Bladder and Bowel Specialist Nurse

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT); Cambridge; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated nurse/clinician to join the Bladder and Bowel Service. You will provide advanced clinical assessments and education, plan specialist care packages, and work in partnership with a multidisciplinary team to prevent admissions and support early discharge.

You will travel around the county independently, must hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle.

Qualifications

• Provide advanced clinical assessment and evidence-based education to individuals with bladder and bowel problems.
• Plan, implement and evaluate specialist packages of care for bladder and bowel problems.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team to prevent admission, support early discharge and provide ongoing or shared care.
• Provide advice and education to the general public and other HealthCare professionals.
• Undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner with support from senior colleagues.
• Participate in evidence-based audit and research projects.

Responsibilities

• Travel independently around the county to meet service needs with a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
• Provide advanced clinical assessment, education and care planning for continence patients.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient pathways and discharge planning.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Patient education

Autonomous practice

Team collaboration

Audit and research

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Bladder and Bowel Service. We are seeking a motivated individual who wishes to join us.

If you are committed to improving continence outcomes for patients, then this post is your chance to work in a dynamic team and make a real difference to our patients.

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

• To provide an advanced standard of clinical assessment evidence-based advice and education to individuals with bladder and bowel problems.
• To plan, implement and evaluate specialist packages of care for individuals with bladder and bowel problems.
• To work as part of the multidisciplinary team with the aim of preventing admission, supporting early discharge and providing ongoing or shared care for patients with continence problems.
• To provide advice and education to the general public and other HealthCare professionals.
• To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner with access to advice and support from senior colleagues.
• To participate in evidence-based audit and research projects
• DVLA have a number oferenciprocalarrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments for new employees to CPFT are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jackie Robinson Job title: Continence Clinical Lead / Specialist Nurse Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07790572256