Job summary
The Paediatric Bladder & Bowel Service is looking to recruit 2 band 6 nurses, each at 30 hours per week.
The service accepts referrals for children and young people who are suffering symptoms of constipation, daytime wetting and nighttime wetting. We also support children with additional needs to achieve continence by providing toilet training support.
We are a very busy service and engage with a wide range of professionals to ensure that we can support the children of Manchester holistically.
This is an exciting time to be joining our service as we are in the process of transitioning to a team of non-medical prescribers. This aims to provide a more streamlined service for patients by immediate start of medicinal treatment. We are developing the service to provide the best evidence based care available & we look forward to introducing our new team members to our vision.
If you do not have your non-medical prescribing, you will be required to undertake this as part of your role when a place becomes available. You will be supported to achieve this.
PLEASE NOTE: Applicants must hold a full UK driving license and have daily access to a car.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work closely with the Team Leader and the Paediatric Bladder & Bowel Service, Infection Prevention and Control/Tissue Viability Teams, patients, families, carers and integrated teams to provide high quality evidenced based specialist bladder and bowel nursing care, advice and support.
The service provides support in clinics, schools and patient's homes. We attend meetings with wider professionals groups and support other professionals to understand and support the families.
The post holder will provide specialist knowledge and skills, demonstrating a sound understanding of the issues related to the identification, assessment, treatment and management of this client group. The post holder will improve standards of bladder and bowel care through supervision of practice, clinical audit, evidence-based practice and teaching/supporting professional colleagues. The post holder will be responsible for managing a caseload of children with additional needs who require toilet training support.
The post holder will provide supervision and support of the band 4 staff including safeguarding support, caseload reviews and occasional joint visits where required.
You will be based at Longsight Health Centre and your role will cover the North, South and Central Manchester.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
NMC PIN Number
Essential
- Applicant has valid NMC PIN number
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse.
- Teaching qualification.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Willingness to undertake NonMedical Prescribing course if not already achieved.
Desirable
- Post Registration qualification in continence care/urology e.g., NM6125: Work Related Professional Skills - Urology and Continence Course or equivalent experience.
- Non-Medical Prescribing Course V150 or V300
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to provide high levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical practice.
- Excellent presentation skills.
- IT skills.
- Awareness of the wider NHS agenda.
- Awareness of national and local strategic direction/frameworks.
Desirable
- Enhanced communication skills training.
- Role specific skills, e.g. urinary catheterisation, bladder scanning
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Minimum 2 years as a band 5 staff nurse.
- Experience in the supervision/support of junior team members.
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit.
- Evidence of diplomacy and negotiation skills
Desirable
- Evidence of involvement of change management.
Person Specification
NMC PIN Number
Essential
- Applicant has valid NMC PIN number
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse.
- Teaching qualification.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Willingness to undertake NonMedical Prescribing course if not already achieved.
Desirable
- Post Registration qualification in continence care/urology e.g., NM6125: Work Related Professional Skills - Urology and Continence Course or equivalent experience.
- Non-Medical Prescribing Course V150 or V300
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to provide high levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical practice.
- Excellent presentation skills.
- IT skills.
- Awareness of the wider NHS agenda.
- Awareness of national and local strategic direction/frameworks.
Desirable
- Enhanced communication skills training.
- Role specific skills, e.g. urinary catheterisation, bladder scanning
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Minimum 2 years as a band 5 staff nurse.
- Experience in the supervision/support of junior team members.
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit.
- Evidence of diplomacy and negotiation skills
Desirable
- Evidence of involvement of change management.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
