Bladder & Bowel Care Specialist HCA - Part Time

Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Supervision and support

Inclusive EPUT community

Mental health & wellbeing services

27 days holiday

Pension up to 14.5%

Staff discounts

Relocation package £8K

Season ticket loans

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Job summary

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Part Time Health Care Assistant to join the Adult Bladder and Bowel Specialist Service. You will support patients referred for bladder and bowel management, assist nurses, perform urinalysis, and help maintain bladder charts while developing new skills.

The post offers training, a supportive team, and a comprehensive NHS benefits package. Applications from experienced HCAs who are willing to train in this specialist area are welcome.

Responsibilities

• Re-assess patients in receipt of products from the Trust as delegated by Continence Nurses.
• Provide support for patients and carers.
• Be competent in undertaking urinalysis, and obtaining urine specimens.
• Assist/advise in the completion of bladder charts (frequency and volume diaries).
• Communicate sensitive condition-related information to patients and relatives with empathy and reassurance.
• Record patient interactions and interventions and update them as agreed and instructed.
• Recommend products as agreed.
• Deal with unpleasant conditions such as exposure to body fluids.
• Undertake drainage of residual urine (female patients) once competency is achieved.
• Provide emotional care for patients within your specialist sphere of work.
• Assist with physical assistance as required and organise workload with the team.
• Use a computer tablet remotely for all patient records and record data in Systm One.
• Provide informal teaching to patients/carers.

Job description

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Part Time Health Care Assistant to join the Adult Bladder and Bowel Specialist Service. You will support patients referred for bladder and bowel management, assist nurses, perform urinalysis, and help maintain bladder charts while developing new skills.

The post offers training, a supportive team, and a comprehensive NHS benefits package. Applications from experienced HCAs who are willing to train in this specialist area are welcome.