Bladder And Bowel Care Specialist Nurse

University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire Nhs Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust seeks an experienced Senior Community Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Bladder and Bowel Care Service. You will provide expert clinical leadership, education and supervision to staff, delivering high-quality bladder and bowel care within Integrated Neighbourhood Teams.

You will lead training, workforce development and clinical governance, collaborate across community, primary and acute care, and drive service improvement to ensure

Qualifications

• Registered with NMC
• Post graduate education in Bladder and Bowel Care or equivalent knowledge/experience
• Mentoring and assessing qualification
• Leadership and management qualification within Healthcare / relevant leadership experience
• Eligible and willing to obtain independent non-medical prescribing qualification
• Eligible and willing to work towards MSc or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Provide expert assessment, management and advice for patients with complex bladder and bowel needs
• Deliver clinical leadership and specialist oversight across Integrated Neighbourhood Teams
• Support and supervise specialist nurses and wider multidisciplinary staff delivering bladder and bowel care
• Lead training, competency development and clinical supervision programmes
• Drive quality improvement, service development, audit and innovation
• Work collaboratively with community, primary care, acute and care home colleagues to develop integrated pathways
• Contribute to the development of a city-wide approach to bladder and bowel care, ensuring safe, effective and equitable services for patients

Skills

Clinical assessment

Time management

Leadership

Communication skills

Education

Postgraduate education in Bladder and Bowel Care

Mentoring and assessing qualification

Leadership qualification in Healthcare

MSc or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

Are you passionate about delivering excellence in specialist bladder and bowel care?

We are seeking an experienced and motivated nurse to join our specialist Bladder and Bowel Care Service as a Community Clinical Nurse Specialist. This is an exciting time to join the service as we transform community care through the development of Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INTs).

As a senior clinical leader, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring specialist bladder and bowel care remains at the heart of community services while supporting the integration of care across neighbourhood teams. You will provide expert clinical advice, supervision and education to staff, helping to develop a confident and competent workforce capable of delivering high-quality, evidence-based care closer to home.

A full UK driving license is essential for this role. Please note that an international driving license is not accepted.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

• Provide expert assessment, management and advice for patients with complex bladder and bowel needs.
• Deliver clinical leadership and specialist oversight across Integrated Neighbourhood Teams.
• Support and supervise specialist nurses and wider multidisciplinary staff delivering bladder and bowel care.
• Lead training, competency development and clinical supervision programmes.
• Drive quality improvement, service development, audit and innovation.
• Work collaboratively with community, primary care, acute and care home colleagues to develop integrated pathways
• Contribute to the development of a city-wide approach to bladder and bowel care, ensuring safe, effective and equitable services for patients.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

Join Us and Help Shape the Future

Together, we can ensure every patient receives expert bladder and bowel care, wherever they access community services.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered with NMC
• Post graduate education in Bladder and Bowel Care or have equivalent knowledge and experience.
• Mentoring and assessing qualification.
• Leadership and management qualification within Healthcare / relevant leadership experience
• Eligible and willing to obtain independent non-medical prescribing qualification.
• Eligible and willing to work towards Msc or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Must have an extensive post registration experience in specialist area.
• Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to facilitate ongoing competence.
• Experience in the management of patients with bladder and bowel care related issues.
• Experience of clinical case management.
• Demonstrate experience in facilitating change in practise.

Knowledge

Essential

• Must be able to evidence and demonstrate good clinical assessment skills.
• Must be able to demonstrate sound personal management skills - time management, prioritising, planning.
• Must be able to demonstrate operational judgements, managing conflicting views / reconcile inter and intra professional differences of opinion.
• Must be able to demonstrate recent operational and clinical leadership experience in the subject matter.
• Must be able to contribute to supervisory process for junior staff and learners.
• Must demonstrate a high standard of written and verbal communications skills.
• Must have good awareness of recent research issues and evidence of involvement in research or audit.
• Must be able to implement the principles of Clinical Governance and Audit.
• Must be able to practice safely and competently, particularly in the assessment of risk.
• Must be able to demonstrate an ability to change theory into practice.

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's values. (As detailed in UHCW's Values in Action document below)
• Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).