Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Specialist Nurse to join the Community Bladder and Bowel Service within Central Cheshire foot print caring for patients and their families within South and Vale Royal.
You will be working alongside a highly skilled specialist nursing team including a Bladder and Bowel Service Clinical Lead, Specialist Bladder and Bowel Nurses and Assistant Practitioner. We are looking for a highly motivated Nurse who has a passion for caring for patients with bladder, bowel and pelvic floor dysfunction.
The successful candidate will work in partnership with our patients and their families/carers to lead in the delivery of person centred, safe and effective care.
We will provide a training package to ensure that you are fully equipped to manage patients with a bladder or bowel dysfunction.
You must be able to provide recent and ongoing clinical professional development, and be able to work autonomously as well as part of a team.
Our service provides a range of Clinic, telephone and home patient contacts. All members of our team actively participate with ongoing service improvement and quality improvement programs.
This role is for 30 hours per week; flexible working would be considered within this.
Travel is an essential part of this role please demonstrate on your application form how you would meet this requirement
Main duties of the job
To work according to the MCHFT Trust' Value and Behaviours', supporting members of the Bladder and Bowel team to achieve the service specific and organisational objectives
To provide a continual pathway of support for patients cared for within Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP) Community.
To provide Level 1 fundamentals of bladder and bowel care and training to staff employed within CCICP and care home staff.
To support prevention of harm to patients with bladder and bowel dysfunction and reduced risks associated with these conditions.
To increase quality of life for the patients and reduced stigma related to Bladder and Bowel dysfunction.
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised/person centred care in the most efficient and clinically effective way whilst maintaining the patient's privacy, dignity and confidentiality.
To provide advice and support to junior staff in the delivery of high-quality care and actively support the Community Adult SPN and Clinical Team Lead in the delivery of training and care within CCICP and Care homes in the CCICP footprint.
To support and action service improvement plans as delegated by the Head of Nursing, Clinical Lead and their Specialist Nurses.
About us
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). The Trust provides high quality planned and emergency care, cardiac, critical care,child health,maternity services and intermediate care at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.
The Trust provides over 500 beds and employs over 5,100 members of staff. A comprehensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools through ourCentral Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership.
We have played, and continue to play, a proactive role in the development of Integrated Care plans across Cheshire & Merseyside and our local Cheshire East and Cheshire West Place-based systems. We believe, and it is the cornerstone of our five-year Trust Strategy, there is the opportunity to progress innovative, responsive and effective care in the best setting for the patient, be it in the hospital or out in the community.
At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To promote fundamentals of bladder and bowel care and prevention of risk associated to bladder and bowel dysfunction using evidence-based practice.
- To provide evidence-based Level 1 bladder and bowel training to CCICP and care home staff to help promote safe and effective care.
- Act as a role model for excellence in the delivery of bladder and bowel care and the MCHFT Trust Values and Behaviours'
- Work within and promote CCICP/MCHFT policy and procedures
- To actively engage in delivering and identifying areas for service improvement
- Deputise for the clinical lead as required
- To support the clinical Lead and Bladder and Bowel team in the day-to-day operational functioning of the service.
- Be responsible for the assessment, planning, treatment, implementation and evaluation of person centred care for designated patients.
- Ensure that the management of verbal and physical aggression, sexually diverse behaviour and vulnerability are sensitively handled in line with policy and procedure, and that the individuals dignity and privacy is always maintained.
- In the absence of the Adult Bladder and Bowel Specialist Nurse is responsible for ensuring continuity of care in accordance with the care programme, seeking support from other specialist practitioners/operational managers as and when required.
- To provide Education and Health Promotion to prevent, improve and manage bladder and bowel dysfunction and symptoms to patients and health care workers both face to face and by telephone/remote consultation.
- To provide a pathway of support for patients with Bladder and Bowel dysfunction to move between different health care and community settings.
- Liaise with multi-disciplinary agencies to support the ongoing management of patients and their bladder and bowel conditions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To promote fundamentals of bladder and bowel care and prevention of risk associated to bladder and bowel dysfunction using evidence-based practice.
- To provide evidence-based Level 1 bladder and bowel training to CCICP and care home staff to help promote safe and effective care.
- Act as a role model for excellence in the delivery of bladder and bowel care and the MCHFT Trust Values and Behaviours'
- Work within and promote CCICP/MCHFT policy and procedures
- To actively engage in delivering and identifying areas for service improvement
- Deputise for the clinical lead as required
- To support the clinical Lead and Bladder and Bowel team in the day-to-day operational functioning of the service.
- Be responsible for the assessment, planning, treatment, implementation and evaluation of person centred care for designated patients.
- Ensure that the management of verbal and physical aggression, sexually diverse behaviour and vulnerability are sensitively handled in line with policy and procedure, and that the individuals dignity and privacy is always maintained.
- In the absence of the Adult Bladder and Bowel Specialist Nurse is responsible for ensuring continuity of care in accordance with the care programme, seeking support from other specialist practitioners/operational managers as and when required.
- To provide Education and Health Promotion to prevent, improve and manage bladder and bowel dysfunction and symptoms to patients and health care workers both face to face and by telephone/remote consultation.
- To provide a pathway of support for patients with Bladder and Bowel dysfunction to move between different health care and community settings.
- Liaise with multi-disciplinary agencies to support the ongoing management of patients and their bladder and bowel conditions.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Relevant skills and Knowledge
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Relevant skills and Knowledge
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
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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).
