intervention on an individualised basis for children/young people with complex continence needs or who may require specialist interventions to achieve and maintain optimal bladder and bowel function.
• Provide leadership to manage, develop, co-ordinate and enhance the role of clinical staff within the Specialist Children\'s Continence Service, while monitoring and evaluating the continence services provided within the community, ensuring the delivery of quality outcomes and managing risk.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of evidenced based care to groups of patients according to changing healthcare needs and varying levels of complexity.
• Provide continence advice and management to parents, carers and others who work with children and young people with continence issues, through clinical practice, teaching, research and development, as part of an integrated team.
• Continually develop high standards of clinical practice and expertise within the service.

Qualifications

Essential: Please review the attached job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits and information for applicants can be found in the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. All substantive roles (excluding medical staff) include a 6-month probationary period. All jobs require permission to work in the UK. DBS disclosures costs are met by the individual and deducted from salary after start. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Details

Date posted: 01 October 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for Change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number: 004818

Job locations: County Hall, Penn Lloyd Building, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 8TB