Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the adult bladder
and bowel service within the Community Directorate.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated registered
nurse educated to degree level to join the
adult bladder and bowel service.
The base for this post will be Innovation House, Bishop
Auckland, this is a Countywide Community post
so locality work will be required according to service need.
This role involves a mixture of working
within clinics, home visits, care homes and office
environment.
The post will allow you to work in a specialist service and
develop specialist skills / knowledge and
expertise in bladder and bowel dysfunction. This is an
exciting opportunity to become part of an
innovative and forward thinking community based team. You
will make a valuable contribution to the
way local bladder and bowel services are organised and
delivered in order to provide high quality, cost
effective services to people living in County Durham and
Darlington.
The role is supportive of family friendly hours working
predominantly Monday to Friday (day hours, eg: 08:30-16:30.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will have
a passion for delivering high quality care to people with bladder and
bowel dysfunction. You will
be dynamic and caring with excellent communication skills as patient
education and support is an
important component of the job.
Prior experience and an in-depth
knowledge of issues in complex bladder and bowel dysfunction is
essential as is the
promotion of continence care.
Working autonomously to
triage, allocate work tasks, adhere to deadlines in order to provide high
quality evidence based
care.
Experience of change
management, quality improvement process and recent on going nursing
development is a
requirement.
Knowledge of budgetary
control, IQEW and clinical supervision is also a requirement of the post.
Clinical community
experience would be desirable as would a knowledge of appraisal and HR skills,
butnot
essential
About us
If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.
You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.
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From April 9th 2025 - Healthcare assistants - You must have been employed for a minimum of two years
of as a HCA Band 3 within the NHS for the Trust to consider
sponsorship (we will only consider sponsorship if you meet this criteria and
have a current visa expiring within 3 months).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assessment and management of
patients with complex bladder and/or bowel dysfunction.
Performing clinics and home
visits within County Durham and Darlington, these will be a combination of
telephone and face to face
assessments and reviews.
Leadership and management
of the service and staff as required in the absence of Lead Nurses.
Contribute to service and
policy development as well as being able to provide education and training.
Please
see job description also for further roles & responsibilities
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assessment and management of
patients with complex bladder and/or bowel dysfunction.
Performing clinics and home
visits within County Durham and Darlington, these will be a combination of
telephone and face to face
assessments and reviews.
Leadership and management
of the service and staff as required in the absence of Lead Nurses.
Contribute to service and
policy development as well as being able to provide education and training.
Please
see job description also for further roles & responsibilities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Teaching certificate or equivalent
- Evidence of continuing professional development at post grad level IT skills In depth knowledge of complex issues in bladder & bowel dysfunction
Desirable
- Independent / Community prescribing qualification
- Leadership / Management development course (or willing to undertake) Knowledge of budgetary control
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of recent on-going nursing development Experience of change
- Management Experience of clinical supervision
- Experience of quality improvement processes, including audit and risk management
- Experience of complex bladder & bowel management
- Experience of working independently, unsupervised providing high quality,
- evidence based care
- Experience of successfully working to deadlines and completing tasks
- Experience of complaint handling and reporting.
Desirable
- Clinical community experience
- Experience of research
- Experience of appraisal performance / HR skills
Statutory Registration
Essential
- Registered Nurse (adult or Child) on part 1 of the NMC register
- Valid UK NMC PIN
Desirable
- Community prescribing or willing to work towards
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of issues in complex bladder and bowel care
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Keen to develop themselves and others, open to new ideas and willingness to share experience with others
- Experience of delivering education and training
- Organisational Skills Leadership Skills
- Team working
- Triage
Desirable
- Knowledge of budgetary control
- Management skills
Special Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel independently across the County to fulfil requirements of the post
- Ability to work flexibly in differing environments to meet the needs of the service
-
- Driving posts musty have valid Full UK driving licence
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Teaching certificate or equivalent
- Evidence of continuing professional development at post grad level IT skills In depth knowledge of complex issues in bladder & bowel dysfunction
Desirable
- Independent / Community prescribing qualification
- Leadership / Management development course (or willing to undertake) Knowledge of budgetary control
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of recent on-going nursing development Experience of change
- Management Experience of clinical supervision
- Experience of quality improvement processes, including audit and risk management
- Experience of complex bladder & bowel management
- Experience of working independently, unsupervised providing high quality,
- evidence based care
- Experience of successfully working to deadlines and completing tasks
- Experience of complaint handling and reporting.
Desirable
- Clinical community experience
- Experience of research
- Experience of appraisal performance / HR skills
Statutory Registration
Essential
- Registered Nurse (adult or Child) on part 1 of the NMC register
- Valid UK NMC PIN
Desirable
- Community prescribing or willing to work towards
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of issues in complex bladder and bowel care
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Keen to develop themselves and others, open to new ideas and willingness to share experience with others
- Experience of delivering education and training
- Organisational Skills Leadership Skills
- Team working
- Triage
Desirable
- Knowledge of budgetary control
- Management skills
Special Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel independently across the County to fulfil requirements of the post
- Ability to work flexibly in differing environments to meet the needs of the service
-
- Driving posts musty have valid Full UK driving licence
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).
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).
