Continence Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham CityCare Partnership's Housebound Continence team is seeking a registered nurse to provide community continence assessment and treatment for housebound adults. You will work in patients' homes with supervision from band 6/7 nurses while line managing an assistant practitioner.

The role involves clinical assessment, patient advocacy, and travel across the city to visits and training, within daytime hours and with a driving licence and transport required.

Qualifications

• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Experience in community nursing settings.

Responsibilities

• Complete holistic continence assessments and re-assessments for adult patients in community settings.
• Translate assessment outcomes into individualised management and treatment plans, including onward referrals.
• Implement care and evaluate effectiveness.
• Provide continence advice through clinical practice, teaching and research.
• Hold a defined clinical caseload under supervision of specialist nurses.
• Maintain contemporaneous records as an autonomous practitioner.
• Line manage and support assistant practitioners; supervise student nurses on placement.
• Gain valid informed consent and work within the legal framework.
• Travel city-wide for patient visits, meetings and training.
• Organise own caseload, diary and priorities.
• Engage in audits, service evaluation and quality improvement.

Skills

Continence care

Patient advocacy

Clinical assessment

Teamwork

Education

First level nurse registration

Tools

Advanced computer skills

Job description

This registered nurse post sits in the Housebound Continence team of Nottingham CityCare Partnership's Adult Bladder and Bowel Specialist Service, based at Sherwood Rise Health Centre. It covers specialist continence assessment and treatment for housebound adults in their own homes, plus advice for patients and carers. Lone working with supervision from band 6 or 7 nurses, and line management of an assistant practitioner, sets this apart. Weekday daytime hours only, with a full driving licence and own transport required.

What the job involves

• Complete holistic continence assessments and re-assessments for adult patients in community settings
• Translate assessment outcomes into individualised management and treatment plans, including onward referral where needed
• Implement the care required and evaluate its effectiveness
• Provide continence advice to patients, carers and professionals through clinical practice, teaching and research
• Hold a defined clinical caseload, working in conjunction with and under the supervision of specialist nurses
• Maintain contemporaneous records as an autonomous practitioner
• Line manage and support assistant practitioners, contributing to their supervision and training
• Supervise student nurses on placement with the service as required
• Gain valid informed consent, identify patients who lack capacity and work within the legal framework
• Travel city-wide for patient visits, meetings and training
• Organise own caseload, diary, clinical priorities and patient appointments
• Take part in audit, service evaluation and quality improvement, and engage with patient safety and experience processes

Qualifications

• Clear evidence of continued professional development

Registration & licences

• First level nurse registration

Experience

• Experience of working in a community setting
• Evidenced experience of working with diverse or disadvantaged groups, with understanding of health inequalities
• Examples of participating in health promotion activities
• Clear understanding of safeguarding principles and evidence of working effectively with vulnerable adults
• Practical experience of clinical supervision

Skills & knowledge

• Keen interest in promoting continence and acting as an effective patient advocate
• Ability to work effectively in a team, supporting colleagues and challenging views and attitudes professionally when necessary
• Ability to assess situations, set priorities and solve problems quickly and effectively

Checks & eligibility

• Full driving licence and access to own transport, with ability to travel between locations

Other

• Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including manual handling
• Flexibility over hours worked within contracted hours to meet service needs

Nice to have

• Experience of applying continence care
• Evidence of participating in service development, quality improvement and audit, with examples
• Experience of delivering direct classroom teaching
• Specific continence qualification or short courses
• Advanced computer skills
• Catheter competencies for male, female and suprapubic catheters