Bladder And Bowel Nursing Associate

Kent Community Health Nhs Foundation Trust; Chestfield; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a compassionate Nursing Associate (Band 4) to support adults with bladder, bowel, and pelvic floor dysfunction in community clinics, homes and care settings.

You’ll work with specialist nurses and colleagues to assess, treat, educate and manage continence care, promoting dignity and independence for patients.

Qualifications

• Registered with the NMC as a Nursing Associate registrant.
• Recent healthcare experience through education, work, or previous employment.
• Full UK driving licence or EU driving licence.
• Good communication skills in diverse settings.
• Able to use IT systems and databases.

Responsibilities

• Support specialist community assessment, treatment, advice and care for adults with bladder, bowel, and pelvic floor dysfunction.
• Manage a delegated caseload under supervision, following treatment plans and evaluating outcomes.
• Conduct face-to-face and telephone reviews, collect information, monitor progress and escalate concerns.
• Support urinary catheter services: care, changes (once competent) and clinics.
• Contribute to continence assessments and product provision per guidance.
• Promote bladder and bowel health with education and self-management support.
• Participate in audits, quality improvement, safeguarding and infection prevention.
• Prioritise delegated workload and know limits of competence; seek guidance when needed.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and maintain accurate electronic records.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer focused

IT systems usage

Hand–eye coordination

Evidence-based practice

Signposting to services

Education

NMC Nursing Associate registration

Tools

Electronic patient records

Job description

Job overview

Are you a compassionate and motivated Nursing Associate with experience supporting patients with bladder, bowel, or pelvic floor dysfunction? Do you want to improve patients' quality of life through specialist continence care while promoting dignity, independence, and wellbeing?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 4 Nursing Associate to join our friendly Specialist Bladder and Bowel Service across Medway.

Working alongside specialist nurses and multidisciplinary colleagues, you will support adults experiencing bladder and bowel dysfunction in community clinics, care homes, and patients' own homes. You will contribute to the assessment, treatment, education, and ongoing management of patients, delivering person‑centred, evidence‑based care within your scope of practice.

The role includes supporting continence promotion, reinforcing individualised treatment plans, assisting with catheter care and management, contributing to catheter clinics, and undertaking catheter changes where trained and competent. You will also help promote best practice in catheter care across community services.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring, and proactive NMC‑registered Nursing Associate who has excellent communication skills, enjoys working as part of a multidisciplinary team, and is committed to developing their knowledge in continence care while helping shape and enhance bladder and bowel services across Medway.

Main duties of the job

To support the delivery of specialist community assessment, treatment, advice, and care for adults with bladder, bowel, and pelvic floor dysfunction.

To manage a delegated caseload under the supervision of Bladder and Bowel Specialist Nurses, delivering care in line with agreed treatment plans and evaluating outcomes within own scope of practice.

To undertake face‑to‑face and telephone reviews, gather clinical information, monitor progress, and elevate concerns or complex cases appropriately.

To support specialist urinary catheter services, including catheter care, catheter changes (following competency assessment), catheter clinics, and providing advice within own competence.

To contribute to continence assessments and the provision and review of appropriate continence products in line with local and national guidance.

To promote bladder and bowel health through education, lifestyle advice, and self‑management support, helping patients maximise independence and quality of life.

To participate in audit, quality improvement, safeguarding, risk management, and infection prevention and control activities.

To prioritise and manage delegated workload, recognise the limits of own competence, and seek guidance when required.

To work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, providing coordinated, person‑centred care, while supporting patients, carers, care home staff, and healthcare professionals through education and maintaining accurate electronic patient records.

Working for our organisation

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is due to integrate with Medway Community Healthcare on 1 October 2026. Following integration and to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by CQC, we deliver high‑quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.

We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.

We know life outside work matters. As a flexible working‑friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare. Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.

Job responsibilities

As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non‑EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

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Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Person specification

Qualifications, training and experience

Essential criteria

• Registered with the NMC as a Nursing Associate registrant
• You’ll need to have recent experience of healthcare/ working as a health care assistant gained through education, work experience or previous employment
• A full, valid UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country

Desirable criteria

• You may also have the Care Certificate, but if not, we will support you to achieve this within the first 3 months of starting.

Knowledge and skills

Essential criteria

• You’ll need have sound communication skills in order to understand and communicate both verbally and in writing. both verbally and in writing being mindful of potential language and cultural difficulties
• You will need to have a customer focussed approach
• Provide patients, clients and their families with the best possible experience
• You will need to be able to be able to use IT systems and databases
• You will need to have hand and eye coordination to use your clinical skills when using equipment, resuscitation and venepuncture
• You will have knowledge of up to date clinical practice by using up- to- date skills and adhering to evidence based procedures and clinical effectiveness frameworks. You will fully understand the role and remit of a Nursing Associate
• You will understand where to signpost clients and families to alternative services to support behaviour change and improve health

Desirable criteria

• Having an awareness of developments within the NHS would be an advantage