Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to
join the community catheter care team in Warrington as a specialist Band 5 catheter
nurse.
The post holder will work in the catheter care team to deliver care
along agreed clinical pathways both supporting early discharges and preventing
hospital admission.
The role will include providing specialised, highly skilled care to
patients requiring all aspects of urinary catheterisation care.
They also work with the team leaders delivering support, advice and
training to community nurses, in secondary care and to GPs.
The core services hours are 8am-7pm, 7 days per week.
Main duties of the job
Management
of difficult indwelling urinary/supra-pubic & intermittent catheters within
the community
Rapid
response element to role involves a 2-hour response
Teaching
of intermittent catheters to patients in clinic and within own home
Management
of (TWOC) service Trial without catheter of Service
Liaising
with urology department on a regular basis
Use of
Entonox gas for difficult catheters
Clinic
& community work involved
- To support the
training /skills and competencies of other community nurses with difficult
catheterisations
About us
Flexible working will be considered for all roles.
Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.
At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver our
NHS services in your local community.
They help us deliver our mission to improve local health and
promote wellbeing in the communities we serve.
After all, values are about people and they were
created in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was important
to them
Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.
P- Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs and
promote independence in the healthcare we provide..
E- Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.
O- Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationships
based on trust, openness, honesty and respect.
P- Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the right
skills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.
L- Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities and
show great pride in being a local provider of health and care.
E- Efficient -We use our resources wisely to provide
sustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a
comprehensive nursing service to patients within the community with complex
urinary catheter issues. May be required
to work independently in the absence of senior nurse accessing support from
another team leader when appropriate.
Undertakes the
assessment, planning and evaluation of patients catheter care needs
Undertake
Holistic TWOC assessments (Trial without catheter)
Teaching ISC (intermittent self-catheterisation) to
patients
Undertake bladder scanning
Managing a caseload of patients requiring
intermittent self-catheterisation
Phlebotomy
Liaise
with urologists, urology specialist nurses
Please see the full job description attached as a separate document for a full list of all the roles for this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a
comprehensive nursing service to patients within the community with complex
urinary catheter issues. May be required
to work independently in the absence of senior nurse accessing support from
another team leader when appropriate.
Undertakes the
assessment, planning and evaluation of patients catheter care needs
Undertake
Holistic TWOC assessments (Trial without catheter)
Teaching ISC (intermittent self-catheterisation) to
patients
Undertake bladder scanning
Managing a caseload of patients requiring
intermittent self-catheterisation
Phlebotomy
Liaise
with urologists, urology specialist nurses
Please see the full job description attached as a separate document for a full list of all the roles for this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level Nurse registered with the NMC
- Current licence to practice (or willingness to undertake return to practice)
Desirable
- Diploma or equivalent (120 credits at level 2)
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Range of extended clinical skills
- & demonstrate clinical knowledge, within the community setting.
- Able to communicate unpleasant/sensitive information to patients, relatives, and carers.
- Able to assess, plan, implement
- & evaluate packages of care.
- Able to demonstrate organisational and management skills
- Able to develop effective interpersonal skills/relationships across the health & social care setting.
- Proven teaching & assessing skills
- Ability to teach
- Verbal & written skills
- Good time management
Desirable
- Community experience desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of Male & Supra pubic catheterisation
- Experience of Venepuncture
- Experience of ANTT (Aseptic non-touch technique)
Desirable
- Community experience
- Palliative care experience
-
- Bladder scan assessment
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Committed to developing the service.
- The ability to travel independently across the Trust.
- The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)
Additional Criteria
Essential
- If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship:
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level Nurse registered with the NMC
- Current licence to practice (or willingness to undertake return to practice)
Desirable
- Diploma or equivalent (120 credits at level 2)
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Range of extended clinical skills
- & demonstrate clinical knowledge, within the community setting.
- Able to communicate unpleasant/sensitive information to patients, relatives, and carers.
- Able to assess, plan, implement
- & evaluate packages of care.
- Able to demonstrate organisational and management skills
- Able to develop effective interpersonal skills/relationships across the health & social care setting.
- Proven teaching & assessing skills
- Ability to teach
- Verbal & written skills
- Good time management
Desirable
- Community experience desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of Male & Supra pubic catheterisation
- Experience of Venepuncture
- Experience of ANTT (Aseptic non-touch technique)
Desirable
- Community experience
- Palliative care experience
-
- Bladder scan assessment
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Committed to developing the service.
- The ability to travel independently across the Trust.
- The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)
Additional Criteria
Essential
- If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship:
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).
