Continence Nurse - Community & Home Care (Remote)

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Accrington

Remote

GBP 32,000 - 39,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is recruiting a Bladder and Bowel Nurse (NHS AfC Band 5) to work in the community, delivering continence care across East Lancashire. The role involves assessment, re-assessment and care planning for patients with bladder and bowel disorders in clinics and patients' homes, with opportunities to support staff inquiries and liaison with IT systems.

You will operate with a strong emphasis on clinical governance, NICE guideline awareness and appropriate referral

Qualifications

To have up to date registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Responsibilities

Provides assessment, care planning and re-assessment of continence needs for patient's, with a range of bladder and bowel problems.
Delivers care in clinic settings and in patient's homes and handles patient's telephone enquiries within the office setting.
Holds a good knowledge of bladder and bowel problems and appropriate treatment/management options.
Has a good understanding of the policies, care pathways, and NICE Guidelines relating to continence care active within the service/Trust/nationally.
Has a good understanding of the range of absorbent continence products offered to patients by the service and is able to skilfully recommend appropriate products to patients as required.
Works independently in providing assessments and initial care planning and refers complex cases to the Continence Nurse Advisors/Nurse Manager for additional specialist care as appropriate.
Possesses a good understanding of appropriate referral pathways for patients requiring care delivery by secondary care and other primary care colleagues and actions these referrals as required in collaboration with the team.
Has appropriate skills to use portable bladder scanning equipment for the purpose of patient assessment and can interpret results within policy guidelines.
COMMUNICATION: To communicate with patients using tact and diplomacy both face to face and by telephone.
To attend and participate in team meetings, and 1:1 supervision as required by the department.
To receive sensitive information paying high regard to confidentiality.
To liaise with the product provider and/or delivery company as required.
To provide basic advice to colleagues from outside the department regarding the appropriate use of absorbent continence products as required.
To report any complaints, problems or complex enquiries to the Nurse Advisors/Nurse Manager promptly.
- TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT: Attend all Trust mandatory training courses.
Attend routine clinical supervision sessions as recommended by the Nurse Manager.
To undergo annual Personal Development Review.
- ORGANISATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES: To contribute to the ongoing development of the Bladder and Bowel Service.
To contribute to the planning and organisation of continence clinics in conjunction with the service's administration staff.
To participate in clinical/administration audit as required.
To maintain accurate data collation via the service's IT systems.
To contribute towards achieving clinical governance objectives as required by the service.
- PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES: To have up to date registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council