Job summary
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Band 7
Bladder and Bowel Care Team Leader to join a well-established Continence
Service in Warrington. We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic, flexible
and hardworking nurse with significant specialist continence experience to
become part of this small and effective team, working across Warrington Place
to promote excellent bladder and bowel health to the local population.
The ideal candidate must be motivated and have a passion
for service development and improvement, while having a commitment to personal
and staff development. You will manage and prioritise your time effectively to
provide excellent leadership within the team while also managing your own
clinical caseload.
The successful candidate will demonstrate a
systematic approach to the assessment, monitoring, review and evaluation of
bladder and bowel care provision and ensuring high quality care is provided to patients
and their families/carers.
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring
Bladder and Bowel Care team staff are competent and confident in delivering
highly specialised and responsive nursing care provision and clinical pathways
in line with Trust policies, pathways, guidelines, and SOPs. They will also
co-ordinate the delivery of research-based educational curriculum to staff,
clients and carers whilst promoting integrated working with the Catheter Team
and the wider community services.
Main duties of the job
To work as a member of the adult continence team to
provide high quality continence care, providing individual specialised
continence assessments within community setting and the residential home
sector.
Act as a senior clinical professional within the
adult continence service; liaising with the wider community services to enhance
patient care.
To act as an independent autonomous practitioner,
providing specialist assessment, treatment and care of patients.
Undertake complex clinical assessments and ensure
the nursing team provides care in line with Trust and professional body
standards.
Plan capacity and demand to deliver a safe service
and contribute to patients being seen in a timely manner.
To deliver research-based training to clients and
carers across primary and secondary care and the private sector.
To discuss the post or arrange an informal visit
please contact Naomi Morris on - Mobile: 07833 082 041 or Email:
naomi.morris4@nhs.net
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
Please see the full job description and person specification attached as a separate document for a full list of all the duties for this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification attached as a separate document for a full list of all the duties for this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse first level current NMC registration
- Management/Leadership qualification/experience
- Clinical Examination module (or equivalent) at level 6 or 7 or willing to complete
- Nurse prescriber, NMP V300 or willingness to complete
- Management/Leadership qualification/experience
- Teaching qualification ENB 998 or equivalent
Desirable
- Recognised management qualification
- Leadership qualification and experience
- Evidence of continued learning at degree/post graduate level
- Project management qualification
- Clinical examination module
- Nurse Prescriber V300
- Continence promotion HEA 328 or equivalent
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)
- If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of working in Adult Continence team
- Evidence of experience in planning and providing care to adults with complex continence conditions within the community
- Expert knowledge and understanding of bladder and bowel dysfunction
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by post graduate level specialist training, experience and or short courses
- Evidence of experience in planning and providing care to children and young people in the community
- Experience of working in a community nursing environment at team leader level
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Proven leadership skills
Desirable
- Evidence of organisational change management
- Multi-agency working
- Working with Intermediate care services
- Health Promotion
- Managing sickness and attendance
- Recruitment and selection experience
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Co-ordination and leadership skills
- Operational and line management skills
- Evidence of working at an advanced level in a clinical area
- Ability to troubleshoot for success
- Ability to keep abreast of new development
- Proven record in project management
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Organisational skills to ensure service business is robust
- Ability to understand and adapt to change
- Ability to work well under pressure
Job Specific Requirements
Essential
- The ability to travel independently across the Trust
- The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse first level current NMC registration
- Management/Leadership qualification/experience
- Clinical Examination module (or equivalent) at level 6 or 7 or willing to complete
- Nurse prescriber, NMP V300 or willingness to complete
- Management/Leadership qualification/experience
- Teaching qualification ENB 998 or equivalent
Desirable
- Recognised management qualification
- Leadership qualification and experience
- Evidence of continued learning at degree/post graduate level
- Project management qualification
- Clinical examination module
- Nurse Prescriber V300
- Continence promotion HEA 328 or equivalent
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)
- If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of working in Adult Continence team
- Evidence of experience in planning and providing care to adults with complex continence conditions within the community
- Expert knowledge and understanding of bladder and bowel dysfunction
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by post graduate level specialist training, experience and or short courses
- Evidence of experience in planning and providing care to children and young people in the community
- Experience of working in a community nursing environment at team leader level
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Proven leadership skills
Desirable
- Evidence of organisational change management
- Multi-agency working
- Working with Intermediate care services
- Health Promotion
- Managing sickness and attendance
- Recruitment and selection experience
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Co-ordination and leadership skills
- Operational and line management skills
- Evidence of working at an advanced level in a clinical area
- Ability to troubleshoot for success
- Ability to keep abreast of new development
- Proven record in project management
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Organisational skills to ensure service business is robust
- Ability to understand and adapt to change
- Ability to work well under pressure
Job Specific Requirements
Essential
- The ability to travel independently across the Trust
- The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs
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).
