Community Specialist Continence Sister

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our multidisciplinary community team as a Community Sister/ Charge Nurse for the Specialist Continence Service. This includes coordinating and delegating individual patient care by working across boundaries within secondary and social care settings.

The Specialist continence Service team covers the whole borough of Doncaster and provide all aspects of continence care to patients in their own homes and in a clinic settings. The service provides specialist continence care for patients with complex health needs who are at risk of deterioration which may result in declining quality of life, avoidable hospital admissions, or an unnecessary length of hospital stay.

The aim of the service is to promote self-care and independence for patients living with continence associated conditions, and to provide support, education for patients and carers.

We are seeking to appoint a Sister/Charge Nurse who can demonstrate the vision and skills to work innovatively, flexibly and in partnership with other agencies supporting the MDT team assessment and provision of care to the high standard we aim for. The Sister/Charge Nurse is responsible for the day-to-day management of the team, as well as clinical decision making.

Main duties of the job

The role requires an autonomous practitioner who is qualified to manage a caseload of complex patients independently. The role requires delivering education and training to patients, carers and colleagues. There is a requirement to facilitate and manage link nurse systems quarterly.

This role involves assessing & giving advice over the telephone and face to face, utilising excellent communication skills, IT skills, clinical expertise, telephonic clinical assessment, diplomacy skills and judgement to ensure that referrals into the service are managed effectively and the relevant services are involved within appropriate timeframes.

The care is delivered in a range of clinical settings across Doncaster as well as in patients own homes. Excellent time management required and ability to manage workload appropriately.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook