Complex Needs Continence Clinical Nurse Specialist

Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in the City of Westminster is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist to enhance the continence service for children aged 2–5 years. The role focuses on delivering expert care, supporting health education, and working within an inclusive team environment. Applicants should have experience in community nursing and strong communication skills. This position offers a Band 6 NHS contract with flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working

Supportive environment

Commitment to equality and diversity

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children and young people with continence and toileting needs.
• Desire to maintain and role-model a culture of continuous improvement.
• Competent to deliver health promotion education.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evaluate a specialist continence service for children.
• Act as a resource for advice to other healthcare professionals.
• Contribute to clinical practice development and policy creation.
• Ensure safety and well-being through person-centred care.
• Support nurse-led clinics and health promotion for complex needs.

Skills

Community Nursing Specialist experience

Excellent communication skills

Clinical skills

Health promotion and education delivery

Job description

Overview

We are seeking to recruit a dynamic and innovative Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our Complex Needs Continence Team. This fixed‑term role has been created to transform and extend the existing service, offering children and young people aged 2–5 years access to specialist continence and toileting support. A secondment into this post will be considered for the successful applicant, and there is potential for recurrent funding to create a permanent position.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and evaluate a seamless specialist continence and toileting service for children and young people requiring support within the community, ensuring that children and families receive the highest standard of holistic care.
• Act as a resource for expert advice for other healthcare professionals and deliver health promotion and education to parents, families and other professionals.
• Work alongside a lead specialist to provide specialist advice, education and support to health care professionals and patients.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of clinical practice, research and standards of care within the service, including the development of policies, protocols and guidelines and collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Ensure the safety and well‑being of service users and promote dignity and human rights through person‑centred care principles.
• Support nurse‑led clinics, training and the delivery of health promotion and toileting advice to children and young people with complex needs wherever possible to achieve their potential.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Community Nursing Specialist or similar role with expertise in continence and toileting support for children and young people.
• Excellent communication skills, clinical skills and a desire to maintain and role‑model a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
• Competent to deliver health promotion and education to parents, families and others.

Benefits

Band 6, flexible working and a supportive, inclusive environment committed to equality and diversity. We provide reasonable adjustments for applicants with a disability and support flexible working arrangements to help you achieve a healthy work‑life balance.

Equality and Diversity

Guy's and St Thomas' celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitably according to their needs. No one who applies for a job, works or studies at the Trust or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital or civil partnership.

Application

To apply for this post, please click “Apply Online Now” or visit the Trust’s career portal. The role is a Band 6 NHS position.