Bladder and Bowel Specialist Nurse - Community

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; York; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a compassionate and dedicated team as a Bladder and Bowel Specialist Nurse in a community setting. This role offers the chance to develop specialist nursing skills while making a significant impact on patient care. With a focus on evidence-based practices, you'll lead initiatives aimed at improving health outcomes for individuals with complex needs. The position provides a supportive environment with opportunities for professional growth and collaboration across various healthcare settings. If you are passionate about bladder and bowel health and want to contribute to a valued care system, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Relocation package

Employee Assistance Programme

Learning and development opportunities

NHS Car Lease scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Discounts on various services

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC and experience in community nursing.
• Leadership skills or willingness to develop them.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, and monitor interventions for complex bladder and bowel needs.
• Deliver training and education for various healthcare staff.

Skills

Leadership skills

Community nursing experience

Triage experience

Change management

Teaching and assessing

Education

Registered General Nurse with the NMC

Job description

Bladder and Bowel Specialist Nurse - Community

Band 6

Main area: Bladder & Bowel

Grade: Band 6

Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment opportunity available for internal staff)

Hours: Part time - 28 hours per week

Job ref: 419-6782268-BBSN-FH

Site: Clementhorpe Health Centre

Town: York

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 01/01/2025 23:59

Please note that contact with applicants will usually be by email, so please check all of your mail folders regularly (unfortunately, some providers filter our messages into junk mail folders).

Our Values

• We are KIND
• We are OPEN
• We pursue EXCELLENCE

We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, delivering safe effective care to our local population.

Do you have a passion for bladder and bowel health? Do you have previous bladder & bowel experience? If so, this is the job for you!

We have a fixed term, 28 hours per week, Band 6 Bladder and Bowel Specialist Nurse post in the Bladder & Bowel Team, in Integrated Services based at Clementhorpe Health Centre, York.

You will develop Specialist Continence nursing skills and experience to clinically assess, plan and monitor interventions with patients with complex bladder and bowel needs either in clinic settings or home visits.

If you are currently employed by the Trust and wish to apply for this role on a secondment basis, please seek permission from your current line manager before applying for the post.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for somebody who is a broad thinker, confident to drive change and implement evidence-based initiatives. We are actively looking at prevention and reduction of continence product use, including sustainability and impact on the environment.

You will support the team leader and cover in their absence, holding good leadership qualities and being able to make decisions.

You will be responsible for delivering and overseeing a rolling programme of training and education for all Community, Acute, Inpatient Units, and Care Homes staff. We also work collaboratively with Clinical Educators and other stakeholders.

You will be working with an enthusiastic, motivated, and passionate team to make service improvements and improve patient outcomes.

The ability to transport yourself and equipment across the locality during the course of a normal working day is required for this vacancy. Access to a vehicle that can be used for business purposes and a full and valid driving licence is required (role will involve travel to numerous addresses that cannot be easily accessed by public transport).

Working for our organisation

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family, and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema, and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence. Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities.

If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: [e-mail].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers.

Person specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

• Registered General Nurse with the NMC
• Experience in leadership skills or willingness to work towards

Experience and Knowledge Required

• Experience in a community nursing setting
• Experience of caseload management
• Awareness of the B&B speciality or willingness to work towards
• Awareness of current issues within the NHS
• Experience of triaging referrals into the service and appropriate allocation
• Experience in teaching and assessing

Skills & Attributes

• Experience of triage
• Experience of change management or willing to gain experience with support from HR

DBS Checks

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if it is required for the role. The cost will be deducted from your salary either in 1 payment or over a six-month period once you start employment. By applying you are agreeing to this undertaking.

Please note that Volunteers and Bank only staff will not be charged.

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) offers a confidential checking service for transgender applicants in accordance with the Gender Recognition Act 2004.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Please note, the selection processes at York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values.

Agile and Flexible Working

We are committed to helping all staff balance their work with other commitments and have recently launched our new Agile and Flexible Working policy to support this, entitling all staff to request flexible working from day one – for all posts.

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

All our employees have access to a free, confidential counselling and wellbeing support service. Our EAP is available 24/7, 365 days a year.

A bit more about us and the surrounding area

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated in a fantastic part of the country that is home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York.

Our annual turnover is approaching £0.5bn. We manage eight hospital sites and have a workforce of around 10,000 staff working across our hospitals and in the community.

Sponsorship

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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.