Bladder and Bowel Specialist Nurse

Oxleas; Dartford; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 continence nurse to deliver expert continence care across Bexley, linking acute, primary and community services. The post involves autonomous decision-making, travel and supervision of junior staff while maintaining high standards of clinical practice.

The role requires valid UK nursing registration, community experience, and the ability to manage complex bladder and bowel needs with a person-centred approach.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse - Adult registration with the NMC (UK).
• Experience in assessing and managing patients with bladder, bowel continence needs.
• Car driver with own car and willingness to travel.
• Continence course at level 6 or equivalent preferred.
• Experience working in the community and with multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience in clinical audit and quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based specialist continence care within community services.
• Provide specialist advice and support to patients, the public and healthcare professionals.
• Collaborate across primary, secondary and community care to improve continence services.
• Deputise for the Band 7 Team Lead when required.

Skills

Communication skills

Autonomy

Lone working

Driver

Risk management

Education

NMC registered nurse

Job description

Main area Adult Community Physical Health Services Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent: Monday -Friday 9-5 Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 277-8265892-CPH

Site Goldie Leigh, Bostall House Town Abbey Wood London Salary £45,953 - £54,254 pa inc Salary period Yearly Closing 07/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

***Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post***

The post holder provides expert, evidence-based continence care across Bexley, linking acute, primary, community, social and voluntary services. Responsibilities include assessing and case-managing complex bladder and bowel needs, developing personalised care plans, performing catheterisation and bladder scanning, maintaining accurate RIO records, and supporting vulnerable patients and carers.

The role provides specialist advice, education and mentorship, contributes to multidisciplinary discharge planning, service development, audit, commissioning and budget management, and supervises junior nurses and administrative staff. It requires effective communication, autonomous decision-making, lone working, regular travel, safe patient handling, and managing clinical, emotional and behavioural risks professionally within relevant guidance and standards.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver evidence-based specialist continence care within community services.
• Provide specialist advice, education and support to patients, the public and healthcare professionals across Bexley.
• Collaborate across primary, secondary and community care to improve continence services through integrated multidisciplinary working.
• Deputise for the Band 7 Team Lead when required.

Working for our organisation

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We Listen
• We Care

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder provides expert, evidence-based continence care across Bexley, linking acute, primary, community, social and voluntary services. Responsibilities include assessing and case-managing complex bladder and bowel needs, developing personalised care plans, performing catheterisation and bladder scanning, maintaining accurate RIO records, and supporting vulnerable patients and carers. The role provides specialist advice, education and mentorship, contributes to multidisciplinary discharge planning, service development, audit, commissioning and budget management, and supervises junior nurses and administrative staff. It requires effective communication, autonomous decision-making, lone working, regular travel, safe patient handling, and managing clinical, emotional and behavioural risks professionally within relevant guidance and standards.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details.

Person specification

Shortlist

• Registered Nurse - Adult
• Experience in assessing and managing patients with bladder, bowel catheter related or complex continence needs.
• Car driver with own car
• Continence course at level 6
• Experience working in the community
• experience of clinical audit, quality improvement

Experience and management

• Practice assessor or practice supervisor
• Previous clinical team management experience

skills/abilities/ knowledge

• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to identify best practice and implement action plans to resolve weakness in care provision

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.

If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs.

We encourage applicants to contact the hiring manager before their interview, if they have any questions about the role or the process. This is a great way to get clarity and prepare effectively for the interview.

If you have declared you are part of the armed forces community, you may be asked to provide evidence during the recruitment process. If you misrepresent this information, your offer may be withdrawn. For Armed Forces specific support, see our webpage: https://oxleas.nhs.uk/armed-forces-community/

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.