Continence Nurse
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Continence Nurse to join our team at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic practitioner with a particular interest in continence care. The service provides care to residents of the City and Hackney. You should be flexible and adaptable, an excellent communicator, enthusiastic, well organised and able to work well under pressure. The post holder will be required to work across sites including community sites and carrying out visits to care homes and patients homes. The successful applicant will have the ability to take on new challenges and actively participate in developments within the service.
The role is well developed within the trust and is supported by a Continence CNS. You will be expected to use initiative innovations to develop and improve continence care. This role is suited to someone wishing to make a real difference to the quality of continence care and improve outcomes for patients using the services.
If you are an innovative, motivated, experienced nurse with excellent communication skills who is passionate about the promotion of continence, then we would like to hear from you. Consideration will be given to those who do not meet all the person specification but have a keen interest in continence care.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will assess and provide rehabilitation and treatment for patients who have a range of continence conditions.
They will provide expert clinical advice and be a resource for all disciplines of staff and Neighbourhood colleagues.
The post holder will undertake patient assessment to a high level including diagnosis, prescription and monitoring of a treatment plan.
To act as an accountable role-model through the provision of professionalleadership and demonstration of competent practice.
Respond to urgent referrals for patients at risk of complications fromincontinence including e.g. pressure ulcer risk
To contribute on the planning and development of the of the Continence service to improve the patient pathway
Be involved in audit, research and the teaching and education of other professionals
About us
In September 2021 the Adult Community Nursing Service launched its new structure. The new community nursing model was designed to encourage and support collaborative working with Neighbourhoods and other MDT colleagues to develop a more community-based model of care, working to reduce dependency on hospital-based care and supporting the delivery of personalised care and proactive care.
The Adult Community Nursing Service is made up of the Adult Continence Service, Tissue Viability and hub, Single Point of Access and District Nursing Services. As a member of the service you will be supported to set goals to meet your career aspirations. The well being of its staff is a priority for the service and Trust and there is a focus on promoting an open just culture, and listening to feedback from staff and patients to ensure there is a focus on continuous service improvement.
City and Hackney is a vibrant and diverse community and this is an exciting time of change as we move to more place based care to meet the equitable needs of the population we serve.
Details
Date posted
02 August 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£42,471 to £50,364 a year p.a. inc. pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
293-CCS-0386
Job locations
Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Homerton Row,
London
E9 6SR
Employer details
Employer name
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Homerton Row,
London
E9 6SR
Employer's website
https://www.homerton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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