Community Continence Nurse

Job summary

Are you a Registered Adult Nurse with a passion for providing specialist continence and urology care? Join our dynamic Team, dedicated to delivering high-quality services across North East Essex.

Our service operates between 0800 - 1800, 7 days a week, providing essential care to patients in their homes and in nurse-led clinics, aiming to restore maximum independence and promote self-management in daily living.

As a vital member you will manage a caseload of patients with continence and urology needs, working closely with GPs, Integrated Care Teams (ICTs), and other statutory and voluntary agencies. Assess, treat, and review adults with continence needs and/or bladder and bowel dysfunction, ensuring individualised care plans are agreed.

During Nurse-Led Clinics you will work within nurse-led clinics and patients' homes, accepting referrals from healthcare professionals and associated agencies.

You will plan and implement care programs for the specialist management of continence problems, monitoring their effectiveness and adjusting as needed.

Why Join Us?

You will be part of a supportive and innovative community-focused service. You'll have the opportunity to make a significant impact on patients' lives by empowering them to manage their continence and urology needs effectively, improving their overall health and independence.

Embrace the opportunity to enhance patient care and contribute to a healthier community. Apply today!

Proposed Interview date 30th January 2026

Main duties of the job

• Asses, treat and review adults with continence needs and/or bladder and bowel dysfunction.
• Prescribe medicines within a defined clinical area according to the scope of practise and professional competence of the individual.
• Ensure that patient care plans are robust, individualised and are agreed with the patient and/or carers/ family members as appropriate.
• Manage a caseload of adult patients in North East Essex who require continence and urology nursing care.
• Work within nurse-led clinics and patients' homes, accepting referrals from other healthcare professionals and associated agencies.
• Plan and implement a programme/plan of care for the specialist management of adults with continence problems and to monitor its effectiveness.
• Provide counselling, psychological support as appropriate to adults and their carers/family members in response to their identified continence needs.
• Assess and implement plan of care for complex catheters.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Crescent

Colchester

CO4 9YQ

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Crescent

Colchester

CO4 9YQ

Employer's website

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

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