Assistant Practitioner (Bladder and Bowel Care)

Job description

Job responsibilities

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More detail about the role

Working mainly with your designated care homes, you will develop the specialist knowledge and skills to assess and manage incontinence, improving your patients quality of life and promoting best practice in this common but often complex and challenging health condition. You will play a key role in delivering the Devon NHS containment pad service, processing continence assessments and ensuring compliance with the pad provision criteria.

You will advise and support community nursing teams with bladder and bowel care, occasionally in joint home visits to their patients, and deliver a range of education and training to care homes, care agencies and community healthcare practitioners. You will assist the specialist nurses in our own team with uroflowmetry clinics at Newton Abbot community hospital. We regularly share knowledge and expertise within our team of nurses and assistant practitioners, and have regular supervision and education alongside our bladder and bowel care colleagues working in North Devon and Exeter and East Devon.

Applicants must be car drivers who are completely comfortable with information technology. We use an electronic patient record and make extensive use of MS Teams for training and meetings. Whilst previous experience of bladder and bowel care would be useful, equally important is your enthusiasm, your high standards and your motivation to be part of a team who care.

Working Pattern: 15 hours per week.

Interview Date: To Be Confirmed

For more information please contact: Clare Williams, Operations Manager on clare.williams54@nhs.net

Pay: The salary advertised for this position reflects the Agenda for Change 2025/6 rates, inclusive of a 3.6% pay award which will be implemented later this year. If you join before the implementation date, the pay award will be backdated to your start date. Until then, remuneration will be based on the 2024/5 pay bandings (Pay scales for 2024/25 | NHS Employers)

As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We recognise the advantages of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

Preference will be given to staff with Priority and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.

Benefits

We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.

This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there.

Looking after you is important to us.

We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.

If you're starting out in the NHS, you'll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.

You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.

Salary is not the only financial benefit

You'll have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers.

You will also have access to other benefits including:

National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.

Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter

Car lease schemes.

The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).

Cycle to work scheme

These are just a few of the benefits available if the role is something you are interested in, we'd love to hear from you.

Person Specification

General Requirements

Essential

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Desirable

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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

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Newton Abbot Community Nhs Hospital

West Golds Road

Newton Abbot

Devon

TQ122TS

Employer's website

https://royaldevon.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)