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Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Nursing Assistant- Children's Continence

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Job summary

Are you passionate about making a difference in children's lives? We're looking for a compassionate individual to join our small, supportive team within the Derbyshire Children's Continence Service. You'll work alongside dedicated nurses to help children with disabilities achieve continence where possible--or provide comfort, dignity, and support when it's not.

If you have a caring nature and want to be part of a team that truly makes an impact, we'd love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

To work as part of the Children`s Continence Team to support children and families/ carers and their educational setting with the implementation health care plans working towards achieving continence. Carrying out continence reassessments on children and young people who require containment products ensuring that the product is suitable, meeting the needs of the child/young person and promoting continence were possible.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

The team are made up of a Senior nurse, Lead nurses, registered nurses, specialist support workers, Occupational therapist, a Physiotherapist, a psychologist and Consultant Psychiatrist.

Benefits include:

  • Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
  • 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
  • Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
  • Generous NHS pension scheme
  • Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
  • Health service discounts and online benefits
  • Incremental pay progression
  • Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
  • Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
  • Health and wellbeing opportunities
  • Structured learning and development opportunities

Details

Date posted

03 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

383-CHI-5562-25

Job locations

St Paul's House

14 Enterprise Way

Derby

DE21 4BB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

To support the nurses in developing care plans and resources to support children with delayed toilet training and other continence related issues.

Under the direction of the nurses, support families / carers to implement plans and re-evaluate to ensure progression.

Meet with Teachers /SENCO to discuss care plan implementation within schools.

Establish and develop multi- agency working relationships

Liaise with other community and universal services as requested by the nurses

Organise and run continence reassessment clinics ensuring that children and young people are receiving the most suitable containment products and promote continence where possible.

To participate in the running of toilet training workshops for families.

To keep accurate, current records.

Participate in the writing of reports and attend / contribute within a variety of meetings as required.

Be aware of health related policies and procedures for the school.

To contribute to the collation, delivery and presentation of statistical information and data as required by Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust to meet the NHS Agenda.

Comply with Trust policies and procedure.

A clinical supervision programme will be offered to the post holder.

Participate in safeguarding children, ensuring their compliant with training, policy and procedure in regards to this matter.

Ensure mandatory and role specific training is completed.

Participant within their personal appraisal process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

To support the nurses in developing care plans and resources to support children with delayed toilet training and other continence related issues.

Under the direction of the nurses, support families / carers to implement plans and re-evaluate to ensure progression.

Meet with Teachers /SENCO to discuss care plan implementation within schools.

Establish and develop multi- agency working relationships

Liaise with other community and universal services as requested by the nurses

Organise and run continence reassessment clinics ensuring that children and young people are receiving the most suitable containment products and promote continence where possible.

To participate in the running of toilet training workshops for families.

To keep accurate, current records.

Participate in the writing of reports and attend / contribute within a variety of meetings as required.

Be aware of health related policies and procedures for the school.

To contribute to the collation, delivery and presentation of statistical information and data as required by Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust to meet the NHS Agenda.

Comply with Trust policies and procedure.

A clinical supervision programme will be offered to the post holder.

Participate in safeguarding children, ensuring their compliant with training, policy and procedure in regards to this matter.

Ensure mandatory and role specific training is completed.

Participant within their personal appraisal process.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience with working with children with additional needs/ disabilities
  • Experience with working with children with continence issues
  • knowledge of safeguarding polices

Desirable

  • Understanding of different methods of communication
  • Knowledge of continence products

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ level 3 in relevant area e.g. Child development, health care
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience with working with children with additional needs/ disabilities
  • Experience with working with children with continence issues
  • knowledge of safeguarding polices

Desirable

  • Understanding of different methods of communication
  • Knowledge of continence products

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ level 3 in relevant area e.g. Child development, health care

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Paul's House

14 Enterprise Way

Derby

DE21 4BB


Employer's website

http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Paul's House

14 Enterprise Way

Derby

DE21 4BB


Employer's website

http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Nurse

Susan Walker

sue.walker30@nhs.net

03001234586

Details

Date posted

03 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

383-CHI-5562-25

Job locations

St Paul's House

14 Enterprise Way

Derby

DE21 4BB


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