Healthy Bladder and Bowel Nursery Nurse

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

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Job summary

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The Healthy Bladder and Bowel Nursery Nurse is a valued member of theBladder and Bowel team engaging with parents carers and a variety of other professionals in a number of settings. Acting as a specialist resource collaborating and working in partnership to promote each child's maximum potential and independence with their continence needs.

The Healthy Bladder and Bowel Nursery Nurse will work independently using their own initiative, organisational and time management skills. The team is forward thinking and enables members to develop skills whilst providing support and the opportunity to discuss and reflect on practice.

Main duties of the job

  • Provide a high standard of clinical care to children following the Bladder and Bowel Paediatric Pathway.

  • Recognise that each child is an individual and entitled to be treated as such with their needs respected and their rights followed.

  • Provide care to individual children on a caseload through re-assessment. Independently develop, implement and evaluate structured toileting programmes using evidenced based advice and information to parents, carers and staff.

  • Provide specialist advice and education at a high standard of care and to children, and their families to maximise potential for toilet training independence.

  • Deliver training and education to other professionals.

  • Provide health promotion education to prevent the difficulties that children can experience with toileting.

  • Work in partnership with other healthcare professionals and multi-agency workers.

  • Under supervision of the Clinical Nurse Specialists, work with vulnerable families to improve outcomes.

  • Be required to work effectively to include verbal, written and electronic media.

  • Undertake further professional training that may be required.

  • To keep up to date records in line with BHFT policy.

About us

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you'll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:

  • Caring for and about you is our top priority
  • Committed to providing good quality, safe services
  • Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Benefits of working for us include:

  • Flexible working options to support work-life balance
  • 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
  • Generous NHS pension scheme
  • Excellent learning and career development opportunities
  • 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
  • Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
  • Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
  • Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
  • Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
  • Free parking across Trust sites

If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.

Date posted

24 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,405 to £28,976 a year per annum pro rata (Incl. HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

371-CHS716

Job locations

Wokingham Hospital

41 Barkham Road

Wokingham

RG41 2RE


Job description

Job responsibilities

The3/4 must haves for you to be considered for this role:

  • Be an active member of the already well-established and forward-thinking Bladder and Bowel service team

  • Good understanding of child development and experience of working with families of children with additional needs

  • Enthusiasm to learn more about bowel and bladder issues in children

  • Work independently and use initiative

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips- see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.

If you're someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to call: Eloise Rimmer on 07929826796 or email at: eloise.rimmer@berkshire.nhs.uk.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The3/4 must haves for you to be considered for this role:

  • Be an active member of the already well-established and forward-thinking Bladder and Bowel service team

  • Good understanding of child development and experience of working with families of children with additional needs

  • Enthusiasm to learn more about bowel and bladder issues in children

  • Work independently and use initiative

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips- see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.

If you're someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to call: Eloise Rimmer on 07929826796 or email at: eloise.rimmer@berkshire.nhs.uk.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • NNEB or equivalent qualification NVQ 3 in Childcare and Education/BREC National Diploma in Children's Care, Learning and Development/NVQ Level 3 in Children's Care, Learning and Development.
  • A good standard of written and spoken English with evidence of GCSE grades A+- C Maths & English or equivalent

Desirable

  • Evidence of ongoing professional development and demonstrate willinginess and commitment to undertake further training and on-going learning.

Training

Essential

  • Statutory and Mandatory Training according to BHFT policy, or to be completed on appointment

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of 2 years previous experience working in childcare, early years or other community settings
  • Evidence of ability to work effectively individually and as part of a team
  • Experience and knowledge of safeguarding children and working with vulnerable people of all ages and backgrounds and demonstrates a non-judgemental approach

Desirable

  • Experience working with children with bladder and/or bowel dysfunction and ability to demonstrate good understanding of continence issues in children.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Demonstrate excellent communication & interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work without direct supervision and to work on own initiative whilst working flexibly in response to the service needs.
  • Excellent time management and organisational skills, effectively meeting teaching and education requirements alongside caseload requirements and constraints
  • Be a reflective and innovative practitioner
  • Proven teaching and presentation skills in both small and large group settings
  • Demonstrates an enthusiastic and non judgemental approach
  • IT literate and working knowledge of electronic records and databases with accurate record keeping and administrative skills.

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to travel to multiple sites
  • Full driving licence and access to a car for work purposes
Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • NNEB or equivalent qualification NVQ 3 in Childcare and Education/BREC National Diploma in Children's Care, Learning and Development/NVQ Level 3 in Children's Care, Learning and Development.
  • A good standard of written and spoken English with evidence of GCSE grades A+- C Maths & English or equivalent

Desirable

  • Evidence of ongoing professional development and demonstrate willinginess and commitment to undertake further training and on-going learning.

Training

Essential

  • Statutory and Mandatory Training according to BHFT policy, or to be completed on appointment

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of 2 years previous experience working in childcare, early years or other community settings
  • Evidence of ability to work effectively individually and as part of a team
  • Experience and knowledge of safeguarding children and working with vulnerable people of all ages and backgrounds and demonstrates a non-judgemental approach

Desirable

  • Experience working with children with bladder and/or bowel dysfunction and ability to demonstrate good understanding of continence issues in children.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Demonstrate excellent communication & interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work without direct supervision and to work on own initiative whilst working flexibly in response to the service needs.
  • Excellent time management and organisational skills, effectively meeting teaching and education requirements alongside caseload requirements and constraints
  • Be a reflective and innovative practitioner
  • Proven teaching and presentation skills in both small and large group settings
  • Demonstrates an enthusiastic and non judgemental approach
  • IT literate and working knowledge of electronic records and databases with accurate record keeping and administrative skills.

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to travel to multiple sites
  • Full driving licence and access to a car for work purposes

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Wokingham Hospital

41 Barkham Road

Wokingham

RG41 2RE


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Wokingham Hospital

41 Barkham Road

Wokingham

RG41 2RE


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Operational Manager Bladder and Bowel Service

Eloise Rimmer

eloise.rimmer@berkshire.nhs.uk

07929826796

Date posted

24 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,405 to £28,976 a year per annum pro rata (Incl. HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

371-CHS716

Job locations

Wokingham Hospital

41 Barkham Road

Wokingham

RG41 2RE


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