Continence Specialist Nurse

Oxford Health NHS Trust; London Borough of Southwark; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Bank holidays

Pension scheme

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work

Employee Assistance Programme

Staff accommodation

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion groups

Job summary

Oxford Health NHS Trust is seeking a passionate Continence Specialist Nurse to join the District Nursing team. You will assess, advise and deliver evidence-based interventions for bladder and bowel conditions in community settings, supporting patients to maintain dignity and independence in their homes or care settings, and you may lead a service improvement project.

This is a 12-month secondment. Applicants must have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle; adjustments can be made under

Qualifications

• NMC registered nurse required.
• IT skills with Microsoft Office.
• Leadership training completed.
• Quality Improvement Training.
• Community nursing experience.
• Experience delivering education programmes.

Responsibilities

• Provide information, training and support to promote effective patient care and discharge from community nursing services.
• Provide expert assessment of patients in a community environment, including specialist continence assessment.
• Act as an information and educational resource to all members of the District Nursing service.
• Lead/deputise a service improvement project.
• Influence the development and implementation of policies, protocols and guidelines relevant to community nursing.
• Audit the quality of continence care delivered within the service against national guidelines.
• Lead service development initiatives to improve continence care and patient experience.

Skills

NMC Registered Nurse

MS Office IT skills

Leadership course

Quality Improvement Training

Community Nursing experience

Education programme delivery

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Job description

Are you a passionate and skilled nurse looking to specialise in continence care? This role plays a pivotal role in improving the quality of life for patients living with bladder and bowel conditions in the community. As a Continence Specialist Nurse within District Nursing, you will provide expert assessment, advice, and evidence-based interventions for individuals with bladder & bowel conditions within community settings. Working both independently and collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, you will support patients to maintain dignity, independence, and wellbeing in their own homes or care settings. This post also offers you the opportunity to lead a service improvement project across our community teams. This is a 12 month secondment position.

Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.

Main duties of the job

• To provide information, training and support, to promote effective patient care and discharge from community nursing services.
• To provide expert assessment of patients in a community environment, including specialist continence assessment
• To act as an information and educational resource to all members of the District Nursing service.
• Lead/deputise a service improvement project.
• To influence the development and implementation of policies, protocols and guidelines relevant to community nursing.
• To audit the quality of continence care provided within the service, benchmarked alongside key national guidelines.
• To improve the quality of continence care delivered, and the experience that patients and their carers receive by leading relevant service development initiative.

About us

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Job responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse
• IT skills with experience using Microsoft software packages
• Leadership course
• Quality Improvement Training
• Community Nursing experience
• Experience and evidence of producing & delivering programmes of education
• Experience and evidence of producing & delivering programmes of education

Experience

• Specialist interest in bladder and bowel health
• Previous experience managing resources and budgets
• Experience leading service improvement projects

Contractual or other requirements

• Full and valid driving licence and access to a car for work purposes

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£39,959 to £48,117 a yearper annum | pro rata

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time,Part-time,Flexible working,Compressed hours