Bowel Nurse - diagnostics

The Methodist Church in Britain; West of England; Presencial; GBP 29.000 - 36.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Full training and supervision with a 1

Clinical supervision and reflective实践

Support for ongoing professional dev.

Exposure to urodynamics and pelvic flo

Descripción de la vacante

The Methodist Church in Britain seeks an experienced adult nurse to join the GI Physiology service at Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. The post focuses on diagnostic testing and conservative treatment for adults with functional bowel conditions, with structured training leading to anorectal physiology, biofeedback and transanal irrigation.

Requirement includes NMC adult registration and post-registration experience in a related specialty.

Formación

• Must hold NMC registration as an adult nurse.
• Post-registration experience in colorectal, gastroenterology, continence, surgical or related specialty.
• Experience in specialist bladder and bowel assessment (nice to have).

Responsabilidades

• Complete holistic clinical assessments of patients with bladder and bowel problems.
• Develop and review individualised bowel and bladder management plans.
• Perform anorectal physiology tests and run anorectal physiology clinics when competent.
• Deliver biofeedback-assisted pelvic floor and anorectal retraining.
• Assess suitability for transanal irrigation and train patients.
• Learn and perform urodynamic studies and teach intermittent self-catheterisation.
• Manage the daily caseload and appointments; provide telephone assessment and advice.
• Keep accurate records and write reports, assessments and letters.
• Present cases at multidisciplinary meetings and contribute to audits and service development.
• Supervise less experienced staff and students with supervision and portfolio evidence.

Conocimientos

Holistic clinical assessment

Pelvic floor assessment

Digital rectal examination

Educación

NMC registration as an adult nurse

Herramientas

Anorectal physiology equipment

Biofeedback devices

Urodynamics equipment

Descripción del empleo

This post sits in the Gastrointestinal (GI) Physiology service at Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, a service integrated with the urodynamics department. The core of the work is diagnostic testing and conservative treatment for adults with functional bowel conditions, alongside clinical scientists. Structured training leads to anorectal physiology, biofeedback and transanal irrigation, with case presentation at multidisciplinary meetings. NMC adult registration and post-registration experience in a related specialty are essential.

What the job involves

• Complete holistic clinical assessments of patients with bladder and bowel problems, including pelvic floor assessment and digital rectal examination
• Develop and review individualised bowel and bladder management plans
• Perform anorectal physiology tests and, once competent, run anorectal physiology clinics
• Deliver biofeedback-assisted pelvic floor and anorectal retraining once competent
• Assess suitability for transanal irrigation, initiate it, and train patients and carers to use it
• Learn and perform urodynamic studies once competent, and teach intermittent self-catheterisation
• Manage the daily caseload and appointments, and provide telephone assessment and advice
• Keep prompt, accurate patient records and write reports, assessments and clinic letters
• Observe and act on changes in patient condition, escalating complex cases to senior colleagues
• Present cases and contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings
• Contribute to audit, service development, guidelines and patient information
• Support and supervise less experienced staff and students, with regular clinical supervision and a portfolio of evidence

What’s required

Registration & licences

• NMC registration as an adult nurse

Experience

• Post-registration experience in colorectal, gastroenterology, continence, surgical or a related specialty

Nice to have

• Experience in specialist bladder and bowel assessment, such as pelvic floor assessment and digital rectal examination

What’s offered

• Full training and supervision with a structured competency programme
• Clinical supervision and reflective practice
• Support for ongoing professional development and further study
• Exposure to urodynamics and pelvic floor procedures