Continence Assistant Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

Professional:

*Support the continence nursing team to provide continence advice and support to patients, their carers/relatives and other health care professionals.

*Plan and support care taking into account own competencies.

*Review the effectiveness of advice given and where appropriate initiate any action that may be required.

*Carry out continence assessments, reassessments, promotion and management within care homes, the clinic and in the community setting.

*Promote confidence in the patient by acting appropriately to the organisation's standards of appearance, behaviour and attitude.

*Work in a team and alongside other agencies.

*Safeguard the confidentiality of all information in line with organisational policies.

*Communicate effectively with patients, relatives and colleagues at all times to promote high standards of healthcare.

*Support and participate in clinical audit.

*Carry out routine catheter changes.

Educational:

*Demonstrate a positive attitude to education and participate in continuing professional development in accordance with the organisation's policy.

*Act as a role model for health care professionals and students/learners providing advice and support.

*Participate in teaching in the clinical setting and group teaching.

*Participate in staff induction programme.

*Participate in multi agency work/training.

*Initiate and maintain resource files using evidence based information.

*Attend in-service training courses and study sessions as required.

*To participate in the training of learners by demonstrating procedures

*Taking part in clinical supervision sessions.

Organisational:

*Maintain effective liaison with the continence team, and other health care professionals.

*Comply with the provisions of the Organisation's policies on Health and Safety at work and risk assessment. Reporting hazards within the working environment and completing DATIX documentation as necessary, in accordance with the Organisation's policies.

*Maintain all items of equipment issued to assist in the care of patients including uniform, reporting faults and deficiencies promptly and ensuring that repairs are carried out.

*Ensure the accurate completion of records, care plans and patient registers within agreed Organisational standards.

*Submit all personal claim forms.

Our Values outline the core behaviours that we can all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word 'CARE'. These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone.

Underpinning our Values are our Signature Behaviours which highlight by taking the right actions we continue to build a strong culture. Our four Signature Behaviours are: Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• *Foundation Degree in Health-related area (or equivalent i.e. Higher Apprenticeship, NVQ level 3 with relevant experience and evidence of further training).
• *Evidence of personal development.

Desirable

• *Evidence of relevant course attendance or experience i.e. Continence Link Care, attended Continence Study Day.

Experience

Essential

• *Proven experience of working with people with continence problems.
• *Evidence of personal and professional development.

Desirable

• *Community experience.
• *Ability to demonstrate a comprehensive level of clinical knowledge and competence within the clinical sphere of practice

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Skills and Knowledge:
• *Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• *Good time management.
• *Eagerness to put forward new ideas.
• *Willingness to undertake group teaching
• *Evidence of good IT skills.
• *Good report writing skills.
• Personal Attributes:
• *Flexible.
• *Dependable.
• *Motivated.
• *Ability to work with a small team.
• *Keen interest in continence nursing.
• *Able to use own initiative.
• *Willingness and ability to work across different sites and travel to alternative sites and across the community as required.
• *Ability to embrace our Culture, Values and Signature Behaviours:
• (Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together).

Desirable

• Skills and Knowledge:
• * Ability to use various IT packages to a good standard in connection with the role
• Personal Attributes:
• * Able to provide motivational coaching to support people's behaviour change

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.

Employer details

Employer name

East Coast Community Healthcare CIC

Address

Yare House

Morton Peto Road

Great Yarmouth

Norfolk

NR31 0LT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.ecch.org/ (Opens in a new tab)