Lead Specialist Nurse for Bladder & Bowel Care (Community)

University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire Nhs Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust seeks an experienced Senior Community Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Bladder and Bowel Care Service. You will provide expert clinical leadership, education and supervision to staff, delivering high-quality bladder and bowel care within Integrated Neighbourhood Teams.

You will lead training, workforce development and clinical governance, collaborate across community, primary and acute care, and drive service improvement to ensure

Qualifications

• Registered with NMC
• Post graduate education in Bladder and Bowel Care or equivalent knowledge/experience
• Mentoring and assessing qualification
• Leadership and management qualification within Healthcare / relevant leadership experience
• Eligible and willing to obtain independent non-medical prescribing qualification
• Eligible and willing to work towards MSc or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Provide expert assessment, management and advice for patients with complex bladder and bowel needs
• Deliver clinical leadership and specialist oversight across Integrated Neighbourhood Teams
• Support and supervise specialist nurses and wider multidisciplinary staff delivering bladder and bowel care
• Lead training, competency development and clinical supervision programmes
• Drive quality improvement, service development, audit and innovation
• Work collaboratively with community, primary care, acute and care home colleagues to develop integrated pathways
• Contribute to the development of a city-wide approach to bladder and bowel care, ensuring safe, effective and equitable services for patients

Skills

Clinical assessment

Time management

Leadership

Communication skills

Education

Postgraduate education in Bladder and Bowel Care

Mentoring and assessing qualification

Leadership qualification in Healthcare

MSc or equivalent

Job description

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust seeks an experienced Senior Community Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Bladder and Bowel Care Service. You will provide expert clinical leadership, education and supervision to staff, delivering high-quality bladder and bowel care within Integrated Neighbourhood Teams.

You will lead training, workforce development and clinical governance, collaborate across community, primary and acute care, and drive service improvement to ensure