Continence Advisor

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Location: Fareham Community Hospital though other SHFT bases considered.

Do you want to be part of an award winning and passionate team? Are you looking for more flexible hours with no weekend or bank holiday working? We are seeking a Band 3 Continence Advisor who would be interested in embarking on a new challenge working within our team. Our service runs Monday -- Friday to meet our service users' needs.

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Continence Team of Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust. If this area of specialty is new to you, don't let this deter you, we are able to provide you with further training specific to continence and support advanced level practice where appropriate.

You would need the ability to work unsupervised, to prioritise your workload, have excellent communication skills and an interest and enthusiasm to promote continence.

Main duties of the job

This post is part of a County Wide Service, and your base would be at a SHFT location closest to your home, but will need to travel to other parts of the Trust as required for patient visits, clinics, training, and meetings etc. The Specialist Continence Service has two admin bases at Fareham Community Hospital and Parklands House in Basingstoke. The team also has virtual clinics which can be run either working from home or one of the admin hubs.

Working under the supervision of the Clinical Nurse Specialist -- Continence, you will be expected to deliver high standards of continence care within residential homes, patients own homes and clinics, using evidence-based practice to manage the patient within the scope of your role. In addition to assisting the Clinical Nurse Specialist / Continence Nurse Advisor where appropriate.

With the use of evidence-based practice you will assess, plan, and implement high standards of care to all patients 18 years and older in both a clinic and home environment, via video appointment or face to face.

If a new and dynamic challenge is what you are looking for, this is the perfect post for you.

The applicant must have a full driving license and full-time access to a car.

Informal enquiries to Tracy Evans -- Specialist Continence Team Lead Tel 02382 311690 option 2. Email Tracy.evans@southernhealth.nhs.uk

About us

Are you committed to providing remarkable care and service?

Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference every day?

We want to meet you!

Southern Health is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health, adult and child community health and learning disabilities. We are committed to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and neglect through our 6,500 strong workforce.

Southern Health has over 300 sites across the county and we serve 1.5 million people throughout all stages of their lives. Our aim is to work alongside the people we support (and our health and care partners) to deliver the best possible care and constantly improve.

Here at SHFT we have so much to be proud of:

Working as a team and supporting each other, we put patients and our staff at the heart of everything we do.
We have a skilled and diverse workforce and are committed to our staff development, offering bespoke training packages, leadership pathways and career opportunities.
We offer a variety of benefits such as an amazing pension scheme, generous annual leave, Childcare Choices scheme, many discounts (Blue Light card, The Company Shop, NHS Staff Discounts, cycle to work scheme) and much more.

Come to work with us, together we will provide outstanding treatment and care to improve lives.

Date posted

23 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-SW-4540

Job locations

Fareham Community Hospital

Brook Lane, Sarisbury Green

Southampton

Hampshire

SO31 7DQ

Applemore Leisure Centre

Calypits Lane, Dibden

Southampton

Hampshire

SO45 5TN

Parklands House

London Road

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG21 4AP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Good general education
*Clinical community experience
*In depth experience of working in a care environment
*Experience of working within the Health Service
*Experience of dealing with the assessment, promotion and management of continence

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Good general education
*Clinical community experience
*In depth experience of working in a care environment
*Experience of working within the Health Service
*Experience of dealing with the assessment, promotion and management of continence

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.