Bladder and Bowel Health Clinical Specialist – Paediatrics

Wye Valley NHS Trust

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Job summary

This exciting post will join the Bladder and Bowel Health team who are passionate about delivering holistic support within the community setting, to maximise the child or young person's independence and quality of life with bladder and bowel dysfunction.

The Paediatric team support patients from the age of 4 years old up to the age of 18 years old across Herefordshire; providing support to the adult team as required.

You will use both local and national guidelines to perform continence assessments for children and young people with bladder and/or bowel symptoms in a variety of settings including school, community and clinic settings.

You will have continuing responsibility for the assessment, implementation, and evaluation of health care programmes for children and young people.

You will develop excellent working relationships with the wider multi-disciplinary team including community children's nurses, health visitors, school nurses, education, social care and allied health professionals.

You will provide Bladder and Bowel education and training and act as a resource on matters relating to paediatric continence.

15hrs p/w

Main duties of the job

Act as an independent practitioner and be professionally and legally accountable and responsible for all aspects of own work.To provide education and training for WVT and external staff on the management of paediatric continence problems and use of continence products.To help to develop policies and procedures for WVT on the management of continence problems and use of continence products.To work autonomously to provide bladder and bowel health advice to children and their families and carers in community clinics, the patients' own home, schools, residential care homes and acute hospital settings.Use specialist skills to interpret bladder and bowel charts accurately in order to identify patient problems and implement effective treatment.To undertake clinical procedures, investigations or interventions competently whilst maintaining a safe, dignified and confidential environment.Work closely with all members of the multi-disciplinary team including the GP, school nurses, social care, health visitors, paediatricians, urologists. Communicate effectively in a variety of ways and always in a timely manner.To have an excellent understanding and knowledge of current local and national guidelines and policies about the management of paediatric bladder and bowel conditions and act as a source of knowledge for the multidisciplinary team.To work flexibly within the Bladder + Bowel Health Team to cover the work of colleagues during periods of absence or peak workloads.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Date posted

07 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

229-IC-6129100

Job locations

Sarum House

3 St Ethelbert Street

Hereford

HR1 2NS

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

Degree in Paediatric nursing or physiotherapy
NMC/HCPC registered
Non-medical prescriber or willing to work towards becoming one

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

Experience of working in both acute and community settings
Excellent communication skills
Evidence of advanced assessment skills
An ability to work collaboratively across professional boundaries
Good computer skills including the use of email and basic data inputting systems e.g. Maxims

Desirable

Specialist knowledge in the assessment and management of a broad spectrum of paediatric bladder and bowel conditions

Experience

Essential

Knowledge of and experience of recognising and addressing child safeguarding concerns

Desirable

Experience of working with bladder and bowel conditions in a paediatric setting

Personal Attributes

Essential

Motivated and passionate to improve the bladder and bowel health of children across Herefordshire
Friendly and approachable
An ability to be calm under pressure and prioritise and manage a busy workload
Ability to work both as part of a team and also autonomously
An ability to use initiative but also recognise limitations and ask for support when appropriate
Committed to personal and professional development

OTHER FACTORS

Essential

Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of post

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

Degree in Paediatric nursing or physiotherapy
NMC/HCPC registered
Non-medical prescriber or willing to work towards becoming one

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

Experience of working in both acute and community settings
Excellent communication skills
Evidence of advanced assessment skills
An ability to work collaboratively across professional boundaries
Good computer skills including the use of email and basic data inputting systems e.g. Maxims

Desirable

Specialist knowledge in the assessment and management of a broad spectrum of paediatric bladder and bowel conditions

Experience

Essential

Knowledge of and experience of recognising and addressing child safeguarding concerns

Desirable

Experience of working with bladder and bowel conditions in a paediatric setting

Personal Attributes

Essential

Motivated and passionate to improve the bladder and bowel health of children across Herefordshire
Friendly and approachable
An ability to be calm under pressure and prioritise and manage a busy workload
Ability to work both as part of a team and also autonomously
An ability to use initiative but also recognise limitations and ask for support when appropriate
Committed to personal and professional development

OTHER FACTORS

Essential

Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of post

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.