Bladder & Bowel Specialist Nurse, Band 6

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical/Key Responsibilities

- Provide a specialist service underpinned by theoretical knowledge and relevant practical experience for adults with a bladder or bowel dysfunction.

- To manage a caseload of patients who require specialist bladder & bowel care. Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records on care delivery

- Provide specialist advice and support to users and carers, Allied Healthcare Professionals, and home care workers who are involved in the care of adults with bladder and bowel dysfunction, frequently communicating sensitive information, requiring persuasive and reassurance skills.

- Monitor assessments and the provision of incontinence products for clients with intractable incontinence and ensure comply with the Trust Policy for the provision of products.

- Act as an expert clinician, advice, and select supplies and administer medical devices (indwelling & intermittent catheters, penile sheaths etc...) and pharmacology to manage bladder & bowel dysfunction care needs.

- Responsible for dealing with highly sensitive and confidential information that may be contentious and could lead to conflict..

Professional Development, Education and Training - Have good knowledge of the principles of teaching and learning:

- Supporting others to develop knowledge and skills- assist in the provision of countywide education and training for hospital staff, primary care staff, and wider communities including Residential and Nursing Home care staff, pre and post registration students and others involved with the delivery of health and social care.

- Service user/carer teaching and information giving - participate in the development of information sheets and patient leaflets for complex and sensitive bladder and bowel issues, i.e. Catheter Care, Intermittent catheterisation, bowel management etc.

- Developing service user/carer education materials

- Teaching, mentorship and coaching. Including conference presentations.

Management and Leadership

- Developing higher levels of autonomy including assessing and managing risk.

- There will be frequent times of lone working.

- Identify need for change, lead innovation and manage change, including service development

- Be able to develop a case for change

- Demonstrate negotiation and influencing skills

- Networking

- Team development

Planning and Organisation

- Co-operation with other healthcare professionals within the multi-disciplinary teams and to gain an understanding of their professional role

Research and Development

- Ability to access research/use information systems

- Critically appraisal/evaluation skills

- Involvement in research

- Involvement in audit and service evaluation

- Ability to implement research findings into practice including use of and development of policies/protocols and guidelines

- Publications

Communications and Working Relationships

- To co-operate with other healthcare professionals within the multi-disciplinary team and to gain an understanding of their professional role and responsibilities.

- To work alongside, and liaise with the:

- Lead Nurse for the Gloucestershire Continence Service

- Gloucestershire Continence Service Team

- Service users and carers/relatives

- Allied Healthcare professionals

- Consultants and medical staff within the Trust

- Healthcare providers within Secondary and Primary care settings

- Voluntary and statutory organisations

- Company representatives NHS Supply Chain, Attends etc.

- National Associations ACA, RCN, SWACA, ICS, Bladder & Bowel Foundation etc.

- Continence patients focus/support groups

Improving quality and developing practice

- Identify own personal development needs and maintain continuing professional development.

- Identify clinical audit opportunities and the clinical audit department to monitor the effectiveness and standard of clinical service interventions within the continence service.

- To actively participate in monitoring of standards and audit of clinical practice which is research based and supports National frameworks.

- To promote and use evidence-based practice in the development of local policies and guidelines.

Contact Details

Mandy Butler (Lead Continence / Urodynamic Specialist Nurse)

mandy.butler2@nhs.net

07815 700399

Marilyn Little - mailyn.little@nhs.net

Person Specification

Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council) or Physiotherapist
• Experience of teaching , assessing, training large groups
• Good communication skills
• Good computer skills with working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook/Diary management
• Proven organisational skills
• Ability to work autonomously (and frequently working alone)
• Full UK Driving Licence

Desirable

• A recognised Continence qualification or experience in the promotion and management of incontinence, women's and men's
• Experience of urodynamic investigation will be advantageous not essential.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cheltenham General Hospital (Oakley)

Sanford Road

Cheltenham

GL53 7AN

Employer's website

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