Bladder and Bowel Nurse Team Leader | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Stretford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in England is seeking a Lead for the Bladder and Bowel Services for a 12-month secondment to cover maternity leave. This role involves providing clinical leadership, conducting comprehensive patient assessments, and developing guidelines to ensure high-quality care. Candidates should have experience in bladder and bowel management and possess advanced clinical skills. This position offers a unique opportunity to influence care delivery in an integrated health system.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Inclusive culture

Robust infrastructure for research

Qualifications

• Experience in bladder and bowel service management.
• Skills in comprehensive patient assessments based on guidelines.
• Ability to provide clinical and operational leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical, operational leadership for the Bladder and Bowel Service.
• Perform comprehensive assessments of patients affected by bladder and/or bowel conditions.
• Develop and evaluate policies/guidelines/protocols relevant to continence.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Advanced clinical skills in assessment

Patient-centered care

Policy development

Job description

Overview

An opportunity has arisen for a 12 month secondment post for a Lead within Trafford Local Care Organisation Bladder and Bowel Services, to cover for maternity leave. The post holder will be a core member of the Adult Nursing management team, working collaboratively to deliver high quality care in Trafford and to develop a locally appropriate integrated approach to delivery of care. The post holder will contribute to the improvement strategy and represent community nursing at forums and groups across the Neighbourhood and Locality/Borough.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical, operational leadership for the Bladder and Bowel Service.
• Perform comprehensive assessments of patients affected by bladder and/or bowel conditions in line with national and local guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Perform advanced clinical skills in assessment, diagnosis and treatment, including performing and interpreting urinalysis, bladder and bowel charting, ultrasound bladder scans, pelvic floor and digital rectal examination.
• Act as a resource and provide advanced specialist clinical advice, information and support to Trust staff on the management of continence needs.
• Develop and evaluate policies/guidelines/protocols relevant to continence, bladder and/or bowel.
• Provide a highly visible clinical profile, having both an advisory and direct clinical input into patient care.
• Lead, organise and deliver specific bladder and bowel education programmes for health care professionals to improve clinical competencies and support clinical teams to deliver a high quality patient centred service.

About MFT and Environment

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary. We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022. We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. We are embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

Culture and Benefits

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Application and Further Information

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, please refer to the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. The Candidate Essentials Guide provides details about the Trust, our benefits and how to apply, including important information to read before submitting an application.

Diversity and Equality

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating unlawful discrimination across our workforce. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please email our team at [e-mail].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

This advert closes on Wednesday 8 Oct 2025