Band 6 Specialist Children's Continence Nurse
The closing date is 21 October 2025
Job summary
Are you passionate about children's continence and being part of developing an expanding Tier 2 Community Children's Specialist Continence Service working across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland?
If so, we are looking for an enthusiastic and knowledgeable registered nurse with experience in managing children's continence and with excellent communication and team working skills. This post is for 22.5 hours per week.
If so, our friendly team are looking forward to welcoming and supporting enthusiastic registered nurses with an interest and experience in promoting and managing children's continence.
You will provide specialist clinical skills and knowledge to children/young people, (CYP), parents/carers; professional and non-professional staff across health and other providers, such as education, to support the promotion of bladder and bowel health and function and the management of incontinence.
If you are a team player with excellent communication and team working skills, apply today! The post is part time with Mondays as a preferred working day.
Please note that a full UK Driving License and access to a car during working hours is required for this role.
For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Louise Lee, Community Lead Nurse for Children's Continence on 07771 772532 or by email louise.lee34@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will use specialist clinical skills and knowledge to support the continence needs of children/young people across Leicester City, County and Rutland.
The role will include triaging referrals and identifying appropriate pathways of support and intervention on an individualised needs basis for children/young people with complex continence needs or who may require specialist interventions to achieve and maintain optimal bladder and bowel function.
The role will include leadership responsibilities to manage, develop, co-ordinate and enhance the role of clinical staff within the Specialist Children's Continence Service, whilst monitoring and evaluating the continence services provided within the community, ensuring the delivery of quality outcomes and managing risk.
- Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of evidenced based care to a group of patients according to changing healthcare needs and varying levels of complexity.
- To provide continence advice and management to parents, carers and those who work with children and young people with continence issues, through clinical practice, teaching, research and development, as part of an integrated team.
- To be responsible for continuing the on-going development of high standards of clinical practice and expertise within the service.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details.
About us
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Details
Date posted
01 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
004818
Job locations
County Hall
Penn Lloyd Building
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE3 8TB
Employer details
Employer name
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
County Hall
Penn Lloyd Building
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE3 8TB
Employer's website
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