Community Staff Nurse - Bladder and Bowel Team

Uhmb; Kendal; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a part-time Community Staff Nurse (Band 5) to join the Bladder and Bowel Team covering South Cumbria and North Lancashire. The post is 33 hours per week, with a mix of clinic and domiciliary work, based across Kendal and surrounding areas.

You will manage your own caseload, undertake assessments, discuss treatment options, and review patients with complex bladder and bowel needs, collaborating with colleagues and carers to

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Experience in community nursing or equivalent.
• Post-registration nursing experience required (minimum 1 year).
• Ability to work with patients with long-term conditions and self-management.

Responsibilities

• Manage own caseload in the Bladder and Bowel team.
• Undertake assessments and offer treatment options.
• Review patients with complex bladder and bowel needs.
• Work in a mix of clinic and domiciliary settings.
• Collaborate with other professionals and carers to deliver care at home.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Team collaboration

Education

NMC registration (RN)

ENB 997/998

Post-registration education

Job description

Community Staff Nurse - Bladder and Bowel Team

NHS AfC: Band 5

Main area Community nursing Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 33 hours per week Job ref 331-8193212-UHMB

Site Cross Bay Town Kendal Salary £32,073 - £39,043 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 20/11/2026 23:59

''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Bladder and Bowel team for a 33 hour Band 5 Registered nurse working within the Integrated Community Care Group, Cancer Diagnostic & End of Life Services.

This is a bay wide role covering South Cumbria and North Lancashire. You will be managing your own caseload, undertaking assessments, offering treatment options and reviewing patients with complex bladder and bowel needs. The role will be a combination of a clinic and domically work model.

Main duties of the job

The role requires excellent communication skills as you will be undertaking complex nursing assessments and developing and delivering programmes of care for patients and carers.

Excellent organisational and time management skills are essential.

You will need to work collaboratively with other professionals, voluntary sector and informal carers to promote excellent care to patients in their own homes and a community setting.

You will be joining an enthusiastic and motivated team who are friendly and approachable. We are very patient focused and staff development is high on our agenda. As part of our team we want to develop all staff to the highest standard.

Working for our organisation

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.

You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Person specification

Skills

• At least one year’s post Registration experience: ideally in Community setting or equivalent experience for post

Experience

• Registered Nurse - Level 1 or 2
• Post Registration Education and Practice
• Scope of Professional Practice
• Clinical Supervision
• Reflective Practice
• At least one years' post registration experience
• Organisational skills
• Assessment and clinical examination qualification
• ENB 997/998
• Local and national NHS activity awareness
• Knowledge of Long Term Conditions
• Understanding of Self-management
• Clinical audit/research and development experience
• Experience of working with people with long term conditions
• Experience in practice of encouraging self-management with patients.

The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be EffortlesslyInclusive .

The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.

We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.

The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert

If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, there is a charge of £41.00 for Enhanced and £20.00 for Standard & Basic clearance and additional to this a £4.90 administration fee will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.

Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract, will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 4 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.

We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding, specifically to support you right the way through to your first few months in your new role with us atUHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle into your new role including: what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you'll get paid etc. As well as information on a number of our services i.e. Infection Prevention, Anti-fraud, Inclusion and Diversity, Care Certificates and much more. To access click on this link https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/uhmbt-pre-onboarding .

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.